Dragan Bošnjak
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Dragan Bošnjak | ||
Date of birth | 19 October 1956 | ||
Place of birth | Kanjiža, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia | ||
Date of death | 27 March 2019 | (aged 62)||
Place of death | Kanjiža, Serbia | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1975–1976 | Spartak Subotica | 21 | (2) |
1976–1979 | Vojvodina | 92 | (9) |
1980–1984 | Dinamo Zagreb | 101 | (4) |
1985 | Dinamo Vinkovci | 5 | (0) |
1985–1987 | Gaziantepspor | 34 | (0) |
1987 | Figueres | 0 | (0) |
1988 | Spartak Subotica | ||
1988–1989 | Westerlo | ||
Total | 253+ | (15+) | |
International career | |||
1978 | Yugoslavia U21 | 5 | (0) |
Medal record | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Dragan Bošnjak (Serbian Cyrillic: Драган Бошњак; 19 October 1956 – 27 March 2019) was a Yugoslav and Serbian professional footballer who played as a midfielder.[1]
Club career
[edit]After starting out at Spartak Subotica, Bošnjak joined Vojvodina in 1976. He spent three and a half years with the club and won the Mitropa Cup in the 1976–77 season. In the winter of 1980, Bošnjak switched to Dinamo Zagreb. He helped them win the Yugoslav First League in the 1981–82 season, as well as two Yugoslav Cups, in 1980 and 1983. In 1985, Bošnjak spent half a year at Dinamo Vinkovci.
Later on, Bošnjak played professionally in Turkey (Gaziantepspor),[2] Spain (Figueres), and Belgium (Westerlo).[3]
International career
[edit]At international level, Bošnjak was a member of the Yugoslavia under-21 team that won the UEFA European Under-21 Championship in 1978.[4]
Death
[edit]Bošnjak died in his hometown of Kanjiža on 27 March 2019.[5][6]
Honours
[edit]Vojvodina
- Mitropa Cup: 1976–77
Dinamo Zagreb
Yugoslavia U21
References
[edit]- ^ "Dragan Bošnjak" (in Croatian). gnkdinamo.hr. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
- ^ "Bosnak Dragon" (in Turkish). mackolik.com. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ "Dragan Bošnjak: Gos'n Ćiro je bio naše 'čudovište' od čovjeka i trenera" (in Croatian). jutarnji.hr. 20 May 2007. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
- ^ "Dragan Bosnjak". 11v11.com. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
- ^ "Preminuo Dragan Bošnjak" (in Croatian). gnkdinamo.hr. 28 March 2019. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
- ^ "Podignut nadgrobni spomenik Draganu Bošnjaku" (in Croatian). gnkdinamo.hr. 22 September 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
External links
[edit]- Dragan Bošnjak at BDFutbol
- Dragan Bošnjak at WorldFootball.net
- 1956 births
- 2019 deaths
- People from Kanjiža
- Footballers from North Banat District
- Yugoslav men's footballers
- Serbian men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Yugoslavia men's under-21 international footballers
- FK Spartak Subotica players
- FK Vojvodina players
- GNK Dinamo Zagreb players
- HNK Cibalia players
- Gaziantepspor footballers
- UE Figueres footballers
- K.V.C. Westerlo players
- Yugoslav Second League players
- Yugoslav First League players
- Segunda División players
- Yugoslav expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
- Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
- Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Belgium