- Branko Bošković
Infobox Football biography
playername = Branko Bošković
fullname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1980|6|21
cityofbirth =Bačka Topola
countryofbirth = SFR Yugoslavia
height = Height|m=1.85
nickname =
position =Attacking Midfielder
currentclub = Rapid Wien
clubnumber = 27
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1996-1998 1999-2003 2003-2006 2005-2006 Jul'06-Jan'07 2007-
clubs =FK Mogren Red Star Belgrade PSG →Troyes (loan) no club Rapid Wien
caps(goals) = 31 (8) 97 (21) 36 (3) 19 (0) 34 (8)
nationalyears = 2002 - 2005
2007-
nationalteam = Serbia and Montenegro
Montenegro
nationalcaps(goals) = 12 (1)
6 (1)
pcupdate = 8th June 2008
ntupdate = 8th June 2008Branko Bošković (
Serbian Cyrillic : Бранко Бошковић), (bornJune 21 1980 inBačka Topola ,Vojvodina ,Serbia , SFR Yugoslavia) is aMontenegrin football midfielder who currently plays for Rapid Wien inAustria and the Montenegrin national team.Football career
Bošković started his pro career in 1996 with the
Budva outfitFK 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 toRed Star Belgrade in December 1998.In his four-and-a-half seasons in
Belgrade , he twice helped his team win theSerbo-Montenegrin Football League (2000 & 2001), as well as theSerbo-Montenegrin 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 in 2002/03UEFA Cup versusS.S. 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 without a club.
In January 2007, he signed a contract with Rapid Wien until the end of the 2006/07 season. [cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/kind=2/newsid=494341.html|title=Bošković to return with Rapid|date=2007-01-04|accessdate=2008-03-20|publisher=UEFA.com]
He signed a two year extension in March 2008.
International career
He made his debut for FR Yugoslavia against Brazil, friendly
27 March 2002.He played his last match against South Korea, friendly
16 November , 2005.In total he played 12 games (8 were friendlies, 4 were Euro 2004 qualifying), and scored a goal in 1-2 loss against Azerbaijan
11 June , 2003, Euro 2004 qualifying.He was the member of Montenegro national team, which debut for the nation first match against Hungary in March 2007.
References
External links
* [http://www.footballdatabase.com/site/players/index.php?dumpPlayer=398 FootballDatabase provides Branko Bošković's profile and stats]
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* [http://www.skrapid.at/25363.html Official SK Rapid Wien Profile] (German)
* [http://www.reprezentacija.co.yu/reprezentativci/Boskovic%20Branko.htm reprezentacija.co.yu]
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