Zlatko Zahovič
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 February 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Maribor, SR Slovenia, Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1979–1981 | Maribor | ||
| 1981–1989 | Kovinar Maribor | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1993 | Partizan | 37 | (5) |
| 1989–1990 | → Mladost Petrinja (loan) | ||
| 1990–1991 | → Proleter Zrenjanin (loan) | 25 | (0) |
| 1993–1996 | Vitória Guimarães | 79 | (13) |
| 1996–1999 | Porto | 87 | (27) |
| 1999–2000 | Olympiacos | 14 | (7) |
| 2000–2001 | Valencia | 20 | (3) |
| 2001–2005 | Benfica | 80 | (14) |
| 2008–2009 | Limbuš-Pekre | 11 | (12) |
| Total | 353 | (81) | |
| International career | |||
| Yugoslavia U21 | |||
| 1992–2004 | Slovenia | 80 | (35) |
| 2003 | Slovenia B | 2 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Zlatko Zahovič (Slovene pronunciation: [ˈzlaːtkɔ ˈzaːxɔʋitʃ] ⓘ; born 1 February 1971) is a Slovenian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.
After making a name for himself in Portugal, most notably with Porto and Benfica where he amassed Primeira Liga totals of 246 matches and 54 goals over one full decade, he went on to have brief stints in Spain and Greece. He was known for dribbling and goal-scoring ability alike. Although primarily a midfielder, he scored 11 goals in 32 Champions League appearances and 35 in 80 for the Slovenian national team.
The all-time record holder in goals for Slovenia, Zahovič was an essential member of the squad as they qualified for the first time ever to a European Championship and a World Cup, in the early 2000s.