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Zlatko Zahovic

Zlatko Zahovic

Midfield - Attacking Midfield  at Retired
Age55
CitizenshipSlovenia
Height1.80 m
Footleft
BornFebruary 1, 1971
👕200+ Apps 50+ Goals 🏴50+ Caps Veteran
Market value
Attacking Midfield Midfield

Career snapshot

6
clubs played for
00/01
debut season
0.28
goals / match
FC Porto
top club · 118 apps

Position rank · 99/00

#29
goals rank
#45
assists rank
80
season goals
40
season assists

Among 204 Midfield - Attacking Midfields · ≥200 mins

Career highs

peak value
€13.50m
top transfer fee · 99/00
22
best season · 98/99
86 / 37
int'l caps / goals

Born the same day

Shares 1971-02-01 · 1 player total

287Appearances
80Goals
40Assists
42Yellow cards
4Red cards
58Full matches (90′)
Full nameZlatko Zahovic
Name in home countryZlatko Zahovič
Date of birth1971-02-01 (55 yrs)
Place of birthMaribor, Slovenia
CitizenshipSlovenia
PositionMidfield - Attacking Midfield (main: Midfield)
Footleft
Height180.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2010-01-01
Contract expires
Agentno agent
Jan 2010
Transfer: Marles Hise → Retired
09/10 · Transfer
Jul 2008
Transfer: Career break → Marles Hise
07/08 · Transfer
Jan 2005
Transfer: Benfica → Career break
04/05 · Transfer
Jul 2004
04/05 — SL Benfica
18 matches · 4 G · 1 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2003
03/04 — SL Benfica
32 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2002
02/03 — SL Benfica
29 matches · 6 G · 10 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2001
01/02 — SL Benfica
23 matches · 7 G · 5 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2001
Transfer: Valencia → Benfica
01/02 · Transfer
Jul 2000
00/01 — Valencia CF
30 matches · 6 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2000
Transfer: Olympiacos → Valencia
00/01 · Transfer · €8.00m
Jul 1999
99/00 — Olympiacos Piraeus
24 matches · 9 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1999
Transfer: FC Porto → Olympiacos
99/00 · Transfer · €13.50m
Jul 1998
98/99 — FC Porto
39 matches · 22 G · 8 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1997
97/98 — FC Porto
40 matches · 11 G · 4 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 1996
96/97 — FC Porto
39 matches · 9 G · 7 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 1996
Transfer: Vit. Guimarães → FC Porto
96/97 · Transfer
Jul 1995
95/96 — Vitória Guimarães SC
10 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1994
94/95 — Vitória Guimarães SC
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 1993
93/94 — Vitória Guimarães SC
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 1993
Transfer: Partizan → Vit. Guimarães
93/94 · Transfer
Jul 1991
91/92 — FK Partizan Belgrade
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jun 1991
Transfer: Proleter Zrenj. → Partizan
90/91 · Return from loan
Jul 1990
Transfer: Partizan → Proleter Zrenj.
90/91 · Loan
Jul 1989
Transfer: Tezno Maribor → Partizan
89/90 · Transfer

Percentile rank vs 121 other Midfield - Attacking Midfields with ≥500 minutes in 99/00. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals9 total · 2.03/90
99
Assists3 total · 0.68/90
88
G+A12 total · 2.70/90
96
Yellow cards2 total · 0.45/90
35
5,183 min
Minutes played by club
Olympiacos Piraeus 7.7%
FC Porto 37.8%
Vitória Guimarães SC 3.5%
FK Partizan Belgrade 0.0%
SL Benfica 36.6%
Valencia CF 14.5%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Olympiacos Piraeus 1 99/00 99/00 24 9 3 400
FC Porto 3 96/97 98/99 118 42 19 1,958
Vitória Guimarães SC 3 93/94 95/96 12 3 0 179
FK Partizan Belgrade 1 91/92 91/92 1 0 0 0
SL Benfica 4 01/02 04/05 102 20 17 1,897
Valencia CF 1 00/01 00/01 30 6 1 749

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

815233000/01 — 6 goals (Valencia CF)00/01 — 1 assists700/0101/02 — 7 goals (SL Benfica)01/02 — 5 assists1201/0202/03 — 6 goals (SL Benfica)02/03 — 10 assists1602/0303/04 — 3 goals (SL Benfica)03/04 — 1 assists403/0404/05 — 4 goals (SL Benfica)04/05 — 1 assists504/0595/96 — 3 goals (Vitória Guimarães SC)395/9696/97 — 9 goals (FC Porto)96/97 — 7 assists1696/9797/98 — 11 goals (FC Porto)97/98 — 4 assists1597/9898/99 — 22 goals (FC Porto)98/99 — 8 assists3098/9999/00 — 9 goals (Olympiacos Piraeus)99/00 — 3 assists1299/00GoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

00/01: 6600/0101/02: 7701/0202/03: 6602/0303/04: 3303/0404/05: 4404/0591/92: 0091/9293/94: 0093/9494/95: 0094/9595/96: 3395/9696/97: 9996/9797/98: 111197/9898/99: 222298/9999/00: 9999/00

