- Source: Croats in Sweden
Croats in Sweden (Swedish: Sverigekroater; Croatian: Hrvati u Švedskoj) are citizens and residents of Sweden of Croatian descent. As of 2017, they number approximately 28,000 individuals. Croats mostly follow Catholicism, but a small minority that have been living in Sweden for generations have converted to Evangelicalism. They mostly live in Stockholm, the capital city, and in Malmö, in Rosengård district. The most successful football club of Croats of Sweden is NK Croatia Malmö, that played in 1988 the Swedish 2nd League, declared in 1989 with title "Best Immigrant Club of Europe", winner of Malmö Mästerskap four times (1988, 1989, 1991 and 2016).
Notable people
Zlatan Ibrahimović, Swedish footballer born in Sweden to a Bosniak father and a Croat mother
Damir Markota, Croatian basketball player who grew up in Sweden
Dennis Bozic, Swedish ice hockey player
Slavenka Drakulić, Croatian novelist who lives in Sweden
Ivana Gagula, Croatian born Swedish model
Branimir Hrgota, Swedish footballer
Christer Lipovac, Swedish footballer
Teddy Lučić, former Swedish footballer born to a Croatian father and a Finnish mother
Peter Popovic, former Swedish ice hockey player
Rade Prica, Swedish footballer
Mattia Prskalo, Swedish model
Robin Simović, Swedish footballer
Teresa Utković, Swedish handball player
Ivo Vazgeč, Swedish footballer
See also
Croatia–Sweden relations
Croats
Croatian diaspora
List of Croats
Immigration to Sweden
References
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- Croats in Sweden
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- Burgenland Croats
- Croats (military unit)
Dalecarlians (2004)
The Ritual (2017)
Arthur the King (2024)
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