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{{Short description|Croatian football player and manager (born 1969)}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Robert Prosinečki
| image = Robert Prosinečki 2024 (1) (cropped).jpg
| caption = Prosinečki as [[Montenegro national football team|Montenegro]] manager in 2024
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1969|01|12|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Villingen-Schwenningen|Schwenningen]], West Germany
| height = 1.82 m
| position = [[Midfielder]]
| currentclub = [[Montenegro national football team|Montenegro]] (manager)
| youthyears1 = 1974–1980
| youthclubs1 = [[Stuttgarter Kickers]]
| youthyears2 = 1980–1986
| youthclubs2 = [[GNK Dinamo Zagreb|Dinamo Zagreb]]
| years1 = 1986–1987
| clubs1 = [[GNK Dinamo Zagreb|Dinamo Zagreb]]
| caps1 = 2
| goals1 = 1
| years2 = 1987–1991
| clubs2 = [[Red Star Belgrade]]
| caps2 = 117
| goals2 = 25
| years3 = 1991–1995
| clubs3 = [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]]
| caps3 = 55
| goals3 = 10
| years4 = 1994–1995
| clubs4 = → [[Real Oviedo|Oviedo]] (loan)
| caps4 = 30
| goals4 = 5
| years5 = 1995–1996
| clubs5 = [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
| caps5 = 19
| goals5 = 2
| years6 = 1996–1997
| clubs6 = [[Sevilla FC|Sevilla]]
| caps6 = 20
| goals6 = 4
| years7 = 1997–2000
| clubs7 = [[GNK Dinamo Zagreb|Croatia Zagreb]]
| caps7 = 50
| goals7 = 14
| years8 = 2000
| clubs8 = [[NK Hrvatski Dragovoljac|Hrvatski Dragovoljac]]
| caps8 = 4
| goals8 = 1
| years9 = 2000–2001
| clubs9 = [[Standard Liège]]
| caps9 = 21
| goals9 = 4
| years10 = 2001–2002
| clubs10 = [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]]
| caps10 = 33
| goals10 = 9
| years11 = 2002–2003
| clubs11 = [[NK Olimpija Ljubljana (1945–2005)|Olimpija Ljubljana]]
| caps11 = 23
| goals11 = 3
| years12 = 2003–2004
| clubs12 = [[NK Zagreb]]
| caps12 = 26
| goals12 = 5
| years13 = 2005
| clubs13 = Savski Marof
| caps13 = 4
| goals13 = 1
| totalcaps = 404
| totalgoals = 84
| nationalyears1 = 1987
| nationalteam1 = [[Yugoslavia national under-20 football team|Yugoslavia U20]]
| nationalcaps1 = 5
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| nationalyears2 = 1989–1991
| nationalteam2 = [[Yugoslavia national football team|Yugoslavia]]
| nationalcaps2 = 15
| nationalgoals2 = 4
| nationalyears3 = 1994–2002
| nationalteam3 = [[Croatia national football team|Croatia]]
| nationalcaps3 = 49
| nationalgoals3 = 10
| manageryears1 = 2006–2010
| managerclubs1 = [[Croatia national football team|Croatia]] (assistant)
| manageryears2 = 2010–2012
| managerclubs2 = [[Red Star Belgrade]]
| manageryears3 = 2012–2014
| managerclubs3 = [[Kayserispor]]
| manageryears4 = 2014–2017
| managerclubs4 = [[Azerbaijan national football team|Azerbaijan]]
| manageryears5 = 2018–2019
| managerclubs5 = [[Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team|Bosnia and Herzegovina]]
| manageryears6 = 2019–2020
| managerclubs6 = [[Kayserispor]]
| manageryears7 = 2020
| managerclubs7 = [[Denizlispor]]
| manageryears8 = 2022
| managerclubs8 = [[NK Olimpija Ljubljana|Olimpija Ljubljana]]
| manageryears9 = 2023
| managerclubs9 = [[NK Rudeš|Rudeš]]
| manageryears10 = 2024–
| managerclubs10 = [[Montenegro national football team|Montenegro]]
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's [[Association football|football]]}} 
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{{MedalCompetition|[[FIFA U-20 World Cup]]}}
{{Medal|Winner|[[1987 FIFA World Youth Championship|1987 Chile]]|}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[UEFA European Under-21 Championship]]}}
{{Medal|RU|[[1990 UEFA European Under-21 Championship|1990]]|}}
{{MedalCountry|{{fb|CRO}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIFA World Cup]]}}
{{Medal|3rd|[[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998 France]]|}}
}}
'''Robert Prosinečki''' ({{IPA|hr|rǒbert prosinětʃkiː}};<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hjp.znanje.hr/index.php?show=search_by_id&id=dllvWxU%3D|title=Ròbert|quote=Ròbert|website=Hrvatski jezični portal|access-date=2018-09-08|language=sh}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://hjp.znanje.hr/index.php?show=search_by_id&id=dl5lWRg%3D&keyword=proso|title=prȍso|quote=Prosinèčkī|website=Hrvatski jezični portal|access-date=2018-09-08|language=sh}}</ref> born 12 January 1969) is a Croatian professional [[Manager (association football)|football manager]] and former [[Football player|player]] who played as a [[midfielder]]. He is the current manager of the [[Montenegro national football team|Montenegro national team]].

Early in his career, he was part of the [[Red Star Belgrade]] team that won three [[Yugoslav First League]] titles and the [[UEFA Champions League|European Cup]] in [[1991 European Cup Final|1991]]. Prosinečki spent several years in Spain with rivals [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]] and [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]], as well as [[Real Oviedo|Oviedo]] and [[Sevilla FC|Sevilla]]. Later in his career, he won three [[Croatian Football League|Croatian league]] titles with [[GNK Dinamo Zagreb|Dinamo Zagreb]], and also played in Belgium, England and Slovenia.

Internationally, Prosinečki was voted best player as [[Yugoslavia national under-20 football team|Yugoslavia]] won the [[1987 FIFA World Youth Championship]], and came runner-up with the under-21 team at the [[1990 UEFA European Under-21 Championship|1990 European Championship]]. He was also voted [[FIFA World Cup awards#FIFA Young Player Award|Best Young Player]] at the [[1990 FIFA World Cup]]. He earned 49 [[cap (sport)|caps]] for [[Croatia national football team|Croatia]] between 1994 and 2002, playing at [[UEFA Euro 1996]] and the [[FIFA World Cup|World Cups]] of [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]] and [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]], helping the team to third place in 1998.

After retiring from active football, Prosinečki worked as assistant manager of the Croatia national team between 2006 and 2010, before being appointed manager of Red Star Belgrade in December 2010. He left in 2012 for Turkish club [[Kayserispor]] two months later. Internationally, Prosinečki worked as head coach of the [[Azerbaijan national football team|Azerbaijan national team]] from 2014 to 2017 and of [[Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team|Bosnia and Herzegovina]] from 2018 to 2019. He then once again managed Kayserispor, [[Denizlispor]], [[NK Olimpija Ljubljana|Olimpija Ljubljana]] and [[NK Rudeš|Rudeš]].

