Zlatko Zahovič Football player

Zlatko Zahovič (born 1 February 1971) is a Slovenian retired footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.After making a name for himself in Europe in Portugal, most notably with Porto and Benfica where he amassed Primeira Liga totals of 246 games and 54 goals over the course of one full decade, he went on to have brief stints in Spain and Greece. He was known for dribbling and goal-scoring ability alike. Although primarily a midfielder, he scored 11 goals in 32 Champions League appearances and 35 in 80 for the Slovenian national team.The all-time record holder in goals for Slovenia, with the second most caps, Zahovič was an essential member of the squad as it qualified for the first time ever to a European Championship and a World Cup, in the early 2000s.

Personal facts

Zlatko Zahovič
Birth dateFebruary 01, 1971
Birth place
Maribor , Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Height (meters)1.8

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Football player

position
Midfielder
teams
NK Maribor
Valencia CF
F.C. Porto
FK Partizan
S.L. Benfica
Slovenia national football team
Olympiacos F.C.
NK Kovinar Maribor
Vitória S.C.
FK Proleter Zrenjanin

Zlatko Zahovič on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.footballzz.co.uk/player/zlatko_zahovic/current/profile/0/default/58