Dragan Bošnjak

Dragan Bošnjak

Personal information
Full name	Dragan Bošnjak
Date of birth	(1956-10-19)19 October 1956
Place of birth	Kanjiža, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia
Date of death	27 March 2019(2019-03-27) (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 UEFA Under-21 Championship 1978
*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

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

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

Bošnjak died in his hometown of Kanjiža on 27 March 2019.[5][6]

Honours

Vojvodina

• Mitropa Cup: 1976–77

Dinamo Zagreb

• Yugoslav First League: 1981–82
• Yugoslav Cup: 1979–80, 1982–83

Yugoslavia U21

• UEFA European Under-21 Championship: 1978

References

1. "Dragan Bošnjak" (in Croatian). gnkdinamo.hr. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
2. "Bosnak Dragon" (in Turkish). mackolik.com. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
3. "Dragan Bošnjak: Gos'n Ćiro je bio naše 'čudovište' od čovjeka i trenera" (in Croatian). jutarnji.hr. 20 May 2007. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
4. "Dragan Bosnjak". 11v11.com. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
5. "Preminuo Dragan Bošnjak" (in Croatian). gnkdinamo.hr. 28 March 2019. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
6. "Podignut nadgrobni spomenik Draganu Bošnjaku" (in Croatian). gnkdinamo.hr. 22 September 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2023.

External links

• Dragan Bošnjak at BDFutbol
• Dragan Bošnjak at WorldFootball.net