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Branko Bošković

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Branko Bošković
Bošković in 2014
Personal information
Full name Branko Bošković
Date of birth (1980-06-21) 21 June 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth Beočin, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Attacking Midfielder
Youth career
0000–1996 Mogren
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1998 Mogren 31 (8)
1999–2003 Red Star Belgrade 123 (30)
2003–2006 Paris Saint-Germain 36 (3)
2004–2005 → Paris Saint-Germain B (loan) 6 (3)
2005–2006 → Troyes (loan) 19 (0)
2007–2010 Rapid Wien 104 (19)
2010–2012 D.C. United 43 (1)
2013–2014 Rapid Wien 29 (4)
Total 391 (68)
International career
2002–2005 Serbia and Montenegro 12 (1)
2007–2014 Montenegro 29[1] (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Branko Bošković (Serbian Cyrillic: Бранко Бошковић, pronounced [brâːŋko bôʃkoʋitɕ]; born 21 June 1980) is a Montenegrin retired footballer, who is best known for playing for his performances with DC United, Red Star Belgrade, Paris Saint-Germain and Rapid Wien.

Club

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Bošković started his pro career in 1996 with the Budva outfit FK Mogren, which was competing in lower Yugoslav division at the time. After playing there for two and a half seasons, Branko earned a dream move to Red Star Belgrade in December 1998.

In his four and a half seasons in Belgrade, he twice helped his team win the Serbo-Montenegrin Football League, in both 1999–2000 and 2000–01, as well as the Yugoslav Cup three times in 1999, 2000 & 2002. Additionally, he marked himself out as a talented and creative midfielder with a nose for goal, all of which earned him a series of national team call-ups. Still, his single most famous moment while at Red Star came during the 2002–03 UEFA Cup second round versus Lazio when he scored a goal in the return leg.

Bošković's stellar performances at Red Star got him plenty of attention from abroad, and he moved to French giants Paris Saint-Germain during summer of 2003 but failed to get a first team place upon arrival. Following the two-year stay at PSG – spent mostly out of the first team picture – he accepted a season-long loan to play with Troyes where he spent the entire 2005–06 season. After his loan spell ended, Bošković and PSG parted ways, and he spent a six-month period training with FK Rad.

In January 2007, he signed a contract with Rapid Wien until the end of the 2006–07 season.[2] After impressing during the second half of the 2006–07 season Bošković re-signed with the club. During the 2007–08 season, Bošković was a key player helping the club capture the Austrian league title. As a result of his play, he signed a two-year extension in March 2008. During his time with Rapid, Bošković appeared in 122 official matches and scored 24 goals.

Bošković signed as a Designated Player with D.C. United of Major League Soccer in the United States on 14 June 2010.[3] Bošković made 43 appearances, 21 starts and finished with one goal and seven assists over three seasons. Following the end of the 2012 season, Bošković and D.C. United mutually agreed to part ways, with Bošković citing a desire to return to Montenegro for family reasons.[4]

He returned to his former club Rapid Wien in January 2013.[5] In summer 2014, he left Rapid after his contract had expired.[6]

International

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He made his debut for FR Yugoslavia against Brazil, in a friendly played 27 March 2002. He played his last match against South Korea in a friendly on 16 November 2005.[7] In total he played 12 games – eight friendlies and four Euro 2004 qualifying matches – for FR Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro. He scored one goal for the national side, coming in a 1–2 loss against Azerbaijan on 11 June 2003 during Euro 2004 qualifying.

With the formation of Montenegro, he was selected to the Montenegro national team, debuting for the nation in its first-ever match in March 2007 against Hungary. He was captain in the European Championship qualifier against England at Wembley in 2010, which ended in a goalless draw,[8] his last international match to the end of 2011. He played again against Belarus in a 1–1 draw in 2013. He played for the first time in World Cup 2014 qualifier against Poland and provided an assist for Dejan Damjanović. He scored an extraordinary own goal 'for' England in a 2014 World Cup qualifier at Wembley which ended 4–1 against Montenegro.[9]

International goals

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Serbia and Montenegro

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# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 11 June 2003 Shafa Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan  Azerbaijan 1–0 1–2 Euro 2004 Qualifying

Montenegro

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# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 26 March 2008 Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica  Norway 2–0 3–1 Friendly match

Honours

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Red Star Belgrade

Paris Saint-Germain

SK Rapid Wien

Statistics

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Season Club League National Cup European Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Comp Apps Goals
Matches Goals
1997-1998 FK Mogren 22 8 - - - 22 8
1998-1999 FK Mogren 9 0 - - - 9 0
1998-1999 Red Star Belgrade 6 1 C3 6 1
1999-2000 Red Star Belgrade 31 9 C3 31 9
2000-2001 Red Star Belgrade 32 9 C1/C3 32 9
2001-2002 Red Star Belgrade 28 2 C1/C3 4/1 0/0 33 2
2002-2003 Red Star Belgrade 24 8 C3 6 1 30 9
2003-2004 Red Star Belgrade 2 1 C3 1 1 3 2
2003-2004 Paris SG 24 3 2 0 - - - 26 3
2004-2005 Paris SG 12 0 2 2 C1 4 0 18 2
2005-2006 → Troyes AC (Ioan) 19 0 1 0 - - - 20 0
2006-2007 Rapid Wien 10 0 - - - 29 4
2007-2008 Rapid Wien 11 4 - - - 11 4
2008-2009 Rapid Wien 27 6 - - - 27 6
2009-2010 Rapid Wien 29 3 C3 6 0 35 3
2010 D.C. United 13 0 - - - - - 13 0
2011 D.C. United 4 0 1 2 - - - 5 2
2012 D.C. United 24 1 2 0 - - - 26 1
2012-2013 Rapid Wien 10 1 0 0 - - - 10 1
2013-2014 Rapid Wien 19 3 1 0 - - - 20 3

Appearances and goals counted correct as of 6 October 2012

References

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  1. ^ Branko Bošković - International Appearances at RSSSF
  2. ^ "Bošković to return with Rapid". UEFA.com. 4 January 2007. Retrieved 20 March 2008.
  3. ^ "United Signs Montenegrin Midfielder". Miami Herald. 15 June 2010.
  4. ^ "DC United and Branko Boskovic Mutually Agree to Part Ways". DC United. 21 November 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
  5. ^ "Heimkehr nach Hütteldorf: Boskovic kehrt zurück (German)". SK Rapid Wien. 19 January 2013. Archived from the original on 22 January 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
  6. ^ "Boskovic verlässt Rapid endgültig" [Boskovic leaves Rapid for good] (in German). Kurier. 29 April 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  7. ^ "Branko Bošković, international football player". EU-football.info. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  8. ^ McNulty, Phil (12 October 2010). "Euro 2012 qualifiers: England 0-0 Montenegro". BBC Sport.
  9. ^ McNulty, Phil (11 October 2013). "England 4–1 Montenegro". BBC Sport.
  10. ^ "Résultat et résumé Paris-SG - Châteauroux, Coupe de France, Finale, Samedi 29 Mai 2004". lequipe.fr. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
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