Ivan Bošnjak Explained

Ivan Bošnjak
Birth Date:1979 2, df=yes
Birth Place:Vinkovci, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia
Position:Striker
Winger
Years1:1996–2000
Clubs1:Cibalia
Caps1:62
Goals1:23
Years2:2000–2002
Clubs2:Hajduk Split
Caps2:54
Goals2:9
Years3:2002–2003
Caps3:4
Goals3:1
Years4:2003–2006
Clubs4:Dinamo Zagreb
Caps4:62
Goals4:33
Years5:2006–2009
Clubs5:Genk
Caps5:59
Goals5:9
Years6:2009–2010
Caps6:12
Goals6:0
Years7:2011
Caps7:22
Goals7:6
Years8:2012
Clubs8:Rijeka
Caps8:4
Goals8:0
Years9:2013
Clubs9:DPMM
Caps9:5
Goals9:0
Years10:2014
Clubs10:Persija Jakarta
Caps10:14
Goals10:4
Totalcaps:298
Totalgoals:85
Nationalyears1:1993
Nationalteam1:Croatia U14
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:1995
Nationalteam2:Croatia U16
Nationalcaps2:1
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalyears3:1997
Nationalteam3:Croatia U19
Nationalcaps3:1
Nationalgoals3:0
Nationalyears4:1999
Nationalteam4:Croatia U20
Nationalcaps4:1
Nationalgoals4:0
Nationalyears5:2000–2001
Nationalteam5:Croatia U21
Nationalcaps5:7
Nationalgoals5:0
Nationalyears6:2000–2006
Nationalteam6:Croatia
Nationalcaps6:14
Nationalgoals6:1
Pcupdate:20:44, 4 December 2014 (UTC)
Ntupdate:18 June 2006

Ivan Bošnjak (pronounced as /hr/; born 6 February 1979) is a Croatian retired professional footballer who played as a forward. He spent most of his career playing for boyhood club HNK Cibalia, Dinamo Zagreb and Hajduk Split in his native Croatia, as well as Genk in Belgium and Chongqing Lifan in China.

Club career

Bošnjak started his professional career at local club HNK Cibalia in the 1996–97 season. He went on to move to Hajduk Split in 2000 and left the club after two seasons for Al-Ittihad Tripoli from Libya, where he spent a season without getting a chance to make a single appearance in an official match. He came back to Croatia by signing with Dinamo Zagreb in 2004. At the club level, he had his biggest personal successes while being named the best player of the Croatian First League in 2000 and becoming the league's top goalscorer in 2006 with 22 goals scored. He transferred to China League One club Chongqing Lifan at season 2011. In March 2012, Bošnjak joined Rijeka.[1] It is reported that Bošnjak has agreed to terms with Brunei's DPMM FC on a transfer in February 2013.[2] on 2014 Bošnjak has agreed to terms with Persija Jakarta.[3]

International career

Bošnjak played for the Croatia national team and collected a total of 14 international caps in which he managed to score one goal.[4] He made his debut for the Croatian team in their friendly match against Slovakia on 16 August 2000 in Bratislava,[5] but subsequently made only one more appearance for the team over a timespan of more than four years before eventually becoming their regular member in 2005 by making six appearances in the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying. He went on to score his first goal for Croatia in their friendly match against Hong Kong at the 2006 Carlsberg Cup in Hong Kong and was then also selected to be part of the Croatian squad at the 2006 World Cup finals in Germany, but played at the tournament for only four minutes of regular time in Croatia's second group match against Japan.

International appearances

Croatia national team[6]
YearAppsGoals
200010
200210
200570
200651
Total141

Honours

Club

Cibalia

1997–98 (East)

Hajduk Split

2000–01

Al-Ittihad Tripoli

2002–03

2002

Dinamo Zagreb

2005–06

2004

Genk

2009

Individual

2000

2001

2006

Notes and References

  1. News: Ivan Bošnjak novi igrač Rijeke . Filipović . Vedran . 20 March 2012 . Sportnet.hr . hr . 20 March 2012.
  2. Web site: DPMM FC to visit Vietnam for pre-season friendlies | the Brunei Times . bt.com.bn . 22 May 2022 . https://archive.today/20130219175139/http://www.bt.com.bn/sports-national/2013/01/25/dpmm-fc-visit-vietnam-pre-season-friendlies . 19 February 2013 . dead.
  3. Web site: Liga Indonesia . 1 February 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140303175716/http://ligaindonesia.co.id/index.php/read/isl/Bosnjak-Resmi-Gabung-Macan-Kemayoran-5802 . 3 March 2014 . dead .
  4. Web site: Mamrud, Roberto. Croatia – Record International Players. 16 July 2009. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 15 October 2009.
  5. Web site: Player Database. 19 June 2022. EU-football.
  6. Web site: Ivan Bošnjak . Croatian Football Federation . 7 December 2020.