| Boško Balaban | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Boško Balaban | |
| Date of birth | October 15, 1978 | |
| Place of birth | Rijeka, Croatia | |
| Height | 1. Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Rijeka (other Croatian dialects Rika and Reka, Reka Italian and Hungarian: Fiume, Sankt Veit am Pflaumb is Croatia (Hrvatska ˈxȓvatska officially the Republic of Croatia ( Republika Hrvatska) is a southern Central European country at the crossroads between 83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |
| Playing position | Striker/Deep-lying forward | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Dinamo Zagreb | |
| Number | 9 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1995–2000 2000–2001 2001–2002 2002–2003 2003–2007 2007– |
NK Rijeka Dinamo Zagreb Aston Villa → Dinamo Zagreb (loan) Club Brugge Dinamo Zagreb |
97 (21) 55 (18) 7 (0) 24 (15) 83 (40) 18 (11) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2000– | Croatia | 35 (10) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Boško Balaban (born October 15, 1978 in Rijeka) is a Croatian footballer who plays as a striker for Dinamo Zagreb. Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Rijeka (other Croatian dialects Rika and Reka, Reka Italian and Hungarian: Fiume, Sankt Veit am Pflaumb is Croatia (Hrvatska ˈxȓvatska officially the Republic of Croatia ( Republika Hrvatska) is a southern Central European country at the crossroads between Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Dinamo Zagreb is one of the most famous and successful Croatian football clubs Balaban is currently a member of the Croatia national team. The Croatian national football team ( Croatian pronunciation: Hrvatska nogometna reprezentacija) is the national side representing Croatia
Biography
Born in Rijeka, he started to play for local club NK Rijeka and appeared in 97 matches between 1995 and 2000, scoring a total of 21 goals. Rijeka (other Croatian dialects Rika and Reka, Reka Italian and Hungarian: Fiume, Sankt Veit am Pflaumb is HNK Rijeka is a Croatian football club from Rijeka on the Croatian coast During the 1999–2000 season, he was the top scorer of his team with 15 goals and attracted the attention of another Croatian club, Dinamo Zagreb. Dinamo Zagreb is one of the most famous and successful Croatian football clubs Playing for Dinamo, Balaban kept up his goalscoring form and once again became the league's top scorer with 14 goals in 25 games. Two games into the following season, he was signed by Aston Villa for a fee of £5. 8 million, earning a £20,000-a-week contract.
Balaban failed to find any form for the English club, making just nine appearances, seven as a substitute. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland He was loaned back to Dinamo Zagreb for the 2002–03 season, scoring 15 times in 24 appearances. In December 2003, Aston Villa released Balaban from his contract and he signed for FC Bruges on a free transfer. ||-||-||} Club Brugge KV is a Football club from Bruges in Belgium. In the 2004–05 season he scored 11 goals in 24 appearances for the club; in the 2005–06 season, he scored 13 goals in 30 games for Bruges.
Balaban has been a regular squad member of the Croatian national team since 2000, but in recent years he rarely appears in the starting line-up and plays mostly as a second-half substitute. The Croatian national football team ( Croatian pronunciation: Hrvatska nogometna reprezentacija) is the national side representing Croatia Up to this time, he won 35 international caps and scored ten goals for the team. Balaban made his debut for Croatia in a friendly match against Slovakia on August 16, 2000 after being a regular member of the Croatian under-21 team for more than one year. The Slovakia national football team is the national football team of Slovakia and is controlled by the Slovak Football Association. The Croatia national under-21 football team has played since Croatia 's independence in 1990 and is controlled by the Croatian Football Federation. His debut was really successful as he also managed to score his first goal for the Croatian A-team in this match that ended with a 1–1 draw. He excelled in the Croatian team's qualifying campaign for the 2002 FIFA World Cup as he appeared in all eight matches and scored five goals, including a hat-trick against Latvia in Croatia's 4–1 victory on March 24, 2001. The 2002 FIFA World Cup, the 17th staging of the World Cup, was held in South Korea and Japan from May 31 to June 30. A hat-trick in Sports is associated with succeeding at anything three times in three consecutive attempts The Latvian national football team ( Izlase in Latvian) is controlled by the Latvian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Latvia He was also in the Croatian squad at the final 2002 World Cup tournament, but spent all three group matches on the bench. He subsequently did not appear in any matches for Croatia between February 2003 and August 2004, and also missed the Euro 2004 finals without making a single appearance in the qualifying for this tournament. The 2004 UEFA European Football Championship (or just Euro 2004) was the twelfth edition of the UEFA European Football Championship, a quadrennial football He made his competitive comeback against Bulgaria on October 9, 2004 in the Croatian team's qualifying campaign for the 2006 FIFA World Cup and subsequently appeared in another four qualifying matches, scoring a brace against Iceland on September 3, 2005. The Bulgaria national football team is the national football team of Bulgaria and is controlled by the Bulgarian Football Union. The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th instance of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament The Iceland national football team is the national football team of Iceland and is controlled by the Football Association of Iceland. He was also a squad member at the 2006 World Cup finals, but once again spent all three group matches on the bench.
