Zdravko Mamić (born 16 July 1959) is a Croatian-Bosnian former football administrator and sports agent. From 2003 to 2016, he was the executive director of Croatian football club GNK Dinamo Zagreb.
Mamić also worked as an advisor at NK Lokomotiva and later, between 2016 and 2021, at Dinamo Zagreb. In 2018, he was found guilty of tax fraud in Croatia at which point, in order to avoid going to prison, he fled to neighbouring Bosnia and Herzegovina where he's been living as a fugitive from justice ever since.
Mamić was born in Bjelovar, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia on 16 July 1959 to Herzegovinian Croat parents Josip (1929-2003) and Lucija Mamić, originally from the Herzegovina villages of Zidine and Bukova Gora, respectively. They had moved to the PR Croatia federal unit within FPR Yugoslavia in 1956 in search of expanded employment opportunities. Mamić has two siblings, both of whom would go on to become professional footballers: older brother Stojko [hr] (born 1957) and younger brother Zoran (1971).[1]
In the 1970s, with his two brothers (older Stojan and younger Zoran), teenage Zdravko moved from Bjelovar to the Zagreb suburb of Sesvete while their father was off working in West Germany as part of the gastarbeiter programme.
In the 1980s, Mamić befriended the then-manager of Dinamo, Miroslav Blažević, and made his way into Dinamo.[citation needed] In February 2016, he resigned as executive director, but returned as an advisor. On 16 March 2021, he resigned from all positions at the club.[2]
Trial
In 2009, Mamić was sued by Eduardo da Silva for unfavorable contract according to which had to pay 50% of salary for the entirety of the career to Mamić's family. Silva won the case in 2014.[3][4]
On 18 November 2015, Mamić along with five other people was arrested over transfer irregularities in Dinamo Zagreb. He was suspected of tax evasion and bribery.[5]
On 6 June 2018, Mamić was sentenced on first instance to six and a half years prison for transfer fraud relating to Luka Modrić and Dejan Lovren's transfer to Tottenham Hotspur and Olympique Lyonnais respectively.[6] Mamić, his brother Zoran, former Dinamo director Damir Vrbanović and tax official Milan Pernar, were all found guilty of siphoning over €15 million from Dinamo and defrauding the state budget over €1.2 million in unpaid taxes. Mamić, who had crossed the border into Bosnia and Herzegovina one day earlier, did not attend the sentencing and stated that he would not return to Croatia.[7]
Mamić has become well known for his hostile behaviour towards journalists, including a number of public incidents punctuated by threats of violence and profanities of personal and professional nature.[10][11][12][13]
In December 2011, a small group of Bad Blue Boys entered a press conference, confronting Mamić with his 'mismanagement of Dinamo Zagreb'.[14][15] While in function as the chairman of Dinamo, Mamić has been detained by police.[16] During his thirteen year reign at Dinamo Zagreb from 2003 to 2016, he appointed 15 different managers. On 15 March 2013, he was arrested after a verbal attack on Croatian Minister of Sports, Science and EducationŽeljko Jovanović on a radio show.
During the Croatian War of Independence, Mamić participated in the privatisation of Česma Wood Industry from Bjelovar.[17] In 2000 it was determined that the suspicious operations in the company caused 14 million HRK damage to the State budget,[18] while the number of workers was halved.[19]
Personal
Assassination attempt
On 22 August 2017, Mamić sustained a leg wound in an assassination attempt via ambush by two masked perpetrators who opened fire while he was exiting his vehicle during his annual visit to the village of Zidine near Tomislavgrad in Bosnia and Herzegovina, on the anniversary of his father Josip's death.[20]
References
^"Zdravko Mamić" (in Croatian). vecernji.hr. 1 December 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
^"Mamić podnio ostavku na sve funkcije u Dinamu: "Dinamo možda neće postojati za nekoliko mjeseci!"". Gol.hr (in Croatian). 16 March 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^Sven Milekic (15 October 2015). "Dinamo Boss Turns Croatian Fans off Football". Balkan Insight. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
^Kevin Palmer (4 July 2018). "'The stench of death that was never far away' - Luka Modric's brutal childhood makes his rise to the top all the more remarkable". Irish Independent. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
^Dinamo Zagreb's Zdravko Mamic arrested over transfer irregularities
^"Zdravko Mamić Sentenced to 6.5 Years in Prison for Modrić-Lovren Transfer Fraud". Retrieved 6 June 2018.
