Showing posts with label ivanisevic. Show all posts
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Saturday, August 11, 2007

Goran Ivanisevic scores goal


Croat soccer star Zvonimir Boban laced up his cleats again in a testimonial match that saw another Croatian sports great — tennis ace Goran Ivanisevic — steal the show by scoring a goal against some of Boban's best-known teammates.
Boban was joined by soccer greats Marco Van Basten, Lothar Matthaeus and Franco Baresi, as well as other stars — some active, others retired — in a match honoring the Croat player.
Near the end of the match, Boban left a field to a standing ovation and Ivanisevic replaced him. The crowd welcomed him euphorically, only to explode with joy when Ivanisevic, who won Wimbledon last year, scored for Croatia minutes after joining play

Friday, July 20, 2007

Soccer match: WORLD vs CROATIA


WORLD:
Stipe Pletikosa, Lothar Matthaeus, Jean-Pierre Papin, George Weah, Serginha, Leonardo, Mark Viduka, Igor Tudor, (Rivaldo), Rui Costa (Andriy Shevchenko), Fernando Redondo
Coaches: Tomislav Ivic & Ivica Osim
CROATIA:
Dražen Ladic, Dario Simic, Robert Jarni, Igor Stimac, Slaven Bilić, Zvonimir Soldo, Aljosa Asanović, Robert Prosinecki, Davor Suker, Zvonimir Boban (Goran Ivanisevic), Alen Boksic
Coach: Miroslav Ciro Blazevic

Monday, July 16, 2007

GORAN IVANISEVIC dedicated Wimbledon title to DRAZEN PETROVIC


Goran Ivanisevic dedicated his Wimbledon title to a good friend, an NBA star killed in a car crash eight years ago. Drazen Petrovic, a Croatian compatriot, was a member of the New Jersey Nets when he died in the accident in Germany. "I went to his funeral just before Wimbledon and I said I was going to dedicate that Wimbledon to him," Ivanisevic said after beating Patrick Rafter in five sets. "Unfortunately I played pretty badly and I lost in the third round." Ivanisevic said his father brought him some newspapers before this tournament. In one of them was a poster of Petrovic, who was one of the best shooters in the NBA. "So I ripped it off and put it on the wall," he said. "I said, 'This must be destiny. This is it.' Everything was going smoothly and I won it. I want to dedicate this victory to him. "He was not my best friend, but he was my good friend," Ivanisevic added. "He was one of the greatest basketball player in Europe ever."