Zvonimir Zvone Boban

Zvonimir Boban (Imotski, 8. listopada 1968.), hrvatski nogometaš.

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Legendarni kapetan i igrač hrvatske nogometne reprezentacije. Igrao je u sredini terena, u dresu s brojem 10. Uz Roberta Prosinečkog i Aljošu Asanovića Boban je najbolji vezni igrač kojeg je Hrvatska ikad imala. 1987. nastupa na U-20 Svjetskom prvenstvu u Čileu gdje osvaja zlato, a upravo je u finalu izveo posljednji jedanaesterac u seriji koji je odlučio pobjednika. Dvostruki je dobitnik Državne nagrade za šport "Franjo Bučar" kao član reprezentacije 1998. i osobno 2002.

Klupska karijera: Igrao za klubove:

Dinamo Zagreb (1985.-1991.), AC Milan (1991.-2002.), A.S. Bari (1991.-1992.), Celta Vigo (2001.-2002.).

Većinu klupske karijere proveo je u AC Milanu, s kojim je 1994. godine postao prvak UEFA-ine Lige prvaka, te je također osvojio 4 naslova prvaka Italije. Zbog svog iznimnog doprinosa u uspjesima AC Milana, proglašen je najboljim stranim igračem u povijesti kluba. Veliku popularnost i nogometnu veličinu Zvonimira Bobana, najbolje pokazuje veličanstveni, vjerojatno i najveći, oproštaj od nogometa 7. listopada 2002. na Maksimiru, kada je Boban okupio mnoge nogometne legende, a prepun stadion uzvikivao njegovo ime.

Reprezentativna karijera Član jugoslavenske i hrvatske nogometne reprezentacije za koju je nastupio 51 utakmicu i postigao 12 golova.

Drugi najbolji igrač (iza Roberta Prosinečkog) juniorskog svjetskog nogometnog prvenstva u Čileu.

Vodio vatrene kao kapetan na EP u Engleskoj 1996.. i do trećeg mjesta na SP 1998. u Francuskoj.

Zanimljivosti Nije prošao zahtjeve Hajdukovih skauta - nije im kao igrač puno obećavao i "imao je pretanke noge".

Poznat po "domoljubnom" skok-udarcu na jugo-milicajca, braneći Dinamova navijača od premlaćivanja, dok su u isto vrijeme navijači Crvene zvezde nekažnjeno divljali po stadionu na Maksimiru. Uz Bobana Dinamove su navijače skočili braniti Vjekoslav Škrinjar i Josip Kuže.[1]

Hrvatski radijski športski komentator Ivo Tomić ga je u svojim prijenosima nazivao "zagrebački nogometni ban Zvone Boban" (nakon što se koncem 1980-ih smjelo više govoriti o banu Jelačiću).

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Zvonimir Boban (Croatian pronunciation: [z%CA%8B%C3%B4nimi%CB%90r bǒban] ( listen); born 8 October 1968) is a former Croatian football midfielder who played most of his professional career for Serie A club Milan with whom he won four Serie A and one UEFA Champions League titles. 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 his penalty in the decisive shootout in the final. Having made his debut for the full Yugoslavia team in 1988, Boban, a fierce patriot, 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 51 times for Croatia, scoring 12 goals, between 1990 and 1999. Boban was a creative player who was gifted with excellent vision, passing range, and technical ability. He mixed these attributes with a unique tactical versatility, which enabled him to be deployed in several midfield and offensive positions throughout his career; in addition to his preferred role behind the forwards as a playmaking, attacking midfielder, he was also capable of playing on the wing, as a central midfielder, or even as a supporting striker.[1]

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. He has a reputation as an outspoken analyst.

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On 30 May 2016, Boban was appointed FIFA's Deputy Secretary-General, focusing on developing the game and the organization of competitions. He has been immediately among the endorsers of the implementation of technology on the field and played a fundamental role in the development of the video assistant referee.In June 2019, Boban resigned from his FIFA job to return to his former club AC Milan where he was hired as a Chief Football Officer, the closest cooperator of the club's technical director Paolo Maldini. In April 2021, Boban was hired by UEFA as the Chief of Football, first ever person to hold that position.
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