Zvonimir Soldo

Zvonimir Soldo embodies the kind of footballer I most want to applaud: the 189 cm Zagreb-born defensive midfielder who shielded the back line and held a team together without ever stealing the spotlight. Croatia produces fiercely intelligent players, and a man who reads the game from that position must have had real tactical sharpness. The fact that he moved into management after retiring confirms my hunch that he was a thinker on the pitch. I have a soft spot for the unglamorous spine of a side, and I respect anyone who built a long career on substance rather than flash.

Name (English)

Zvonimir Soldo

Name (Japanese)

ズヴォニミル・ソルド

Reading

ずゔぉにみる・そるど

Born

November 2, 1967 (age 58)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Goat

Origin

Zagreb, Croatia

Height

189 cm

Occupation

association football player / association football coach

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%BA%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A9%E3%83%8B%E3%83%9F%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%BD%E3%83%AB%E3%83%89

Tags

• association football player
• association football coach

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.