==Early life and career==
Prosinečki was born in [[Villingen-Schwenningen|Schwenningen]], [[West Germany]], into a family of [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|Yugoslav]] [[gastarbeiter]]s of mixed ethnicity. His father Đuro was a [[Croats|Croat]], hailing from the Gornji Čemehovec village near [[Kraljevec na Sutli]],<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.index.hr/vijesti/clanak/umro-otac-robija-prosineckog/151229.aspx | title=Umro otac Robija Prosinečkog | publisher=index.hr | date=30 July 2003 | language=hr | access-date=24 December 2010}}</ref> and his mother Emilija Đoković is a [[Serbs|Serb]], originally from the [[Ježevica (Čačak)|Ježevica]] village near [[Čačak]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sportservis.pressonline.rs/wsw/index.php?p=71&ni=16561 |title=Emilija Prosinečki: Raduje me što je moj Robert opet u Srbiji! |first=D. |last=Nedeljković |publisher=[[Press (Belgrade newspaper)|Press]] |date=10 December 2010 |language=sr |access-date=11 December 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120302205003/http://sportservis.pressonline.rs/wsw/index.php?p=71&ni=16561 |archive-date=2 March 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://sportservis.name/wsw/index.php?p=71&ni=22586 |title=Šumadija na nogama: Ježevica dočekuje svog Robija |first=V. |last=Trtović |publisher=[[Press (Belgrade newspaper)|Press]] |date=20 May 2011 |language=sr |access-date=20 May 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120319233753/http://sportservis.name/wsw/index.php?p=71&ni=22586 |archive-date=19 March 2012 }}</ref>

He spent his childhood in West Germany before moving back to [[Socialist Republic of Croatia|SR Croatia]] with his family in 1979, at the age of ten. By that time he had already been playing in the [[Stuttgarter Kickers]] youth system. Once in Croatia, he continued in the youth setup of [[GNK Dinamo Zagreb|Dinamo Zagreb]].{{fact|date=January 2024}}

==Club career==
===Dinamo Zagreb===
After moving up the youth ranks for years, Prosinečki started getting occasional first team appearances during the [[1986–87 Yugoslav First League|1986–87 league season]] under head coach [[Miroslav Blažević]]. On his league debut versus [[FK Željezničar Sarajevo|Željezničar]] on 2 November 1986, the seventeen-year-old managed to score in a 2–1 home win. By the end of the season, he recorded one more league appearance: playing the second half versus [[FK Sloboda Tuzla|Sloboda Tuzla]] on 12 April 1987, a goalless home draw.

Wanting to secure his son's financial future, Prosinečki's father Đuro started pushing within the club hierarchy for a professional contract to be given to his eighteen-year-old son.<ref name="vecernji_110780"/> However, coach Miroslav Blažević sent him away, famously claiming that he would eat his coaching diploma if Prosinečki ever became a real football player.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.vjesnik.hr/html/1998/11/20/Gledista.htm | title=Hrvatski jal | first=Milan | last=Jajčinović | newspaper=[[Vjesnik]] | date=20 November 1998 | language=hr | access-date=5 September 2008 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://archive.today/20020617184324/http://www.vjesnik.hr/html/1998/11/20/Gledista.htm | archive-date=17 June 2002 | df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.vjesnik.com/pdf/2000%5C06%5C25%5C11A11.PDF | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020619134835/http://www.vjesnik.com/pdf/2000%5c06%5c25%5c11A11.PDF | url-status=dead | archive-date=19 June 2002 | title=Drugi odlazak "Velikog Žutog" - najtužniji dan za hrvatski nogomet | first=Predrag | last=Jurišić | newspaper=[[Vjesnik]] | date=25 June 2000 | language=hr | access-date=5 September 2008 }}</ref>

===Red Star Belgrade===
In the summer of 1987, Đuro Prosinečki took Robert over to [[Belgrade]] and got the professional contract they were after. [[Dragan Džajić]], [[Red Star Belgrade|Red Star]]'s then technical director, remembers how the transfer got initiated: {{cquote|''[In late May 1987], during one of our away trips to Zagreb, we stayed at [[Regent Esplanade|Hotel Esplanade]] where I got approached by a man who introduced himself as Robert Prosinečki's uncle. He told me his nephew wasn't happy at Dinamo and asked me if we could arrange a tryout. I told them to come to Belgrade in a couple of days and they did. At the tryout I saw this kid do wonders with the ball and I immediately asked our head coach [[Velibor Vasović]] to schedule an afternoon practice session at the main stadium so that I could see the kid one more time. It was obvious we had a classy player on our hands, and I initiated the contract proceedings right away. Our lawyer informed us that we wouldn't have to pay a transfer fee to Dinamo so Robert's father Đuro and I agreed everything in five minutes.''<ref>{{cite news|last=L. S.|first=D.|url=http://www.novosti.rs/vesti/sport.72.html:310888-Dzajic-Najbitnije-da-Prosinecki-srusi-Partizan|title=Džajić: Najbitnije da Prosinečki sruši Partizan|agency=[[Večernje novosti]]|language=sr|date=10 December 2010|access-date=3 August 2015}}</ref>}}

Despite evident quality and obvious technical ability, in order to further assess an unproven prospect who hadn't been on their radar, Red Star management reportedly also inquired about Prosinečki—as well as about the player-management relations and overall atmosphere within Dinamo—with their own defender [[Milivoj Bračun]] who had spent years at Dinamo before moving to Belgrade.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.b92.net/sport/fudbal/vesti.php?yyyy=2011&mm=04&dd=15&nav_id=506311|agency=[[Večernje novosti]]|title="Hrvati u Zvezdi bez problema"|language=sr|date=15 April 2011|access-date=2 May 2021}}</ref>

Within weeks, in late June 1987, as the league season ended and the summer transfer window opened, Prosinečki and his father went back to Belgrade where he took part in a few more training sessions with the Red Star Belgrade squad that was temporarily missing some of its marquee players such as [[Dragan Stojković]], [[Borislav Cvetković|Boro Cvetković]] and newly-signed [[Refik Šabanadžović]], who were in Zagreb [[Football at the 1987 Summer Universiade|competing]] at [[1987 Summer Universiade|1987 Universiade]] with the Yugoslavia national team.<ref name="una-2023">{{cite news |first=Dejan |last=Marić |url=https://unaworld.com/ba/sport/fudbal/zuti-za-unu-kako-sam-sa-dzajom-odigrao-na-rijec |archive-url= |archive-date= |url-status= |title=Žuti za UNU: Kako sam sa Džajom "odigrao" na riječ |agency=Una TV |date=19 May 2023 |access-date=21 May 2023}}</ref> Furthermore, Prosinečki played a friendly match versus the recently-promoted [[Yugoslav Second League|Second League]] side [[FK Rad]].<ref name="una-2023"/> Satisfied again with his skills, technical director Džajić wanted to sign the professional contract right away, however, Prosinečki and his father wanted to go back to Zagreb one more time, ostensibly to get more of their personal belongings before coming back to sign.<ref name="una-2023"/> Afraid that young Prosinečki might try to leverage the accolades from his Belgrade tryouts in order to improve his standing back in Dinamo and possibly stay in Zagreb, Džajić insisted on contract being signed immediately, but eventually relented by taking Prosinečki's father's word that they will indeed come back to Belgrade and sign with Red Star.<ref name="una-2023"/>

Immediately upon joining his new club, Prosinečki became a first team regular and furthermore, much to Blažević's chagrin, also rapidly established himself as one of Yugoslavia's most gifted and talented players. Playing under head coach Vasović, the youngster secured a regular spot in Red Star's midfield alongside [[Dragan Stojković]], [[Žarko Đurović]] and [[Goran Milojević]] just a few weeks into the [[1987–88 Yugoslav First League|1987–88 league season]], opening his Red Star scoring account in the process during only his second match for the club—a 7–1 home rout of [[FK Priština|Priština]] on 9 August 1987.

