Boban named Fifa official
Published on: Wednesday, June 01, 2016
ZURICH: Ffifa named former Croatian international Zvonimir Boban as a Deputy Secretary General as part of its reform process to redeem its tainted image.Boban, who played 48 times for Yugoslavia and Croatia, will take charge of football affairs as the world body divides up its administration into business and sporting divisions.On top of his footballing achievements, 47-year-old Boban became a Croatian hero when he kicked a Yugoslav policeman attacking a fan during a Dinamo Zagreb-Red Star Belgrade match in 1990. The act of defiance came just before Croatia's independence war.
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Since retiring in 2002, Boban has acquired a history degree from the University of Zagreb and become a football pundit for Croatian media.Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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