 Boban in 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Zvonimir Boban | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 8 October 1968 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Imotski, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1978–1981 | Mračaj Runović | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1981–1982 | Hajduk Split | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1983–1985 | Dinamo Zagreb | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1985–1991 | Dinamo Zagreb | 109 | (45) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1991–2001 | Milan | 178 | (21) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1991–1992 | → Bari (loan) | 17 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001 | → Celta Vigo (loan) | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 308 | (68) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1987 | Yugoslavia U20 | 6 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1988–1991 | Yugoslavia | 7 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1992–1999 | Croatia | 49 | (12) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Zvonimir Boban (Croatian pronunciation: [zʋônimiːr bǒban] ; born 8 October 1968) is a Croatian former footballer who currently works at UEFA as the Chief of Football. Boban played as a midfielder. He played most of his professional career for Italian club Milan with whom he won four Serie A titles and one UEFA Champions League title. He also captained the Croatia national team which won third place at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
Before 1990 and the international recognition of Croatia's national team, Boban had played for the Yugoslavia under-20 team which won the 1987 World Youth Championship. Boban scored three times in this tournament, as well as scoring in the final (drawn 1–1 with West Germany) and then converting the decisive penalty in the shootout. Having made his debut for the senior Yugoslavia team in 1988, Boban switched to playing for Croatia after the national team's inception, debuting against Romania in December 1990. Having appeared seven times for Yugoslavia, scoring once, Boban was capped 49 times for Croatia, scoring 12 goals, between 1992 and 1999.
Since retiring from playing in 2002, Boban gained a history degree from the University of Zagreb. He has also become a football pundit on Croatian and Italian television, working most notably for Sky Italia and RTL Televizija.
- ^ "Zvonimir Boban". AC Milan. Archived from the original on 3 March 2000.