Boro Primorac

Boro Primorac

Personal information
Full name	Boro Primorac
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Arsenal (First team coach)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1972–1978	Velež Mostar	133	(10)
1978–1983	Hajduk Split	283	(53)
1983–1986	Lille	107	(13)
1986–1990	Cannes	111	(14)
Total		634	(90)
International career
1976–1982	Yugoslavia	14	(0)
Managerial career
1990–1992	Cannes
1992–1993	Valenciennes
1994	Guinea
1994–1997	Nagoya Grampus (assistant)
1997–	Arsenal (First team coach)
Medal record Men's Football Representing Yugoslavia Mediterranean Games 1979 Split Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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 over 20 years. He has also worked for AS Cannes and Valenciennes.

Primorac is fluent in 9 languages: Croatian, 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.

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 Shields 1998, 1999, 2002, 2004

External links

• Profile Boro Primorac at Arsenal.com