Zvonimir Boban

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Zvonimir Boban (Croatian pronunciation: [zʋônimiːr bǒban] ; born 8 October 1968) is a Croatian former professional footballer who serves as president of GNK Dinamo Zagreb. A midfielder, Boban played most of his career for Italian club AC 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.

Career

1. 1968
   Born
2. 1985
   Joined GNK Dinamo Zagreb
3. 1988
   Joined Yugoslavia men's national football team
4. 1991
   Joined SSC Bari
5. 1991
   Joined AC Milan
6. 1991
   Joined Croatia men's national football team
7. 1992
   Joined AC Milan
8. 2001
   Joined RC Celta de Vigo

Trivia

• •Place of birth: Imotski
• •Citizenship: Croatia, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
• •Known as: association football player
• •Sport: association football