Zvonimir Boban
Be the first in the stands
CroatiaCounted from the international goal archive — every scorer-credited goal in the matches it covers, 1916 to today. A record of covered matches, not a complete career count; own goals never join a scorer's tally.
Zvonimir Boban is a Croatian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder, deployed mostly as a central or attacking midfielder. He was known for his technical ability, long-range shooting, and game intelligence. He has served as president of Dinamo Zagreb since 2025. From 2016 to 2019, he worked as Deputy Secretary General of FIFA, helping develop the implementation of VAR technology. He was an advisor to UEFA from 2021 to 2024. Boban is a football pundit on Croatian and Italian television, working most notably for Sky Italia and RTL Televizija. — Wikipedia
identity matched to Wikidata · last verified 2026-09-09
In the line-ups
9 appearances in recorded line-ups · 1996–1998The archive holds 9 team sheets naming Zvonimir Boban in Croatia's starting line-up, from 1996-06-11 to 1998-07-11.
9 appearances in the starting line-ups the archive holds — not a career total. Our line-up coverage is partial, so a match he played that we hold no sheet for is simply not counted here.
A different player of the same name scored for Yugoslavia (1 goal, 1991) — Zvonimir Boban · Yugoslavia
International goals in our archive
8 goals across 6 scoring matches · 3 tournaments · 1995–1998| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-10-14 |  North Macedoniaplayed as Macedonia | W3–2(h) | 45' 70' | UEFA Euro qualification | Zagreb |
| 1997-09-06 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | W3–2(h) | 79' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Zagreb |
| 1997-04-02 |  Slovenia | D3–3(h) | 43' 60' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Split |
| 1996-06-16 |  Denmark | W3–0(n) | 81' | UEFA Euro | Sheffield |
| 1995-09-03 |  Estonia | W7–1(h) | 42' | UEFA Euro qualification | Zagreb |
| 1995-03-25 |  Ukraine | W4–0(h) | 13' | UEFA Euro qualification | Zagreb |
Honours
10 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updated| Team honours10 | ||||
| UEFA Champions League | ×1 | 1993–94 | AC Milan | |
| Serie A | ×4 | 1992–93, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1998–99 | AC Milan | |
| Supercoppa Italiana | ×3 | 1992, 1993, 1994 | AC Milan | |
| FIFA World Youth Championship | ×1 | 1987 | Yugoslavia | |
| UEFA Super Cup | ×1 | 1994 | AC Milan | |
| Individual honours15 | ||||
| Player of the year · 8 | ||||
| Ballon d'Or | ×4 | 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998 | ||
| Croatian Footballer of the Year | ×2 | 1991, 1999 | ||
| FIFA World Youth Championship Silver Ball | 1987 | |||
| Globe Soccer Awards 2018 | ||||
| More honours · 7 | ||||
| Franjo Bučar State Award for Sport | ×2 | 1998, 2002 | ||
| AC Milan | ||||
| AC Milan Hall of Fame | ||||
| Fair Play Menarini Award 2017 | ||||
| SN Yellow Shirt Award | 1991 | |||
| UEFA Jubilee Poll (2004) | ||||
| Orders & distinctions2 | ||||
| Order of Danica Hrvatska with face of Franjo Bučar | 1995 | |||
| Order of the Croatian Trefoil | 1998 | |||