^"Mamić Responds to Croatian Prison Sentence from Medjugorje: "I'm Surprised, But I Feel Good"". Retrieved 6 June 2018.
^Vedran Pavlić (15 June 2018). "Bosnian Court Refuses to Extradite Zdravko Mamić to Croatia". total-croatia-news.com. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
^"Dinamo Zagreb boss Zoran Mamic quits after jail term for fraud confirmed". BBC. 15 March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
^Mamić govori istinu osim kada... ne govori istinu | tportal.hr
^Zdravko Mamic's being asked about his conflict of interest – YouTube
^Zdravko Mamić: "Je.. ti Joca Amsterdam mater!" – YouTube
^Mamiću, gdje si bio '91.? U privatizaciji, ali ne i u ratu
^Izvješće o obavljenoj reviziji pretvorbe i privatizacije - Drvna industrija Česma, Bjelovar
^"Controversial former Dinamo Zagreb chief Zdravko Mamic wounded in 'assassination attempt'". mirror.co.uk. 22 August 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
External links
Zdravko Mamić – američki san na hrvatski način (in Croatian)
Zdravko Mamic Arrested on 15 March 2013
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Zdravko Mamic born 16 July 1959 is a Croatian Bosnian former football administrator and sports agent From 2003 to 2016 he was the executive director of Croatian football club GNK Dinamo Zagreb Zdravko MamicMamic in February 2021Born 1959 07 16 16 July 1959 age 64 Bjelovar PR Croatia FPR YugoslaviaCitizenshipBosnia and HerzegovinaCroatiaOccupation s Football administrator sports agentYears active2003 presentKnown forFormer executive director of GNK Dinamo ZagrebMamic also worked as an advisor at NK Lokomotiva and later between 2016 and 2021 at Dinamo Zagreb In 2018 he was found guilty of tax fraud in Croatia at which point in order to avoid going to prison he fled to neighbouring Bosnia and Herzegovina where he s been living as a fugitive from justice ever since Contents 1 Early life 2 Football executive career 2 1 Trial 3 Controversy 4 Personal 4 1 Assassination attempt 5 References 6 External linksEarly life EditMamic was born in Bjelovar PR Croatia FPR Yugoslavia on 16 July 1959 to Herzegovinian Croat parents Josip 1929 2003 and Lucija Mamic originally from the Herzegovina villages of Zidine and Bukova Gora respectively They had moved to the PR Croatia federal unit within FPR Yugoslavia in 1956 in search of expanded employment opportunities Mamic has two siblings both of whom would go on to become professional footballers older brother Stojko hr born 1957 and younger brother Zoran 1971 1 In the 1970s with his two brothers older Stojan and younger Zoran teenage Zdravko moved from Bjelovar to the Zagreb suburb of Sesvete while their father was off working in West Germany as part of the gastarbeiter programme Football executive career EditMamic s first direct contact with GNK Dinamo Zagreb was through the Bad Blue Boys Dinamo s ultras supporters group citation needed In the 1980s Mamic befriended the then manager of Dinamo Miroslav Blazevic and made his way into Dinamo citation needed In February 2016 he resigned as executive director but returned as an advisor On 16 March 2021 he resigned from all positions at the club 2 Trial Edit In 2009 Mamic was sued by Eduardo da Silva for unfavorable contract according to which had to pay 50 of salary for the entirety of the career to Mamic s family Silva won the case in 2014 3 4 On 18 November 2015 Mamic along with five other people was arrested over transfer irregularities in Dinamo Zagreb He was suspected of tax evasion and bribery 5 On 6 June 2018 Mamic was sentenced on first instance to six and a half years prison for transfer fraud relating to Luka Modric and Dejan Lovren s transfer to Tottenham Hotspur and Olympique Lyonnais respectively 6 Mamic his brother Zoran former Dinamo director Damir Vrbanovic and tax official Milan Pernar were all found guilty