144: World Cup Secrets: How Sport Science Supported Croatia's World Cup

Science for Sport Podcast

In episode 144, Luka Milanovic, Head of S&C at the Croatian Football Federation, joins us.

Specifically Luka will be looking at:

• How Croatia overperform with a population of only 4 million
• How Croatia used the gym during the world cup
• How recovery was used

*About Luka

• 24 years of coaching experience in 6 different sports
• Prepared top level athletes for 15 big competitions (Olympics, World cups, European championships)
• Silver medalist at 2018 World cup,
• Bronze medalist at 2022 World cup
• Head of Strength and Conditioning at Croatian Football Federation
• Associate professor at University of Zagreb
• Expert coach in High Performance Sport Center at Croatian Olympic Comitee
• Professor at Football Science Institute

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