In October 1987, he was part of the [[Yugoslavia national under-20 football team|Yugoslav youth squad]] which won the [[1987 FIFA World Youth Championship|World Youth Championship]] in Chile, with Prosinečki winning the Golden Ball award as the tournament's best player. Playing in Chile meant that he was away from the club for the entire month of October, and he was already held in such high regard at Red Star, that the club brass attempted to bring him back from South America after the tournament's group stages, so that he could play in their [[1987–88 UEFA Cup]] second round tie versus [[Club Brugge K.V.|Club Brugge]]. The Yugoslav team players protested to FIFA, and [[João Havelange]], the organisation's chairman at the time, intervened to keep Prosinečki in Chile.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2007/jul/24/newsstory.sport9 | title=Yugoslavia in the 90s: the greatest team there never was? | first=Jonathan | last=Wilson | work=The Guardian | date=24 July 2007 | access-date=25 December 2010}}</ref>

During his four-year spell at the club, Prosinečki helped Red Star win three [[Yugoslav First League]] titles and one [[Yugoslav Cup]], as well as participating in the club's greatest success in history by winning the [[1991 European Cup Final|1991 European Cup]].<ref name="storiedicalcio"/>

===Real Madrid===
Prosinečki joined Spanish giants [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]] during the summer of 1991 for a transfer fee of [[Spanish peseta|₧]] 450 million (€15 million). Led by club president [[Ramón Mendoza]] and head coach [[Radomir Antić]], the club had huge expectations from their expensive and highly rated signing.<ref>[http://news-realmadrid-football.blogspot.com/2011/09/nuri-sahin-new-crystal-player.html Nuri Sahin: A new crystal player?];from ''MARCA'', 2 September 2011</ref> Real were coming off a [[1990–91 Real Madrid CF season|difficult season]] during which they made two coaching changes before barely managing a UEFA Cup spot by finishing third in [[1990–91 La Liga|La Liga]] under Antić, their third head coach that season.

However, pretty much immediately, 22-year-old Prosinečki got sidelined with a string of muscular injuries. Administered by team doctors, he underwent a series of tests as well as a strict dietary regime in addition to getting forced into changing many lifestyle-related habits. Still, the first season turned out to be a complete write-off: he appeared in only three league matches with a notable shining moment — scoring a free-kick goal versus [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] in [[El Clásico]] on 19 October 1991.

Although injury-riddled as well, Prosinečki's second season at Real did provide a hint of a breakthrough with 29 league appearances and three goals, however, it was still far off the expectations indicated by his reputation and price tag.

His best season at Real, [[1993–94 Real Madrid CF season|1993–94]], would incidentally turn out to be his last with the club, with six league goals.

====Loan to Oviedo====
During the 1994 summer transfer window, after three indifferent seasons in Madrid, Real brass decided that Prosinečki's physical fragility and injuries were too much to deal with, offloading the twenty-five-year-old to [[Real Oviedo]] on a [[loan (sports)|loan deal]]. Reuniting with Radomir Antić—the same head coach who had brought him to Real three years earlier—Prosinečki ended up playing his best season yet in Spain, even winning a league match against his former club Real Madrid in May 1995.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/p.php?id=19726|title=Real Oviedo 3:2 Real Madrid|publisher=bdfutbol.com|access-date=6 January 2018}}</ref> 
He stood out for his good performances as an organizer, he recovered his best level and he felt more satisfied with his physical and psychological state. He also started being a regular in the [[Croatia national football team|Croatia national team]]. In his statements to the press reflected "I'm enjoying my football" and reaffirmed his intention to leave Real Madrid without fulfilling the fifth year of contract he had left.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://elpais.com/diario/1994/08/13/deportes/776728808_850215.html|title=Prosinecki encuentra acomodo en el Oviedo|newspaper=El País|publisher=elpais.com|date=13 August 1994|access-date=6 January 2018|last1=Braña|first1=Mario}}</ref>

===Barcelona===
The summer 1995 arrival of Radomir Antić to [[Atlético Madrid]] motivated Atlético to reach an agreement with Real Madrid, whom Prosinečki was still contracted to. However, Barcelona stepped in by presenting Zoran Vekić, the Croatian's agent, with a better offer.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://elpais.com/diario/1995/06/13/deportes/802994401_850215.html|title=Jesús Gil wants Prosinecki as the flagship of his next project|newspaper=El País|publisher=elpais.com|date=13 June 1995|access-date=6 January 2018|last1=Paradinas|first1=Juan José}}</ref> While the interest of the Colchoneros was made public, the other bid was not leaked to the press. At the end, Prosinečki became a [[free agent]], he rejected Atlético and signed on 20 July 1995 to Barcelona with a contract of €3 million for three seasons, plus two optional.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://elpais.com/diario/1995/07/21/deportes/806277610_850215.html|title=Prosinecki firma por tres años con el Barcelona|newspaper=El País|publisher=elpais.com|date=21 July 1995|access-date=6 January 2018|last1=Serras|first1=Manel|last2=Carbonell|first2=Rafael}}</ref> Ramón Mendoza did not want his eternal rival to take the midfielder free, but the bad economic situation of Real Madrid precipitated his departure.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/madrid/abc/1991/06/25/099.html|title=Mendoza presenta el fichaje de Prosinecki|publisher=abc.es|access-date=6 January 2018}}</ref>

In Barcelona, he suffered muscle injuries again that made him miss the first part of the season. By the time he recovered, coach [[Johan Cruyff]] did not trust him and relegated him to the substitution bench, so he only played 19 games in the [[1995–96 La Liga|1995–96 season]].

The following season, 1996–97, new manager [[Bobby Robson]] reduced Prosinečki to friendly matches. After this, Prosinečki wanted to leave. On 14 December 1996, he was sold to [[Sevilla FC|Sevilla]] for €1.67 million.

===Sevilla===
Prosinečki spent the rest of the 1996-97 season in Sevilla and was always a first choice pick for the team.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1996/12/14/pagina-16/1309657/pdf.html|title=El Sevill|publisher=mundodeportivo.com|access-date=6 January 2018}}</ref>

===Croatia Zagreb===
In 1997, he returned home to play for [[GNK Dinamo Zagreb|Croatia Zagreb]] (Dinamo's name at the time) for a fee of €2.5 million. His arrival was very well received by the fans and meant the return of the midfielder to the club where he began his professional career.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://elpais.com/diario/1997/07/08/deportes/868312820_850215.html|title=Euphoria in Zagreb for the signing of Prosinecki|newspaper=El País|publisher=es.paperblog.com |date=8 July 1997 |access-date=6 January 2018}}</ref>

