Zvonimir Boban

Zvonimir Boban
Boban in 2018
President of Dinamo Zagreb
Assumed office
16 September 2025
Preceded byVelimir Zajec
Personal details
Born (1968-10-08) 8 October 1968
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Spouse
Leonarda Lončar
(m. 1994)
Children5
Alma materUniversity of Zagreb (BA)
OccupationFootballer
Football administrator

Association football career
Position Midfielder
Youth career
1978–1981 Mračaj Runović
1981–1982 Hajduk Split
1983–1985 Dinamo Zagreb
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985–1991 Dinamo Zagreb 112 (45)
1991–2001 AC Milan 178 (21)
1991–1992Bari (loan) 17 (2)
2001Celta Vigo (loan) 4 (0)
Total 311 (68)
International career
1987 Yugoslavia U20 6 (3)
1988–1991 Yugoslavia 7 (1)
1992–1999 Croatia 49 (12)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Yugoslavia
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Winner 1987 Chile
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Runner-up 1990
Representing  Croatia
FIFA World Cup
1998 France
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.