Assists by season

00/01: 1100/0101/02: 5501/0202/03: 101002/0303/04: 1103/0404/05: 1104/0591/92: 0091/9293/94: 0093/9494/95: 0094/9595/96: 0095/9696/97: 7796/9797/98: 4497/9898/99: 8898/9999/00: 3399/00
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
99/00 A' Ethniki Olympiacos Piraeus 14 7 2 2 0 139
99/00 Champions League Olympiacos Piraeus 6 2 1 0 0 261
99/00 Kypello Elladas Olympiacos Piraeus 4 0 0 0 0 0
98/99 Champions League FC Porto 6 7 0 1 0 73
98/99 Primeira Divisão FC Porto 31 14 8 2 1 183
98/99 Supertaça FC Porto 2 1 0 0 1 131
97/98 Champions League FC Porto 5 0 0 2 0 0
97/98 Primeira Divisão FC Porto 29 6 4 5 0 341
97/98 Supertaça FC Porto 1 0 0 0 0 0
97/98 Taça de Portugal FC Porto 5 5 0 2 0 83
96/97 Champions League FC Porto 7 1 2 1 0 593
96/97 Primeira Divisão FC Porto 27 7 2 5 0 311
96/97 Supertaça FC Porto 1 0 2 0 0 0
96/97 Taça de Portugal FC Porto 4 1 1 1 0 243
95/96 Primeira Divisão Vitória Guimarães SC 8 3 0 0 0 179
95/96 UEFA Cup Vitória Guimarães SC 2 0 0 0 0 0
94/95 Primeira Divisão Vitória Guimarães SC 1 0 0 0 0 0
93/94 Primeira Divisão Vitória Guimarães SC 1 0 0 1 0 0
91/92 UEFA Cup FK Partizan Belgrade 1 0 0 0 0 0
04/05 Champions League Qu. SL Benfica 2 1 0 0 0 84
04/05 SuperLiga SL Benfica 10 0 0 4 0 0
04/05 Supertaça SL Benfica 1 0 0 1 0 0
04/05 Taça de Portugal SL Benfica 1 0 0 0 0 0
04/05 UEFA Cup SL Benfica 4 3 1 0 0 79
03/04 Champions League Qu. SL Benfica 2 0 0 0 0 0
03/04 SuperLiga SL Benfica 21 2 0 4 0 586
03/04 Taça de Portugal SL Benfica 3 0 0 0 0 0
03/04 UEFA Cup SL Benfica 6 1 1 0 0 418
02/03 SuperLiga SL Benfica 28 6 10 5 1 335
02/03 Taça de Portugal SL Benfica 1 0 0 0 0 0
01/02 Primeira Liga SL Benfica 21 6 5 4 1 247
01/02 Taça de Portugal SL Benfica 2 1 0 0 0 148
00/01 Champions League Valencia CF 8 1 1 0 0 439
00/01 Champions League Qu. Valencia CF 2 0 0 0 0 0
00/01 Copa del Rey Valencia CF 0 2 0 0 0 0
00/01 LaLiga Valencia CF 20 3 0 2 0 310
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
89/90 1989-07-01 Tezno Maribor Partizan Transfer 0
90/91 1990-07-01 Partizan Proleter Zrenj. Loan 0
90/91 1991-06-30 Proleter Zrenj. Partizan Return from loan 0
93/94 1993-07-01 Partizan Vit. Guimarães Transfer 0
96/97 1996-07-01 Vit. Guimarães FC Porto Transfer 0
99/00 1999-07-01 FC Porto Olympiacos Transfer 0 €13.50m
00/01 2000-07-01 Olympiacos Valencia Transfer 0 €8.00m
01/02 2001-07-01 Valencia Benfica Transfer 0
04/05 2005-01-12 Benfica Career break Transfer 0
07/08 2008-07-17 Career break Marles Hise Transfer 0
09/10 2010-01-01 Marles Hise Retired Transfer 0

No recorded injuries.

No market value history.

TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #88257 1 1 former national player
Team #23115 1 0 former national player
Team #3588 84 36 former national player

No teammate data.

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
98/99 Primeira Divisão FC Porto 14 31
96/97 Primeira Divisão FC Porto 7 27
98/99 Champions League FC Porto 7 6

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
02/03 SuperLiga SL Benfica 10 28
98/99 Primeira Divisão FC Porto 8 31
01/02 Primeira Liga SL Benfica 5 21

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
90/91 1991-06-30 Proleter Zrenj. Partizan Return from loan
90/91 1990-07-01 Partizan Proleter Zrenj. Loan

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
00/01 Senior debut season
00/01 First senior goal
98/99 Goal #50 (career)

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
99/00 24 400 2 0 0 0.45
98/99 39 387 3 0 2 1.16
97/98 40 424 9 0 0 1.91
96/97 39 1,147 7 1 0 0.63
94/95 1 0 0 1 0 0
93/94 1 0 1 0 0 0
04/05 18 163 5 0 0 2.76
03/04 32 1,004 4 0 0 0.36
02/03 29 335 5 0 1 1.61
01/02 23 395 4 0 1 1.14
00/01 30 749 2 0 0 0.24

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

SuperLiga
177 apps
44 G
29 A
Champions League
32 apps
11 G
4 A
A' Ethniki
14 apps
7 G
2 A
Taça de Portugal
16 apps
7 G
1 A
UEFA Cup
13 apps
4 G
2 A
LaLiga
20 apps
3 G
0 A
Copa del Rey
0 apps
2 G
0 A
Supertaça
5 apps
1 G
2 A
Champions League Qu.
6 apps
1 G
0 A

Frequently asked about Zlatko Zahovic

Who is Zlatko Zahovic?

Zlatko Zahovic is a Slovenia professional footballer who plays as a attacking midfield for Retired.

How old is Zlatko Zahovic?

Zlatko Zahovic is 55 years old. He was born on February 1, 1971 in Maribor.

What position does Zlatko Zahovic play?

Zlatko Zahovic plays as a attacking midfield (Midfield - Attacking Midfield).

What club does Zlatko Zahovic play for?

Zlatko Zahovic currently plays for Retired.

How many career goals has Zlatko Zahovic scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Zlatko Zahovic has scored 80 goals in 287 appearances.