During his first season, he won [[Double (association football)#Croatia|the double]] with the team and reached the UEFA Cup third round, where Prosinečki's performances where a key factor to victory against [[MTK Budapest FC|MTK Hungária]] and [[Grasshopper Club Zürich|Grasshopper]].<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=http://povijest.gnkdinamo.hr/popis-igra%C4%8Da/robert-prosine%C4%8Dki.html|title=ROBERT PROSINEČKI|work=povijest.gnkdinamo.hr|access-date=6 January 2018|archive-date=7 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180107061733/http://povijest.gnkdinamo.hr/popis-igra%C4%8Da/robert-prosine%C4%8Dki.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The next two seasons saw Prosinečki lead as [[Captain (association football)|captain]] one of the best generations of Dinamo Zagreb, winning the [[Croatian First Football League|league]] twice and playing in the [[UEFA Champions League]] in consecutive seasons. In their European campaign, Dinamo reached their best result in the competition. Prosinečki will be remembered by the fans most notably for his performances against [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]] and [[Manchester United]].<ref name="auto"/>

===Hrvatski Dragovoljac and Standard Liège===
On 14 July 2000, Prosinečki signed to [[NK Hrvatski Dragovoljac|Hrvatski Dragovoljac]] as a free agent. The club president Stjepan Spajić said Prosinečki would sign a two-year contract with a [[clause]] that he could leave if a foreign club would make an offer to him.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.monitor.hr/clanci/spajic-bok-decki-stigao-je-robi-prosinecki/8236/|title=Spajić: Bok dečki, stigao je - Robi Prosinečki!|publisher=monitor.hr|date=14 July 2000|access-date=1 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180107121559/http://www.monitor.hr/clanci/spajic-bok-decki-stigao-je-robi-prosinecki/8236/|archive-date=7 January 2018|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

In January 2001, he moved again to [[Standard Liège]] where he played until the end of the season, finishing third in the [[2000–01 Belgian First Division|Belgian First Division]].

===Portsmouth===
In summer of 2001, 32-year-old Prosinečki signed for [[Football League First Division|First Division]] (second-tier of the English football league system) side [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]] on a one-year deal. He was signed by the club's Yugoslav owner, [[Milan Mandarić]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Croatia: Robert Prosinecki |url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/arid-30051460.html |access-date=5 October 2022 |work=The Irish Examiner |date=24 May 2002}}</ref> His goals and assists in the [[2001–02 Football League|2001–02 season]] were instrumental in saving the team from relegation, the highlight of which was scoring a [[hat-trick]] against [[Barnsley F.C.|Barnsley]] in a 4–4 home draw on 2 February 2002.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/1794007.stm|title=Portsmouth 4-4 Barnsley|publisher=[[BBC]] |date=2 February 2002 |access-date=30 August 2012}}</ref> It was the only hat-trick of his career, but he refused the customary match ball at the end of the game, as his team had not won.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Allen |first1=Neil |title=Ex-Barcelona and Real Madrid star Robert Prosinecki: I scored my only career hat-trick at Portsmouth against Barnsley - and it was for nothing |url=https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/football/portsmouth-fc/ex-barcelona-and-real-madrid-star-robert-prosinecki-i-scored-my-only-career-hat-trick-at-portsmouth-against-barnsley-and-it-was-for-nothing-2522352 |access-date=5 October 2022 |work=The News |date=30 March 2020}}</ref> Prosinečki is still held as a folk hero at Portsmouth for his performances in his sole season with the club.{{citation needed|date=October 2022}} At the end of the [[2007–08 Premier League|2007–08 season]], the readers of ''[[The News (Portsmouth)|The News]]'' picked Prosinečki as part of an all-time best Portsmouth eleven. He was the only non-British player to be among the selection. After speaking with Prosinečki, fellow Croat [[Niko Kranjčar]] made the decision to sign for Portsmouth in the summer of 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.net.hr/sport/page/2007/11/15/0437006.html|title=Crnci osvojili Beograd|date=4 January 2010}}</ref>

===Later career===
Prosinečki then had a one-year stint at [[NK Olimpija Ljubljana (1945–2005)|Olimpija Ljubljana]]. With Olimpija Ljubljana Prosinečki won his last trophy, the [[2002–03 Slovenian Football Cup|2002–03 Slovenian Cup]]; he even scored a goal in the final.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mladina.si/96299/veliki-zuti/|title="Veliki žuti" - MLADINA.si}}</ref>
 
In the summer of 2003, Prosinečki moved back to his home country to play one more professional season for [[NK Zagreb]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.index.hr/sport/clanak/robert-prosinecki-godinu-dana-u-nk-zagrebu/147746.aspx|title=Robert Prosinečki godinu dana u NK Zagrebu}}</ref> He then ended his playing career with low tier club Savski Marof in the spring of 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nk-savskimarof.hr/robert-prosinecki-u-savskom-marofu|title=Prosinečki Savski Marof - Sport - Savski Marof|access-date=28 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624040245/http://nk-savskimarof.hr/robert-prosinecki-u-savskom-marofu|archive-date=24 June 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

==International career==
Prosinečki had 49 caps for [[Croatia national football team|Croatia]] and scored 10 goals for his country.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/kroa-recintlp.html|title=Appearances for Croatia National Team|accessdate=27 November 2022|website=RSSSF}}</ref> He was also capped 15 times, scoring four goals, for [[Yugoslavia national football team|Yugoslavia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=17077|title=Player Database|accessdate=27 November 2022|website=EU-football}}</ref> In 1987, he was named the tournament's best player as Yugoslavia won the [[Football World Youth Championship|World Youth Championship]] in Chile along with fellow Croatians [[Zvonimir Boban]], [[Robert Jarni]], [[Davor Šuker]] and [[Igor Štimac]].

Prosinečki then played for Yugoslavia at the [[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990 World Cup]], and for Croatia at [[UEFA Euro 1996|Euro 1996]] and the [[Football World Cup 1998|1998]] and [[Football World Cup 2002|2002 World Cups]]. It was at the 1998 World Cup that Prosinečki and the Croatian squad managed a historic third-place finish, with Prosinečki scoring two goals throughout the tournament, including one in Croatia's 2–1 victory over the [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]] in the bronze-medal match; as a result, he is the only player in history to have scored World Cup finals goals for two different national teams.<ref name="BR"/>

In 1990, Prosinečki scored one goal for Yugoslavia in a group match against the [[United Arab Emirates national football team|United Arab Emirates]] and eight years later, he added two goals for Croatia by scoring in a group match against [[Jamaica national football team|Jamaica]] and in the third place match against the Netherlands. He played in a total of nine World Cup matches, three for Yugoslavia in 1990 and six for Croatia in 1998 and 2002.

==Style of play==
Prosinečki, nicknamed ''Žuti'' (''the Yellow One'') throughout his career due to his [[blond hair]], was considered one of the most creative and technically skilled footballers who emerged from [[Eastern Europe]] in the 1980s. His favourite position was that of a pure [[midfielder]], although he often also played as a [[Midfielder#Winger|right winger]] or as an [[Midfielder#Attacking midfielder|attacking midfielder]], and delayed his relocation to the [[Midfielder#Central midfielder|centre of the pitch]] in order to elaborate and organize the attacking plays of his teammates with his passing, as the number 10 role best utilized his excellent vision of the game. He used to retain possession due to his dribbling skills and would impose his pace on rivals with his passing and ability to exploit spaces. On a technical level, he stood out for his ability to pass short, [[Dribbling#Association football|dribble]], and drive forward with the ball. He also had a strong shot that made him dangerous from [[Set piece (football)|set pieces]].<ref name="storiedicalcio">{{cite web |url=https://storiedicalcio.altervista.org/blog/stella_rossa_1991.html |title=Crvena Zvezda 1991: una Stella Rossa nel cielo |publisher=storiedicalcio.altervista.org |language=it |last1=Gori |first1=Alessandro |date=December 2015 |access-date=14 July 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://es.paperblog.com/futbolistas-de-leyenda-robert-prosinecki-358192/|title=Futbolistas de Leyenda: Robert Prosinecki|publisher=es.paperblog.com |date=10 December 2010 |access-date=6 January 2018}}</ref><ref name="BR">{{cite web |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2045208-where-does-luka-modric-rank-among-croatias-greatest-midfielders#slide9 |title=Where Does Luka Modric Rank Among Croatia's Greatest Midfielders? |website=Bleacher Report |last1=Holiga |first1=Aleksandar |date=29 April 2014 |access-date=14 July 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2002/965250.stm |title=Croatia v Scotland - ones to watch |work=BBC Sport |date=10 October 2000 |access-date=14 July 2019 }}</ref>

