Heroic Croatian midfielder Zvonimir Boban began with Dinamo Zagreb and was particularly remembered for intervening to defend a young fan who was being attacked by a Serbian policeman during a Dinamo v Red Star League match.

He joined AC Milan for a reported £8 million from another Serie A club, Bari, in 1992. He was a member of the Milan team that won the European Cup so impressively in 1994, beating Barcelona 4-0 in Athens, and was many people's 'Player of the Season' when they pipped Lazio for the Italian League title in 1999.

Boban starred in Yugoslavia's World Youth Championship-winning team in 1987 and, for Croatia, he was their playmaker and captain at both Euro '96 and the 1998 World Cup. In France this dynamic and resourceful midfielder helped his country to an unexpected place in the semi-finals.

Zvonimir Boban - Stat Pack 

Nationality: Croatian
Place of Birth:  Imotski, Croatia
Date of Birth:
Weight: 1.83m
Height: 78kg
Clubs: Dinamo Zagreb, Bari, Milan, Celta Vigo 
Position: Midfielder


Year

Club

Apps.

Goals

1985/86

Dinamo Zagreb

2

0

1986/87

Dinamo Zagreb

28

8

1987/88

Dinamo Zagreb

30

13

1988/89

Dinamo Zagreb

0

0

1989/90

Dinamo Zagreb

23

9

1990/91

Dinamo Zagreb

26

15

1991/92

Bari

17

2

1992/93

Milan

13

0

1993/94

Milan

20

4

1994/95

Milan

21

1

1995/96

Milan

13

3

1996/97

Milan

28

1

1997/98

Milan

23

2

1998/99

Milan

27

2

1999/00

Milan

17

6

2000/01

Milan

16

2

2001/02

Celta Vigo

4

0