Boro Primorac


Boro Primorac is a Bosnian coach and a former Yugoslav international, currently holding position of Youth Academy director at HNK Hajduk Split.

Playing career

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

International career

Primorac played at the senior level for Yugoslavia whom he captained in the late 1970s. 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. Altogether Primorac was capped a sum of 18 times for Yugoslavia.

Managerial career

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

Personal life

Boro Primorac is an ethnic Bosnian Croat 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.

Honours

;Yugoslavia