His style was criticized at times by some [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]] fans, although he was often played out of position during his time in the Spanish capital. [[Vicente del Bosque]], his last coach with the team, recovered him for the [[playmaker]] role and defined his performances in the following way:{{cquote|1=It cannot be denied that he is an individualist. But you also have to think that you need the partners. Many times the audience whistles at him because he keeps the ball, without thinking that maybe he does it because he has no other choice .|5=[[Vicente del Bosque]] in 1994<ref>{{cite news|url=https://elpais.com/diario/1994/03/12/deportes/763426804_850215.html|title=Del Bosque se examina ante el Rayo Vallecano|newspaper=El País|publisher=elpais.com |date=12 March 1994 |access-date=6 January 2018|last1=Sanz|first1=Óscar}}</ref>}}

Prosinečki has stated that out of the coaches he played for his favourite was [[Johan Cruyff]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jutarnji.hr/sport/nogomet/prosinecki-o-velikom-cruyffu-nakon-nje-nikoga-nije-htio-voditi.-ova-je-barca-njegovo-djelo/36907/|title=Jutarnji list - PROSINEČKI O VELIKOM CRUYFFU 'Nakon nje nikoga nije htio voditi. Ova je Barca njegovo djelo'|date=27 March 2016}}</ref>

His biggest weaknesses as a footballer were his proneness to muscle injuries (which saw him sidelined for almost the entire 1991–92 season), his poor defensive work-rate, his inconsistency, and his motivation. He also reproached himself for his addiction to tobacco.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/live-scores/news/y=2012/m=6/news=prosinecki-could-have-won-the-world-cup-1647246.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161023140413/http://www.fifa.com/live-scores/news/y=2012/m=6/news=prosinecki-could-have-won-the-world-cup-1647246.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 October 2016|title=Prosinecki: I could have won the World Cup|publisher=[[FIFA]]|date=11 June 2012|access-date=6 January 2018}}</ref>

==Managerial career==
===Early career===
Prosinečki began his managerial career in 2004 as an assistant to [[Mile Petković]] at [[NK Zagreb]].

In 2006, he was named the assistant to head coach [[Slaven Bilić]] in the [[Croatia national football team]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/news/newsid=107624.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071107065554/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/news/newsid=107624.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 November 2007|title=Croatia back among the big boys|last=FIFA.com|date=14 November 2006|publisher=FIFA}}</ref> He went with them to [[UEFA Euro 2008]].

===Red Star Belgrade===
[[File:Robert Prosinecki 2012-mc.rs.jpg|thumb|Prosinečki during a press conference with [[Red Star Belgrade]] in 2012]]

In December 2010, during the [[2010–11 Serbian SuperLiga]] mid-season winter break, Prosinečki was announced as the new manager of [[Red Star Belgrade]], replacing recently released [[Aleksandar Kristić]]. Returning to the club of his biggest playing successes, the announcement made major headlines all over the Balkans<ref>[http://www.index.hr/sport/clanak/prosinecki-zvezda-je-veliki-izazov-i-zelim-postati-njen-trener/527070.aspx Prosinečki: Zvezda je veliki izazov i želim postati njen trener];index.hr, 5 December 2010</ref><ref>[http://www.sarajevo-x.com/sport/nogomet/clanak/101209116 Robert Prosinečki je trener Crvene zvezde];sarajevo-x.com, December 2010</ref> and also generated plenty of buzz in the rest of Europe.<ref>{{Cite web |first=Aleksandar |last=Bošković |url=https://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/national-associations/srb/news/01ec-0f860afc7369-3d6806a44ef4-1000--crvena-zvezda-look-to-old-hero-prosinecki/ |title=Crvena Zvezda look to old hero Prosinečki |date=9 December 2010 |agency=[[UEFA.com]] |access-date=10 December 2022 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |author=[[Jonathan Wilson (writer)|Jonathan Wilson]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2010/dec/14/robert-prosinecki-red-star-belgrade |title=Prosinecki faces tough task to orchestrate Red Star revolution |website=[[TheGuardian.com]] |date=14 December 2010 |agency=[[TheGuardian.com]] |access-date= |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url= http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=1348804.html |title=Prosinecki to coach Red Star |date=9 December 2010 |agency=[[Agence France-Presse]] |publisher=[[FIFA.com]] |access-date=10 December 2022 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101213024543/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=1348804.html |archive-date=13 December 2010 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.eurosport.com/football/international-football/2010/prosinecki-joins-red-star_sto2577355/story.shtml |title=World Football: Prosinecki takes Red Star reins |date=9 December 2010 |agency=[[Reuters]] |publisher=[[Eurosport]] |access-date=10 December 2022 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |first=Stefan |last=Coerts |url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/1059/serbia/2010/12/10/2254499/official-robert-prosinecki-named-new-red-star-belgrade-coach |title=Official: Robert Prosinecki Named New Red Star Belgrade Coach |date=10 December 2010 |agency=[[Goal.com]] |access-date=10 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101213221437/http://www.goal.com/en/news/1059/serbia/2010/12/10/2254499/official-robert-prosinecki-named-new-red-star-belgrade-coach |archive-date=13 December 2010 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> The angle of Prosinečki being the first Croatian to coach in Serbia following the [[Yugoslav Wars]] also got a lot of attention.<ref>[http://www.tribalfootball.com/articles/ex-portsmouth-star-prosinecki-bridging-divide-red-star-belgrade-job-1315871 Ex-Portsmouth star Prosinecki bridging divide with Red Star Belgrade job];tribalfootball.com, 11 December 2010</ref><ref>[http://www.index.hr/sport/clanak/beograd-je-uvijek-bio-robijev-grad-a-zvezda-njegov-klub/527550.aspx Beograd je uvijek bio Robijev grad, a Zvezda njegov klub];index.hr, 8 December 2010</ref> His annual salary was not officially disclosed, however, Serbian press speculated with figures from US$100,000 to $250,000 per year.<ref>[http://www.mondo.rs/s191543/Fudbal/Prosinecki_vec_zna_postavu_Zvezde.html Prosinečki već "zna" postavu Zvezde];mondo.rs, 10 December 2010</ref>

At the time of Prosinečki taking over, fifteen matches into the [[2010–11 Red Star Belgrade season|league season]], the famous yet recently beleaguered Serbian club was in second place, five points behind league leaders [[FK Partizan|Partizan]]. Red Star brass led by club president [[Vladan Lukić]] (Prosinečki's former teammate at [[Rajko Mitić Stadium|Marakana]]) thus steered clear of stating league title as an explicit requirement for the club legend, still, it was understood that making an outside run at the title remained a priority. Prosinečki announced his intent to mold Red Star into an attacking team that utilizes short-passing game to break down opponents, picking [[Slobodan Marović]] and [[Žarko Đurović]] (also Red Star colleagues from playing days) to be his assistants. Immediately, however, the issue of Prosinečki's pro coaching licence came up when it was discovered that he may not yet meet criteria for one, which according to Serbian SuperLiga rules would preclude him from being physically present on the sidelines during official matches. The things were straightened out by the time league restarted and Prosinečki's bench debut, which was scheduled to take place versus [[FK Smederevo|Smederevo]] at Marakana on 26 February 2011.