In early September 2006, Croatian national team's coach Slaven Bilić dropped Balaban, along with teammates Ivica Olić and Dario Srna, from the squad for their opening Euro 2008 qualifier against Russia because of a late-night partying in a Zagreb disco. Slaven Bilić ˈbiːlitɕ}} (born 11 September 1968 in Split, Croatia) is a former Croatian footballer and current head coach of the Croatian Ivica Olić ˈɔːlitɕ}} (born September 14 1979) is a Croatian football player who plays for Hamburger SV and the Croatia national Darijo Srna ˈsrna}} (born on 1 May 1982 in Metković) is a Croatian footballer who plays for Shakhtar Donetsk and the Croatia national The Russia national football team (Сборная России по футболу is the national football team of Russia controlled by the Football Union of However, Balaban was the only of the three players to return to the squad for the very next qualifier against Andorra one month later, which was won 7–0 by Croatia. See also Andorra CF The Andorra national football team is controlled by the Andorran Football Federation. In the match, Balaban came on as a substitute after one hour of playing and with Croatia 5–0 up, subsequently scoring the fastest-ever goal by a single player for the Croatian national team, spending some 20 seconds on the pitch before being on target.
In August 2007, he went back to Dinamo after Bruges had bought the top scorer François Sterchele. François Sterchele ( March 14, 1982 - May 8, 2008) was a Belgian footballer who played for Club Brugge. Balaban stated he would miss Bruges very much and he had a wonderful time at the club. He earned the nickname amongst Bruges fans of "Super Bosko", due to him scoring four times in one match and scoring at an average of 0. 5 goals per match.
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01. | 16 August 2000 | Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia |  Slovakia |
0 – 1 | 1 – 1 | Friendly |
| 02. Events 1384 - The Hongwu Emperor of Ming China, Emperor Dong hears a case of a couple who tore paper money bills while fighting 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Tehelné pole (meaning "Brickfield" is the informal name of a city quarter in Bratislava, Slovakia, characterized by the presence of several sports facilities ARTICLE TEXT BEGINS AFTER THESE COMMENTS - PLEASE READ 1 Please do not edit the lead without reading Slovakia (long form Slovak Republic; Slovak:, long form, is a Landlocked country in Central Europe with a population of over five million The Slovakia national football team is the national football team of Slovakia and is controlled by the Slovak Football Association. An exhibition game (also known as an exhibition match or simply exhibition, or a demonstration or demo event is a sporting event | 24 March 2001 | Gradski vrt, Osijek, Croatia |  Latvia |
1 – 0 | 4 – 1 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 03. Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Gradski vrt City Garden is a Stadium in the Croatian city of Osijek and is home to two Croatian football clubs NK Osijek and Osijek (ˈɔsjɛk is the fourth largest city in Croatia with a population of 114616 in 2001 Croatia (Hrvatska ˈxȓvatska officially the Republic of Croatia ( Republika Hrvatska) is a southern Central European country at the crossroads between The Latvian national football team ( Izlase in Latvian) is controlled by the Latvian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Latvia A total of 199 teams entered the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds competing for a total of 32 spots in the final tournament | 24 March 2001 | Gradski vrt, Osijek, Croatia | Latvia |
2 – 0 | 4 – 1 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 04. Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Gradski vrt City Garden is a Stadium in the Croatian city of Osijek and is home to two Croatian football clubs NK Osijek and Osijek (ˈɔsjɛk is the fourth largest city in Croatia with a population of 114616 in 2001 Croatia (Hrvatska ˈxȓvatska officially the Republic of Croatia ( Republika Hrvatska) is a southern Central European country at the crossroads between The Latvian national football team ( Izlase in Latvian) is controlled by the Latvian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Latvia A total of 199 teams entered the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds competing for a total of 32 spots in the final tournament | 24 March 2001 | Gradski vrt, Osijek, Croatia | Latvia |
