Boro Primorac

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Boro Primorac : biography

5 December 1954 –

Boro Primorac (born 5 December 1954, in Mostar, PR Bosnia and Herzegovina, FPR Yugoslavia) is a Bosnian football coach and a former Yugoslav international player. Currently, he is the first team coach at Arsenal.

As a player, Primorac was an accomplished international centre half who captained Yugoslavia in the late 1970s. While playing for Velež Mostar and Hajduk Split, his jersey number was 5.

Now a respected coach, Primorac works as right hand man to Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger. He worked with the Frenchman at Grampus Eight in Japan before joining him at Highbury in March 1997. They have been friends for more than 20 years. He has also worked for AS Cannes and Valenciennes.. Rsssf.com.

Primorac is fluent in nine languages: Bosnian, Macedonian, French, English, Japanese, German, Spanish, Portuguese and Italian. Those who have worked with Primorac at Arsenal talk of a charming, highly-intelligent individual whose language skills puts even Arsène Wenger in the shade.. Arsenal-mania.com.

His son Jure Primorac is a professional footballer.

Honours as player
  • 14 caps for Yugoslavia
  • Finished fourth with the national team at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Honours as coach
  • FA Premier League 1998, 2002, 2004
  • FA Cup 1998, 2002, 2003, 2005
  • Charity Shields and Community ShieldsThe trophy was known as the Charity Shield until 2002, and as the Community Shield since then. 1998, 1999, 2002, 2004