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His professional career began with Dinamo Zagreb. In a now-famous incident, he defended a young fan from being attacked by Serbian policemen during a match against Red Star Belgrade. He played a big part in Yugoslavia's win in the 1987 World Youth Championships , foreshadowing his future with Croatia.

In 1991, Boban moved to Bari, but stayed there for only a season, because he was picked up by AC Milan. He stayed in Milan for 9 seasons, and enjoyed great successes with the club. He helped the team win the 1994 Champions League title and become runners-up in 19951995 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). It has a Golden number of 1, and was the first year of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous People (1995- 2005): http://www. org/culture/indigenous . Events January events Ja. He won 4 Serie ASerie A is the top division of the Italian Football League, the highest football league in Italy. The division consists of 20 clubs from the 2004- 05 season. Serie A, as it is structured today, began in 1929. From 1898 to 1929 the competition was organise titles with Milan as well. In 20012001 is a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar), and also: The International Year of the Volunteer The United Nations Year of Dialogue Among Civilizations Events January January 1 A black monolith measuring approximately nine feet tall ap, with his role at Milan diminished, he was loaned to Celta VigoReal Club Celta de Vigo are a Spanish football team from Vigo in Galicia. Founded on March 28 1923, they are currently playing in the Segunda Division after being relegated from the Primera Division in 2004. Nicknamed the Celtiqas (celtics), they play in, and played there for one year until his retirement in 20022002 is a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). 2002 was the first palindromic year since 1991 and the last until 2112. 2002 was also designated: International Year of Ecotourism and Mountains National Science Year in the United Kingdom.

Boban played a great part in Croatia's third-place finish at the 1998 World CupThe 1998 Football World Cup was held in France. The tournament was won by France, who beat Brazil 3-0 in the final. This was the first World Cup title for France, who became the seventh team (after Uruguay, Italy, Germany, Brazil, England, and Argentina), and was captain of the team at both that tournament and the 1996 European Football ChampionshipThe 1996 European Football Championship (or simply Euro 96 was hosted by England. It was the 10th edition of the European Football Championship, held every four years and endorsed by UEFA. The final tournament took place between June 8 and June 30, 1996.. In all, he was capped 51 times for Croatia between 1990 and 1999, and scored 12 goals.

Since retiring from football, Boban has worked as a sports commentator on Croatian RTL television station and has also completed his history degree at the University of Zagreb.