Mladen Steko
Mladen Steko 
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| Data | |
| Birth Name | Mladen Steko |
| Weight class | Light heavyweight |
| nationality | Croatian |
| birthday | November 6, 1976 |
| place of birth | Duvno |
| style | Left delivery |
| size | 1.85 m |
| Combat Statistics | |
| Struggles | 20th |
| Victories | 20th |
| Knockout victories | 19th |
| Defeats | 0 |
| draw | 0 |
| No value | 0 |
Mladen Steko (born November 6, 1976 in Duvno , SFR Yugoslavia ) is a German - Croatian former professional kickboxing world champion as well as trainer and promoter.
Life
Mladen Steko came to Germany with his family in 1982 . In the same year he started martial arts training with his brother Pavlica Steko . First they trained Taekwon-Do until they reached the black belt. At the same time they also trained karate , judo , anti-terrorism, kickboxing , boxing and Thai boxing . During their training they were always encouraged by their father, Ivan Steko. Ivan Steko opened the first Steko martial arts center in Munich in 1988 . In 1997 they were able to move to a larger gym, where the brothers Pavlica and Mladen also took over the training. Since 1998 they have been successful with their students at all German and International German Championships of the WKA . In 2004 they were the most successful martial arts school in Germany with three German Masters in Full Contact ( WAKO ). In all other years they were the most successful wrestling team of the WKA, as they provided at least one German or International German Champion every year. Mladen Steko was also the German national coach of the WKA for a long time . He organizes the Steko's Fight Night , founded by his father in 1989 , at which he organizes world championship fights in professional kickboxing, such as the 2011 WKA World Championship in Karlsruhe . These events are broadcast live by SAT 1 , Sport 1 and other TV stations.
Success as a fighter
Professional kickboxing
- WKA World Champion (83 kg): 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
- ISKA World Champion (84.6 kg): 2003
- WAKO-PRO intercontinental champion (75 kg): 1996, 1997
Amateur kickboxing
- WKA World Champion: 1995
- European Champion: 1996
- International German champion: 1993, 1994, 1995
- German champion: 1993, 1994, 1995
Boxing
- Croatian junior champion: 1993
- Croatian senior champion: 1998
- Junior World Championship participant: 1994
- Olympic Games Qualifying Tournament: 2000
Success as a trainer
Mladen Steko and his brother Pavlica have produced 20 professional world champions: Christine Theiss , Pietro Vecchio , Ramin Abtin, Besim Kabashi , Cindy Metz, Julia Irmen , Daniel Dörrer , Marie Lang , Marco Ross, Dominik Haselbeck, Jens Lintow, Marko Rajkovoc, Florian Pavic , Emil Zoraj, Almedin Hasangic, Willy "The Lion", Michael Smolik , Semen Poskotin , Pascal Schroth and Dardan Morina. Overall, they were able to produce 58 German championship titles, 42 international German championship titles, 4 European championship titles, 5 vice European champions, 6 WKA World Cup winners and 13 amateur world champions.
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| SURNAME | Steko, Mladen |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German-Croatian kickboxing world champion, trainer and promoter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 6, 1976 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Duvno , SFR Yugoslavia |