Boro Primorac

Boro Primorac (pronounced [bǒːro prǐːmorats]; born 5 December 1954) is a Croatian professional football manager and former player who most recently managed Croatian First Football League club Hajduk Split.

Boro Primorac
Personal information
Full name Boro Primorac
Date of birth (1954-12-05) 5 December 1954
Place of birth Mostar, FPR Yugoslavia
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1972–1978 Velež Mostar 133 (10)
1978–1983 Hajduk Split 157 (22)
1983–1986 Lille 107 (13)
1986–1990 Cannes 111 (14)
Total 508 (61)
National team
1976–1982 Yugoslavia 14 (0)
Teams managed
1990–1992 Cannes
1992–1993 Valenciennes
1994 Guinea Bissau
1994–1997 Nagoya Grampus (assistant)
1997–2018 Arsenal (assistant)
2020–2021 Hajduk Split
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Primorac featured as a centre half with Yugoslavian clubs Velež Mostar and Hajduk Split, as well as for French teams Lille and Cannes.[1]

International career

Primorac played at the senior level for Yugoslavia whom he captained in the late 1970s.[2] Primorac went on to be triumphant as Yugoslavia won the gold medal in football at the 1979 Mediterranean Games. He also was a part of the Yugoslavian squad which got to the semi-finals of the 1980 Summer Olympics. All together Primorac was capped a sum of 18 times for Yugoslavia.[1][3]

Managerial career

After his playing days came to an end, Primorac went on to manage French clubs AS Cannes and Valenciennes.[4][5] He then worked under Frenchman Arsène Wenger at Grampus Eight in Japan before joining him at Highbury in March 1997. He then served under Wenger within the role of assistant coach at Arsenal.[1][2]

On 4 November 2020, Primorac was appointed manager of Croatian club Hajduk Split.[6] He was intended to be a caretaker, but after 7 points won in 3 matches he had extended the contract to the end of the year. After declining performances in December his contract was not extended again and he was replaced by Paolo Tramezzani in January 2021.

Managerial statistics
As of match played 20 December 2020
Team From To Record
GWDLWin %
Cannes 1 July 1990 30 June 1992 19 4 6 9 021.05
Valenciennes 29 August 1992 30 June 1993 14 1 5 8 007.14
Hajduk Split 4 November 2020 18 January 2021 6 2 1 3 033.33
Total 39 7 12 20 017.9

Personal life

Primorac is an ethnic Herzegovinian Croat.[7] He is reportedly fluent in eight languages; his native Croatian, French, English, Japanese, German, Spanish, Portuguese and Italian. His son Jure Primorac is also a professional footballer.[5]

Honours

International

Yugoslavia

References
  1. "Boro Primorac". Arsenal.com. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2009.
  2. "Bosanci mogu igrati u Engleskoj". San. 27 February 2008. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  3. "Mediterranean Games 1979 (Split, Yugoslavia)". RSSSF.com.
  4. "France – Trainers of First and Second Division Clubs". RSSSF.com.
  5. Wheatley, Chris (15 March 2017). "Who is Arsene Wenger's right-hand man Boro Primorac?". Goal.com. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  6. "BORO PRIMORAC VODIT ĆE PRVU MOMČAD HAJDUKA U NAREDNOM RAZDOBLJU". Hajduk (in Croatian). Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  7. Wenger: The Legend

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