His side finished in second place, six points off bitter rivals Partizan. The following season, 2011–12, his side again finished in second place and again second to Partizan, this time the margin was doubled from six to twelve points. In August 2012, Prosinečki resigned as manager of Red Star,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.b92.net/eng/news/society-article.php?yyyy=2012&mm=08&dd=20&nav_id=81852 |title=Prosinečki quits as Red Star FC coach |access-date=16 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120822111115/http://www.b92.net/eng/news/society-article.php?yyyy=2012&mm=08&dd=20&nav_id=81852 |archive-date=22 August 2012 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> even though he won the [[2011–12 Serbian Cup]] after beating [[FK Borac Čačak|Borac Čačak]] in the [[2011–12 Serbian Cup#Final|final]] 2–0, on 16 May 2012.<ref>[https://www.index.hr/mobile/clanak.aspx?category=sport&id=615442 Prvi trenerski trofej na najdražoj klupi: Prosinečki sa Zvezdom uzeo Kup!] at index.hr, 16 May 2012</ref>

===Kayserispor===
On 15 October 2012, it was announced that Prosinečki would replace [[Shota Arveladze]] as manager of struggling [[Kayserispor]] in the [[Turkish Super League]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.kayserispor.org/haber/7-guncel/3891-yeni-hocam%C4%B1z-robert-prosinecki.html |title=Yeni Hocamız Robert Prosinecki |publisher=Kayserispor.org.tr |access-date=16 October 2012 |language=tr |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018224330/http://www.kayserispor.org/haber/7-guncel/3891-yeni-hocam%C4%B1z-robert-prosinecki.html |archive-date=18 October 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> He became the new head coach of Kayserispor at the eighth week of the [[2012–13 Süper Lig]], and he gained 13 wins in 27 league matches and finished the league at fifth position.

The start of the [[2013–14 Süper Lig|2013–14 season]] was not so successful for Prosinečki and his team. After achieving only one victory in eleven rounds, Kayserispor was at the bottom of the league table. In November 2013, Prosinečki resigned but his resignation was not accepted by the club board.<ref>{{Cite web |url = http://www.jutarnji.hr/prosinecki-u-problemima-bilicev-besiktas-razmontirao-kayserispor-i-zakucao-ga-na-dno-ljestvice/1138708/ |title=VIDEO: BILIĆ SMIJENIO PROSINEČKOG 'Više nisam trener Kayserispora, kriv sam za loše rezultate' |publisher=jutarnji.hr | date=9 November 2013| access-date=10 November 2013 | language=hr}}</ref> A month and a half later, the club record had not improved. Kayserispor was 17th on the Süper Lig table and lost to [[Tokatspor]] in the [[2013–14 Turkish Cup|Turkish Cup]]. In the last days of 2013, Prosinečki definitively resigned as manager of Kayserispor.<ref>{{Cite web |url = http://www.vecernji.hr/nogomet/prosinecki-vise-nije-trener-kayserispora-912717|title=Prosinečki više nije trener Kayserispora! |publisher=vecerrnji.hr | date=31 December 2013| access-date=2 January 2014 | language=hr}}</ref>

===Azerbaijan===
On 3 December 2014, Prosinečki was named the new manager of the [[Azerbaijan national football team]], replacing [[Berti Vogts]] with a two-year contract until [[UEFA Euro 2016]]. His contract fee was reported around $1.5 million. After three years spent in Azerbaijan, it was announced that he did not extend his contract for two more years with the [[Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan|Azerbaijan Football Association]], and left the team shortly after. Prosinečki is considered one of the finest coaches of Azerbaijan national team, along with Berti Vogts.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gol.dnevnik.hr/clanak/nogomet/kvalifikacije-za-sp-prosinecki-i-azerbajdzan-hit-pobjeda-slovenaca---452915.html|title = VIDEO Prosinečki upisao novu pobjedu, Slovenci bolji od Slovaka}}</ref>
Under his guidance Azerbaijan played well, having drawn against Croatia 0–0, undefeated against [[Norway national football team|Norway]], an away draw against [[Czech Republic national football team|Czech Republic]], victory over [[Qatar national football team|Qatar]] 2–0, victory over [[Malta national football team|Malta]] 2–0, and biggest victory in Azerbaijan history – 5–1 against [[San Marino national football team|San Marino]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gol.dnevnik.hr/clanak/nogomet/azerbajdzan-hrvatska-moze-li-prosinecki-zapapriti-varenima---398766.html|title = Hrvatska ostavila bodove u Azerbajdžanu: Prosinečki zaustavio i Kovača}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.24sata.hr/sport/low-hvali-prosineckog-azeri-izgledaju-kao-najbolje-momcadi-517536|title = Löw hvali Prosinečkog: Azeri izgledaju kao najbolje momčadi| date=27 March 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.index.hr/mobile/clanak.aspx?category=sport&id=925113|title = Čudotvorac Prosinečki: Azerbajdžan postaje najveća priča kvalifikacija}}</ref> Despite this, he opted to leave Azerbaijan, having failed to guide Azerbaijan to qualify for any major competitions.

===Bosnia and Herzegovina===
On 4 January 2018, Prosinečki was named the new manager of the [[Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Robert Prosinečki novi selektor nogometne reprezentacije BiH|url=https://www.klix.ba/sport/nogomet/robert-prosinecki-novi-selektor-nogometne-reprezentacije-bih/180104019|website=Klix.ba|access-date=4 January 2018|language=bs-BA}}</ref>

On 15 November 2018, after a goalless draw against [[Austria national football team|Austria]] in the [[2018–19 UEFA Nations League B|2018–19 UEFA Nations League]], Bosnia and Herzegovina topped its group and got promoted to the [[2020–21 UEFA Nations League#League A|League A]] of the [[2020–21 UEFA Nations League]].<ref>[https://www.klix.ba/sport/nogomet/zmajevi-osvojili-bod-u-becu-i-plasirali-se-u-elitni-rang-lige-nacija/181115141 Zmajevi osvojili bod u Beču i plasirali se u elitni rang Lige nacija] at klix.ba, 15 November 2018</ref> With that draw, Prosinečki tied [[Safet Sušić]]'s record with a 10-game unbeaten run in all official matches as Bosnia and Herzegovina national team manager.<ref>[https://www.klix.ba/sport/nogomet/do-eura-je-ostalo-jos-mnogo-ali-prosinecki-na-klupi-zmajeva-gradi-sjajnu-podlogu/181116001 Do Eura je ostalo još mnogo, ali Prosinečki na klupi Zmajeva gradi sjajnu podlogu] at klix.ba, 16 November 2018</ref> He secured [[UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying play-offs|play-offs]] for [[UEFA Euro 2020|Euro 2020]] by topping the group.

