From Boban to Magic Flute, a list of 11 Croatian players in Milan s history

With Modric's joining, the number of Croatian players in AC Milan's history has reached 11. "Milan News Network" took a look at this, which included both shining superstars and passers-by.

Boban: The most shining Croatian star in the red and black world

is the first in this list, which has a far-reaching influence on Milan. In 1991, Milan signed him from Dynamo Zagreb, but due to the restrictions on foreign aid quota at that time, he officially registered a year later. After Bari's loan period expired, Boban made 251 appearances for Milan between 1992 and 2001, scoring 30 goals, winning the Champions League, the European Super Cup, 4 Serie A championships and 3 Italian Super Cups. As a top player, he helped the team win the league title in the 1998-99 season, when Zacheroni placed him behind Billhof and George Wea as the midfielder.

Dario Simici: He was the main player in his first season and later became Kafu's substitute

According to the number of appearances, Simici ranked second with Boban. He was one of the players of the era when Inter Milan and Milan players frequently exchanged. He played 45 games as a main player in his first year with the Ross and Blacks and won the Champions League. However, with the arrival of Cafo, Simici gradually retreated to the second line and became Massimo Odo's substitute. In the end, he played 129 times for Milan, scoring one goal, winning two Champions Leagues, two European Super Cups, one Club World Cup, one Serie A championship, one Italian Cup and one Italian Super Cup.

Rebic: The key player of Milan's rebirth is

The third player to play is Rebic, who joined Milan from Frankfurt in 2019 with Andre Silva. He played a major role in the rise of Milan, especially in the season that helped the team return to the Champions League. However, due to injuries and the outbreak of Raphael Leo, he gradually became a substitute. In the end, he made 123 appearances for Milan, scored 9 goals, and won a Serie A championship.

Kalinic: The performance of the Chinese striker

Kalinic was very disappointing: he was part of the massive signing battle initiated by Li Yonghong, Fasone and Mirabery in the summer of 2017. He performed well in Fiorentina, but his performance suddenly declined after joining Milan for 25 million euros, with 41 appearances and only scored 6 goals.

Pasalic: Playing for a short time but playing seriously

Milan seemed to have insisted on staying Passalic. He only played for one season in the Ross and Blacks Milan (2016-17), but he performed well under the coaching of Montera. At the age of 21, he made 27 appearances and scored 5 goals, including a winning penalty in the Italian Super Cup against Juventus in Doha. He came on loan from Chelsea and later regained his life in Atlanta.

Mandzukic: Passerby at the end of his career

Mandzukic's journey to the red and black is very bad. Very few appearances, few smiles, zero goals. The Croatian striker was already at dusk in his career when he joined. In the past, they were not in good shape in Qatar and Juventus. In the end, he only made 11 appearances for Milan.

Others: Smoyer, Buencic, Khalilovic and Strinic

Dario Smoyer joined Milan when he was young, but only played nine times under Capello. Buencic joined Milan as part of Pirlo's transfer. Although he only played 5 times, he participated in the Champions League. Harilovic was the hope star of 2018, but never played in the league in Milan, only starting and being substituted in the UEFA Europa League against Luxembourg Dudrange. Strinic was found to have a hypertrophy in the preseason, causing him to be temporarily active and did not recover until November. He never played for Milan.