Boro Primorac

Boro Primorac

Personal information
Full name	Boro Primorac
Date of birth	(1954-12-05) 5 December 1954
Place of birth	Mostar, FPR Yugoslavia
Height
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Arsenal (first team assistant 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 Bissau
1994–1997	Nagoya Grampus (assistant)
1997–	Arsenal (first team assistant 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) is a Bosnian Croat football coach and a former Yugoslav international. 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.

Primorac is fluent in nine languages: Bosnian, Macedonian, French, English, Japanese, German, Spanish, Portuguese and Italian.

His son Jure Primorac is a professional footballer.

External links

• Profile at Yugoslavia / Serbia national team page
• Profile Boro Primorac at Arsenal.com