3 – 0 | 4 – 1 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 05. Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Gradski vrt City Garden is a Stadium in the Croatian city of Osijek and is home to two Croatian football clubs NK Osijek and Osijek (ˈɔsjɛk is the fourth largest city in Croatia with a population of 114616 in 2001 Croatia (Hrvatska ˈxȓvatska officially the Republic of Croatia ( Republika Hrvatska) is a southern Central European country at the crossroads between The Latvian national football team ( Izlase in Latvian) is controlled by the Latvian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Latvia A total of 199 teams entered the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds competing for a total of 32 spots in the final tournament | 2 June 2001 | Stadion Varteks, Varaždin, Croatia |  San Marino |
2 – 0 | 4 – 0 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 06. Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Stadion Varteksa is a football Stadium in Varaždin, Croatia. Varaždin ( German: Warasdin, Hungarian: Varasd, Latin: Varasdinum) is a city in northwestern Croatia, 81 km Croatia (Hrvatska ˈxȓvatska officially the Republic of Croatia ( Republika Hrvatska) is a southern Central European country at the crossroads between "San Marino football team" redirects here For the club that competes in Italy's Serie C2, see San Marino Calcio. A total of 199 teams entered the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds competing for a total of 32 spots in the final tournament | 6 June 2001 | Skonto Stadions, Riga, Latvia | Latvia |
0 – 1 | 0 – 1 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 07. Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Skonto stadions is a football Stadium in Riga, Latvia. The stadium holds 10007 people and was built in 2000. Riga (Rīga riːga) the Capital of Latvia, is situated on the Baltic Sea coast on the mouth of the river Daugava. Latvia ( Latvija officially the Republic of Latvia (Latvijas Republika is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region. The Latvian national football team ( Izlase in Latvian) is controlled by the Latvian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Latvia A total of 199 teams entered the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds competing for a total of 32 spots in the final tournament | 3 September 2005 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavik, Iceland |  Iceland |
1 – 1 | 1 – 3 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 08. Events 36 BC - In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompeius Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Laugardalsvöllur is the national stadium of Iceland. It is located in Reykjavík, and seats 15000 individuals For the Greater Reykjavík Area see the Greater Reykjavík Area. Iceland, officially the Republic of Iceland ( ( Ísland or Lýðveldið Ísland ( The Iceland national football team is the national football team of Iceland and is controlled by the Football Association of Iceland. In the qualification process for the 2006 FIFA World Cup started with the preliminary draw held in Zurich in December 2003 197 teams from the six FIFA confederations were allocated | 3 September 2005 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavik, Iceland | Iceland |
1 – 2 | 1 – 3 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 09. Events 36 BC - In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompeius Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Laugardalsvöllur is the national stadium of Iceland. It is located in Reykjavík, and seats 15000 individuals For the Greater Reykjavík Area see the Greater Reykjavík Area. Iceland, officially the Republic of Iceland ( ( Ísland or Lýðveldið Ísland ( The Iceland national football team is the national football team of Iceland and is controlled by the Football Association of Iceland. In the qualification process for the 2006 FIFA World Cup started with the preliminary draw held in Zurich in December 2003 197 teams from the six FIFA confederations were allocated | 23 May 2006 | Ernst Happel Stadion, Vienna, Austria |  Austria |
1 – 4 | 1 – 4 | Friendly |
| 10. Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Vienna ( in Wien; see also other names) is the Capital of Austria, and is also one of the nine States of Austria. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich The Austria national football team is the association football team that represents the Country of Austria in international competition and is controlled An exhibition game (also known as an exhibition match or simply exhibition, or a demonstration or demo event is a sporting event | 7 October 2007 | Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb, Croatia |  Andorra |
6 – 0 | 7 – 0 | UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying |
External links
- Bosko Balaban career stats at Soccerbase
- Boško Balaban's profile at the official FIFA World Cup website
- Croatian trio expelled from squad (English)
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