Zvonimir Boban

Zvonimir Boban is a former Croatian soccer player born Imotski. He spent most of his career playing for the Italian club team Milan. He played for the Croatian National Soccer Team (HNS) when they came third place in the FIFA World Cup. Boban also played for the Yugoslavian U-20 team.

=Club Career=

Dinamo Zagreb
When Boban played for Dinamo, He made his debut for the team in the 1985/86 season, aged only 16. He became club captain at 19 years old.

Dinamo Zagreb vs Red Star Belgrade
On 1990, on a game versing Red Star Belgrade, a serbian police was hitting a player rooting a play for Dinamo. Boban, with Croatian Patriotism, kicked the police. This event made Boban a true patriot of Croatia.

Milan
Boban spent most of his time playing for A.C. Milan, but then he was loaned to Bari.

Yugoslavia
Boban was Yugoslavia's best player, but he never had much love for  Yugoslavia. Like many Croatians in the Yugoslav times, he wanted Croatia free. Boban won the FIFA 1987 U-20 Cup with the Yugoslavians.

Croatia
When Croatia was freed, Zvonimir left Yugoslavia to play for Croatia. He played his first international match for Croatia in a friendly match against Romania. This match was only the second fixture Croatia had played as an independent nation since 1956. Boban played his last match for the national team in a friendly against France on 13 November 1999. He blamed back pain for his decision to quit international football, but would go on to play in two more seasons of club football. In his career with the Croatian national team, Boban won 51 international caps and scored 12 goals.

1998 World Cup
In 1998, Croatia had made it to the FIFA battle for third place, versing the Neterlands. Boban was captain. The game was tied when Davor Suker scored and Croatia came in third.