Predrag Mijatović
Montenegrin footballer (born 1969) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Predrag Mijatović (Serbian: Предраг Мијатовић; born 19 January 1969) is a former professional footballer who played as a striker.
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Full name | Predrag Mijatović | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1969-01-19) 19 January 1969 (age 55) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Titograd, SR Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Striker | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Kom | |||||||||||||||||||||||
OFK Titograd | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Budućnost Titograd | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1987–1989 | Budućnost Titograd | 73 | (10) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1990–1993 | Partizan | 104 | (44) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1993–1996 | Valencia | 104 | (56) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1996–1999 | Real Madrid | 90 | (29) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1999–2002 | Fiorentina | 42 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2002–2003 | Levante | 21 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 434 | (146) | |||||||||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1989–2003 | Serbia and Montenegro[nb 1] | 73 | (27) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
At club level, Mijatović played for six clubs: Budućnost, Partizan, Valencia, Real Madrid, Fiorentina and Levante. Internationally, he played for FR Yugoslavia at the 1998 FIFA World Cup and at the UEFA Euro 2000. During his career at Real Madrid he was widely considered as one of the best strikers in the world.
Mijatović scored 28 goals in the 1995–96 La Liga season for Valencia, which prompted a move to Real Madrid, where he scored a goal in the 1998 UEFA Champions League final which ensured Madrid's first European Cup in 32 years. In 1997, Mijatović was named runner-up for the Ballon d'Or, behind Ronaldo and ahead of Zinedine Zidane. After his playing career, he served as director of football for Real Madrid from 2006 to 2009.