Boris Živković
| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | (1975-11-15) 15 November 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Živinice, SR Bosnia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Full-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1989–1991 | FK Sarajevo | ||
| 1992–1993 | Marsonia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1994 | FK Sarajevo | 11 | (1) |
| 1994–1996 | Marsonia | 44 | (1) |
| 1996–1997 | Hrvatski Dragovoljac | 29 | (1) |
| 1997–2003 | Bayer Leverkusen | 144 | (9) |
| 2003 | Portsmouth | 18 | (0) |
| 2004–2006 | VfB Stuttgart | 23 | (0) |
| 2006 | → 1. FC Köln (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2006–2009 | Hajduk Split | 51 | (2) |
| Total | 328 | (15) | |
| National team | |||
| 1999–2007 | Croatia | 39 | (2) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Boris Živković (Croatian pronunciation: [bôːriz ʒǐːʋkoʋit͡ɕ];[1] born 15 November 1975) is a former Croatian footballer of Bosnian Croat descent. He played as right and left full-back and centre-back. At one point of his career he even played as defensive midfielder.
Živković began his professional career with Marsonia and Hrvatski Dragovoljac in his native country before spending six seasons with Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen. Following shorter stints at Portsmouth, VfB Stuttgart, and 1. FC Köln, he returned to Croatia to play for Hajduk Split.
At international level, Živković represented the Croatia national team making 39 appearances.
Contents
1 Club career
1.1 Early career
1.2 Bayer Leverkusen
1.3 Portsmouth and Stuttgart
1.4 Hajduk Split
2 International career
3 International goals
4 References
5 External links
Club career
Early career
Živković started his career at FK Sarajevo as a youth player, before being signed by NK Marsonia (from Slavonski Brod). He gained a good reputation at Marsonia, first appearing in the 1994–95 season, during which he made 13 appearances. The next season, he played a further 31 games before transferring to NK Hrvatski Dragovoljac (from Siget, Zagreb). He only spent one season at his new club however, before impressive performances persuaded German club Bayer Leverkusen to sign him.
Bayer Leverkusen
Živković went on to play 6 seasons for the German club, playing over 150 times, including the 2002 UEFA Champions League Final. Following his contract expiring in the summer of 2003, Živković stated his desire to play in the English FA Premier League, and was signed later that summer by Portsmouth F.C.
Portsmouth and Stuttgart
Živković started his Pompey career well, instantly claiming a regular starting place. However, in December, a public fall-out with manager Harry Redknapp led to him being released, having played only 18 times for the club. VfB Stuttgart stepped in to bring Živković back to Germany, and the Croatian joined them in January.
Hajduk Split
In August 2006 he moved to Hajduk Split.[2]
International career
Živković was a regular for the Croatian national team, making 39 appearances and scoring twice.[3] He was part of the squad at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, but in his first game against Mexico, he caused a penalty in the 59th minute after which he was sent off and the Mexicans went on to score from the penalty mark and win the game by 1-0. He was no longer in the team for the remaining two games Croatia played on the tournament before being relegated — Italy and Mexico progressed from the group to the playoffs instead.
He also played two games at Euro 2004. Boris was out of favour for the Zlatko Kranjčar's World Cup 2006 campaign but many defender injuries forced Slaven Bilić to give him a call for the Euro 2008 spring qualifying games.
International goals
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 November 2001 | Gwangju, Gwangju |  South Korea | 1 – 1 | 1 – 1 | Friendly |
| 2 | 30 April 2003 | Råsunda, Stockholm |  Sweden | 2 – 1 | 2 – 1 | Friendly |
References
^ Boris in isolation: [bôːris].
^ "Statistika: Boris Živković" (in Croatian). Hrvatska nogometna liga. Archived from the original on 17 July 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2009..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
^ Mamrud, Roberto (16 July 2009). "Croatia – Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 15 October 2009.
External links
Boris Živković – FIFA competition record (archive)
Boris Živković at National-Football-Teams.com
Boris Živković at the Croatian Football Federation
Boris Živković at Croatian Football Statistics (national team profile)
Croatia squad – 2002 FIFA World Cup | ||
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Croatia squad – UEFA Euro 2004 | ||
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