On 18 November, Prosinečki had a chance to make a new, eleven-game unbeaten run record against [[Spain men's national football team|Spain]] in a [[Exhibition game|friendly match]], but he did not, as Bosnia and Herzegovina lost 1–0 with a 78th-minute goal from [[Brais Méndez]] to secure Spain a win. Even though Bosnia and Herzegovina lost, throughout the whole match they were considered an equal opponent by some and some thought it showed what kind of change Prosinečki had made to the players and to their mentality and style of play.<ref>[https://www.klix.ba/sport/nogomet/hrabri-zmajevi-poklekli-u-finisu-i-dozivjeli-poraz-u-spaniji/181118093 Hrabri Zmajevi poklekli u finišu i doživjeli poraz u Španiji] at klix.ba, 18 November 2018</ref><ref>[https://www.klix.ba/sport/nogomet/zmajevi-nakon-poraza-od-spanije-pokazali-smo-da-mozemo-parirati-najjacim-selekcijama/181119005 Zmajevi nakon poraza od Španije: Pokazali smo da možemo parirati najjačim selekcijama] at klix.ba, 18 November 2018</ref>

His biggest win as the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team head coach came on 5 September 2019, in a 5–0 home win against [[Liechtenstein national football team|Liechtenstein]] in the [[UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying Group J|UEFA Euro 2020 qualifiers]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.klix.ba/sport/nogomet/zmajevi-razbili-lihtenstajn-u-zenici-pet-golova-za-nova-tri-boda/190905130|title=Zmajevi razbili Lihtenštajn u Zenici, pet golova za nova tri boda|date=5 September 2019|access-date=5 September 2019|language=bs|author=E.B.|publisher=Klix.ba}}</ref>

On 8 September 2019, three days after the victory over Lichtenstein, Prosinečki resigned from the position of Bosnia and Herzegovina national team head coach after a 2–4 away loss against [[Armenia national football team|Armenia]], thus losing almost every direct chance of qualifying for the Euros.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.klix.ba/sport/nogomet/ocajni-zmajevi-porazeni-u-armeniji-drugo-mjesto-u-grupi-gotovo-nedostizno/190908057|title=Očajni Zmajevi poraženi u Armeniji, drugo mjesto u grupi gotovo nedostižno|date=8 September 2019|access-date=8 September 2019|language=bs|author=N.K.|publisher=Klix.ba}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.klix.ba/sport/nogomet/robert-prosinecki-podnio-ostavku/190908065|title=Robert Prosinečki podnio ostavku!|date=8 September 2019|access-date=8 September 2019|language=bs|author=E.B.|publisher=Klix.ba}}</ref> Two days later, on 10 September, Prosinečki decided to remain as head coach.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sport1.oslobodjenje.ba/reprezentacija/preokret-robert-prosinecki-ostaje-selektor/166068|title=PREOKRET: Robert Prosinečki ostaje selektor!|date=10 September 2019|language=bs|author=Sport1.ba}}</ref> He stated that after talks with the [[Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina|Bosnia and Herzegovina FA]] board of directors, they eventually convinced him to withdraw the decision.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sport1.oslobodjenje.ba/reprezentacija/prosinecki-snosim-veliku-krivicu-napravili-smo-greske-koje-zelimo-promijeniti/166072|title=Prosinečki: Snosim veliku krivicu, napravili smo greške koje želimo promijeniti|date=10 September 2019|access-date=10 September 2019|language=bs|publisher=Sport1.ba}}</ref> His campaign during the qualifying had already been depressing, as Bosnia and Herzegovina suffered a shock 0–2 away loss to [[Finland national football team|Finland]], a poor 2–2 home draw with [[Greece national football team|Greece]] and a 1–2 away defeat to [[Italy national football team|Italy]] before the humiliating 2–4 loss away to Armenia.

Upon his first games following his decision to withdrawal the resignation as coach of the national team, Bosnia and Herzegovina managed to convincingly defeat Finland 4–1 at home soil to keep them on the race for the Euro spot.<ref>[https://sports.yahoo.com/pjanic-double-gives-bosnia-herzegovina-190155629.html Pjanic double gives Bosnia & Herzegovina huge win over Finland] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191017030906/https://sports.yahoo.com/pjanic-double-gives-bosnia-herzegovina-190155629.html |date=17 October 2019 }} at yahoo sports, Retrieved 12 October 2019</ref> However, Bosnia and Herzegovina fell 1–2 away to already eliminated Greece, that unofficially eliminated Bosnia and Herzegovina from qualifying directly.<ref>[https://greekcitytimes.com/2019/10/16/greece-beats-bosnia-euro-2020-clash/ Greece beats Bosnia in Euro 2020 qualifying clash] at greekcitytimes.com</ref>

On 27 November 2019, it was announced that Prosinečki and the Bosnia and Herzegovina FA had reached mutual agreement for him to leave his role.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sportsport.ba/fudbal/robert-prosinecki-vise-nije-selektor-bih/342477|title=Robert Prosinečki više nije selektor BiH|date=27 November 2019|access-date=27 November 2019|language=bs|author=M.Šljivak|publisher=sportsport.ba}}</ref>

===Return to Kayserispor===
On 29 December 2019, Prosinečki came back to Kayserispor, managing the club for a second time in his managerial career and managing a club for the first time in over six years.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.klix.ba/sport/nogomet/robert-prosinecki-pronasao-novi-trenerski-posao/191229056|title=Robert Prosinečki pronašao novi trenerski posao|date=29 December 2019|access-date=29 December 2019|language=bs|author=K.H.|publisher=Klix.ba}}</ref> On 6 August 2020, he left the club after rejecting a two-year contract extension because of the club's transfer policy for the following season, which was conditioned by a transfer limit determined by the [[Turkish Football Federation]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nacional.hr/robert-prosinecki-napustio-klupu-kayserispora/|title = Robert Prosinečki napustio klupu Kayserispora| date=2 September 2023 }}</ref>

===Denizlispor===
On 10 August 2020, Prosinečki was named the new manager of [[Denizlispor]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Denizlispor'da Prosinceki dönemi|url=http://tr.beinsports.com/haber/denizlisporda-prosinceki-donemi|website=tr.beinsports.com|date=10 August 2020|access-date=10 August 2020|language=tr}}</ref> He resigned on 24 November after a disappointing start to the season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.star.com.tr/amp/spor/denizlisporda-prosineckiden-istifa-sinyali-haber-1589728/?|title = Denizlispor'da Prosinecki'den istifa sinyali}}</ref>

===Olimpija Ljubljana===
On 22 March 2022, Prosinečki signed a two-year contract with [[Slovenian PrvaLiga]] side [[NK Olimpija Ljubljana|Olimpija Ljubljana]], replacing fellow countryman [[Dino Skender]].<ref>{{cite web |title=URADNO: Robert Prosinečki je postal novi trener Olimpije, pogodba ni kratkoročna |url=https://www.nogomania.com/Novica/URADNO-Robert-Prosinecki-je-postal-novi-trener-Olimpije-pogodba-ni-kratkorocna |publisher=Nogomania |access-date=22 March 2022 |language=sl |date=22 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author1=R. K. |title=Prosinečki naslednji dve leti na klopi Olimpije |url=https://www.rtvslo.si/sport/nogomet/prva-liga/prosinecki-naslednji-dve-leti-na-klopi-olimpije/616652 |publisher=[[RTV Slovenija]] |access-date=22 March 2022 |language=sl |date=22 March 2022}}</ref> He left the club on 1 July 2022, together with sporting director [[Mladen Rudonja]], after a dispute with club owner Adam Delius.<ref>{{cite web |author1=To. G. |title=Prosinečki in Rudonja zapuščata Olimpijo |url=https://www.rtvslo.si/sport/nogomet/prva-liga/prosinecki-in-rudonja-zapuscata-olimpijo/632886 |publisher=[[RTV Slovenija]] |access-date=1 July 2022 |language=sl |date=1 July 2022}}</ref>