of siphoning over 15 million from Dinamo and defrauding the state budget over 1 2 million in unpaid taxes Mamic who had crossed the border into Bosnia and Herzegovina one day earlier did not attend the sentencing and stated that he would not return to Croatia 7 The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina refused to extradite Mamic since he also holds Bosnian citizenship 8 The Supreme Court of Croatia confirmed Mamic s sentence on 15 March 2021 9 Controversy EditMamic has become well known for his hostile behaviour towards journalists including a number of public incidents punctuated by threats of violence and profanities of personal and professional nature 10 11 12 13 In December 2011 a small group of Bad Blue Boys entered a press conference confronting Mamic with his mismanagement of Dinamo Zagreb 14 15 While in function as the chairman of Dinamo Mamic has been detained by police 16 During his thirteen year reign at Dinamo Zagreb from 2003 to 2016 he appointed 15 different managers On 15 March 2013 he was arrested after a verbal attack on Croatian Minister of Sports Science and Education Zeljko Jovanovic on a radio show During the Croatian War of Independence Mamic participated in the privatisation of Cesma Wood Industry from Bjelovar 17 In 2000 it was determined that the suspicious operations in the company caused 14 million HRK damage to the State budget 18 while the number of workers was halved 19 Personal EditAssassination attempt Edit On 22 August 2017 Mamic sustained a leg wound in an assassination attempt via ambush by two masked perpetrators who opened fire while he was exiting his vehicle during his annual visit to the village of Zidine near Tomislavgrad in Bosnia and Herzegovina on the anniversary of his father Josip s death 20 References Edit Zdravko Mamic in Croatian vecernji hr 1 December 2016 Retrieved 1 December 2016 Mamic podnio ostavku na sve funkcije u Dinamu Dinamo mozda nece postojati za nekoliko mjeseci Gol hr in Croatian 16 March 2021 Retrieved 16 March 2021 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Sven Milekic 15 October 2015 Dinamo Boss Turns Croatian Fans off Football Balkan Insight Retrieved 12 July 2018 Kevin Palmer 4 July 2018 The stench of death that was never far away Luka Modric s brutal childhood makes his rise to the top all the more remarkable Irish Independent Retrieved 12 July 2018 Dinamo Zagreb s Zdravko Mamic arrested over transfer irregularities Zdravko Mamic Sentenced to 6 5 Years in Prison for Modric Lovren Transfer Fraud Retrieved 6 June 2018 Mamic Responds to Croatian Prison Sentence from Medjugorje I m Surprised But I Feel Good Retrieved 6 June 2018 Vedran Pavlic 15 June 2018 Bosnian Court Refuses to Extradite Zdravko Mamic to Croatia total croatia news com Retrieved 15 June 2018 Dinamo Zagreb boss Zoran Mamic quits after jail term for fraud confirmed BBC 15 March 2021 Retrieved 21 March 2021 Mamic govori istinu osim kada ne govori istinu tportal hr Zdravko Mamic s being asked about his conflict of interest YouTube Zdravko Mamic Je ti Joca Amsterdam mater YouTube YouTube BBB upali na presicu i napali Mamica YouTube Dinamo Zagreb president attacked and threatened Monsters and Critics Dinamo Zagreb director arrested after allegedly brawling with police Zdravko Mamic americki san na hrvatski nacin Mamicu gdje si bio 91 U privatizaciji ali ne i u ratu Izvjesce o obavljenoj reviziji pretvorbe i privatizacije Drvna industrija Cesma Bjelovar Controversial former Dinamo Zagreb chief Zdravko Mamic wounded in assassination attempt mirror co uk 22 August 2017 Retrieved 22 August 2017 External links EditZdravko Mamic americki san na hrvatski nacin in Croatian Zdravko Mamic Arrested on 15 March 2013 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Zdravko Mamic amp oldid 1163854998, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
