Goran Bošković (; born 13 July 1966) is a

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n former

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who played as a

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Career

After starting out at Radnički Kovin, Bošković joined

Yugoslav Second League Yugoslav Second League ( Bosnian: ''Druga savezna liga,'' Croatian: ''Druga savezna liga'', Serbian: ''Друга савезна лига'', Slovenian: ''Druga zvezna liga'', Macedonian: ''Втора сојузна лига'', ''Vtora sojuzna l ...

club Proleter Zrenjanin in July 1983, shortly after his 17th birthday. He helped them win promotion to the

Yugoslav First League The Yugoslav First League ( Bosnian: Prva savezna liga u fudbalu, sr-Cyrl-Latn, Прва савезна лига у фудбалу, Prva savezna liga u fudbalu, , , , , ) was the premier football league in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1918–1941) ...

in 1990. After scoring eight goals in the 1990–91 season, his first in the top flight, Bošković moved abroad to France and signed with Division 2 club

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. He was their top scorer in his debut season, helping them win promotion to the

French Division 1 Ligue 1 (; ), officially known as Ligue 1 McDonald's for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in France and the highest level of the French football league system. Administered by the Ligue de Football Professio ...

. In 1993–94, Bošković briefly moved to Greece and played with

Apollon Athens Apollon Smyrnis Football Club () is a professional football club based in Athens, Greece, which competes in the Athens FCA first division. It is part of GS Apollon Smyrnis (Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Απόλλων Σμύρνης), ...

, before returning to France.

Honours

;Valenciennes *

French Division 2 Ligue 2 (, League 2), also known as Ligue 2 BKT due to sponsorship reasons, is a French professional football league. The league serves as the second division of French football and is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Profes ...

: 1991–92

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Boskovic, Goran 1966 births Living people People from Kovin Footballers from South Banat District Men's association football forwards Yugoslav men's footballers Serbia and Montenegro men's footballers FK Proleter Zrenjanin players Valenciennes FC players Apollon Smyrnis F.C. players Trélissac-Antonne Périgord FC players Angoulême Charente FC players Yugoslav Second League players Yugoslav First League players Ligue 2 players Ligue 1 players Super League Greece players Yugoslav expatriate men's footballers Serbia and Montenegro expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in France Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in France Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Greece