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    Today's blast from the past, Silverfox Legend Series - Zvonimir Boban 18/1






    Zvonimir Boban [ˈzʋɔnimir ˈbɔban] (born October 8, 1968) is a Croatian former football midfielder who played most of his professional career for Serie A club AC Milan and was a member of the Croatia national team, which he captained to third place at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.

    Boban is much loved in Croatia, ever since he made headlines by kicking the Yugoslav policeman. He is known for his patriotism, stating he loves Croatia more than anything, and that he would die for his country. He has also said that although he always played fairly for Yugoslavia, playing for Croatia and hearing the Croatian national anthem was always his dream. Respect for Boban during and after the war was very high, and still continued to this day.

    http://youtube.com/watch?v=Waz11ihnY8w&search=boban




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    One of the most gifted European midfielders of the 1990s, Boban starred on the international stage for Yugoslavia then Croatia as well as enjoying a glittering club career with, amongst others, Italian giants AC Milan.


    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.

    http://youtube.com/watch?v=XR797B5wR0E&feature=related


    http://youtube.com/watch?v=J0mtqy0zwpI&feature=related



    One of the bet midfielders of modern times
    When you feel like you're done, you are not alone........
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    I think it was a Euro 96 game I played where I loved going Croatia because of Boban being the team. Quality player.

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      #3
      Boban was a fantastic player. One of the greatest talents to grace the game over the past twenty years. Probably underrated by many.

      Class act.
      A humble guy with healthy desire.

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        He was class. One of the reasons why I became a bit of a Milan fan when Italian football was on Channel 4 in mid 90s.
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          #5
          Originally posted by bigfooty View Post
          I think it was a Euro 96 game I played where I loved going Croatia because of Boban being the team. Quality player.


          Originally posted by The Erectile Banana View Post
          Boban was a fantastic player. One of the greatest talents to grace the game over the past twenty years. Probably underrated by many.

          Class act.
          Well said
          When you feel like you're done, you are not alone........

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            #6
            Originally posted by jonesie23 View Post
            He was class. One of the reasons why I became a bit of a Milan fan when Italian football was on Channel 4 in mid 90s.
            The days when Serie A was class
            When you feel like you're done, you are not alone........

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              Yes,those days were brilliant for Milan. They played very atrractive football unlike now.I think that, mainly because of Holland players the Balcan factor( Boban, Savicevic) was very underrated.

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                #8
                another Croatian legend

                and Savicevic was amazing as well. Those Milan teams were full of world class players, I wonder how much it would cost to assemble such a squad in todays market
                Last edited by Ron_Mexico; 18-01-08, 09:04 PM.

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