===Rudeš===
[[File:Robert Prosinečki 2023 (cropped).png|thumb|200px|Prosinečki with [[NK Rudeš|Rudeš]] in 2023]]

After a year without a club, Prosinečki became the manager of newly promoted Croatian top division side [[NK Rudeš|Rudeš]] on 7 June 2023, replacing [[Davor Mladina]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Prosinečki je novi trener Rudeša |url=https://www.index.hr/sport/clanak/prosinecki-je-novi-trener-rudesa/2469240.aspx |website=index.hr |access-date=7 June 2023 |language=hr |date=7 June 2023}}</ref>

==Minifootball==
Prosinečki has also participated in [[Minifootball]] tournaments in Kutija Šibica. He won first place in 1989 with Termotehna Šela, 1998 with team Moby Dick Segafredo and in 2002, 2003, 2004 with team Riva Grupa. In 1997, Moby Dick came in second place. In 2003, Prosinečki was awarded best player of the tournament.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.index.hr/sport/clanak/kutija-sibica-riva-grupa-obranila-naslov/178386.aspx|title = "Kutija šibica": Riva grupa obranila naslov | language = hr | website= index.hr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://arhiva2.kutija-sibica.hr/turnir/glavni/zavrsnice/2|title=Kutija šibica}}</ref>

Prosinečki even coached a team named Promotionplay in 2006 where they lost 5–0 in the final.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.nogometni-magazin.com/hrv-2209d.shtml|title = Agrokor 5-0 Promotionplay: Agrokor pobjednik Kutije šibica | language = hr | publisher= nogometni-magazin.com}}</ref>

On 26 December 2017, Prosinečki played at a [[Humanitarianism|humanitarian tournament]] Četiri kafića (Four cafés). Prosinečki got a standing ovation from the fans in [[Arena Gripe]] during his performances while playing.<ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.index.hr/sport/clanak/gripe-pozdravile-zlatka-dalica/1015872.aspx|title = Ovacije za Prosinečkog i Dalića u Splitu|date= 26 December 2017 | language = hr | publisher= index.hr}}</ref>

==Entrepreneurship==
In March 2007, several years following the end of his football playing career, Prosinečki decided to invest some of his earnings into launching a restaurant in [[Zagreb]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.jutarnji.hr/arhiva/robert-prosinecki-otvorio-lounge-bar-i-pizzeriju/3845460/|title=Robert Prosinečki otvorio lounge bar i pizzeriju|agency=[[Jutarnji list]]|date=3 March 2007|access-date=10 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Igor|last=Flak|url=https://www.vecernji.hr/sport/u-beograd-s-robertom-prosineckim-226554|title=U Beograd s Robertom Prosinečkim|agency=[[Večernji list]]|date=10 December 2010|access-date=10 May 2020}}</ref> Named Prosikito, after the nickname Spanish press gave him during his time in [[La Liga]], the restaurant is located in the Zagreb neighbourhood of [[Stara Peščenica]] and is run day-to-day by his younger brother Sven Daniel.<ref>{{cite news|first=S.|last=Ilijoski|url=https://www.novosti.rs/vesti/sport.294.html:312050-Prosinecki-Porodica-je-najvece-blago|title=Prosinečki: Porodica je najveće blago|agency=[[Večernje novosti]]|date=20 December 2010|access-date=10 May 2020}}</ref>

In late February 2016, in partnership with another retired footballer, [[Janko Janković]], Prosinečki opened an 8-court indoor [[padel (sport)|padel]] commercial facility called Padel.hr at the [[Zagreb Fair]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.vecernji.hr/sport/robert-prosinecki-i-janko-jankovic-otvorili-prvi-padel-centar-u-hrvatskoj-1063804|title=Robert Prosinečki i Janko Janković otvorili prvi padel centar u Hrvatskoj|agency=[[Večernji list]]|date=27 February 2016|access-date=15 May 2020}}</ref> Prosinečki and Janković became aware of padel — a simplified version of [[tennis]] with elements of [[squash (sport)|squash]] — during their respective professional footballing stints in Spain and decided to try to monetize it back home where it is largely unknown.<ref>{{cite news|first=Zoran|last=Vitas|url=https://www.vecernji.hr/zagreb/zarazit-ce-zagrepcane-padelom-koji-je-vec-zapalio-cijeli-svijet-1063699|title=Zarazit će Zagrepčane padelom, koji je već 'zapalio' cijeli svijet|agency=[[Večernji list]]|date=27 February 2016|access-date=15 May 2020}}</ref> After struggling to attract patrons initially, the facility has reportedly recorded significant growth since with 7,000 registered players.<ref>{{cite news|first=Ana|last=Brenčić|url=https://www.globalnovine.eu/sport/padel-hrvatsku-tek-osvaja-a-u-spanjolskoj-je-doslovno-pregazio-tenis/|title=Padel Hrvatsku tek osvaja, a u Španjolskoj je doslovno 'pregazio' tenis|agency=GlobalNovine.eu|date=22 June 2019|access-date=15 May 2020}}</ref>

==Controversy==
===Relationship with Ćiro Blažević===
During the late 1980s and early 1990s, parallel with Prosinečki's rise to football superstardom at [[Red Star Belgrade]], [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]], [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] as well as Yugoslav and Croatia national teams, the story of him being chased away from [[GNK Dinamo Zagreb|Dinamo Zagreb]] in 1987 by the famous coach [[Miroslav Blažević|Ćiro Blažević]] grew in Croatian and Yugoslav media and public. To this day it is often cited and referenced as an example of football mismanagement, poor player selection, and bad work with youth categories.<ref name="vecernji_110780"/> Colourful Blažević, the villain of the piece, rarely talked on the record about the circumstances of Prosinečki's departure. However, in 2010, Blažević deflected responsibility for the flap by claiming he actually gave the youngster a four-year contract that was eventually, according to Blažević, annulled by Dinamo president [[Ante Pavlović]] on a technicality due to not being processed administratively by the subfederation responsible. On the same occasion, Blažević went on to accuse Prosinečki's father Đuro of not negotiating in good faith with Dinamo by saying "he already had his combination with Red Star". Asked about his famous quote about eating his diploma if Prosinečki ever became a player, Blažević responded that he only used it as a motivation tool.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://net.hr/danas/ciro-otkrio-tajnu-kako-je-prosinecki-zavrsio-u/|title=Ćiro otkrio tajnu kako je Prosinečki završio u Zvezdi!|date=4 June 2010|language=hr|work=net.hr|access-date=29 November 2018}}</ref>

Blažević and Prosinečki would reignite their simmering feud eleven years later during the [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998 World Cup]] where they were part of the [[Croatia at the 1998 FIFA World Cup#World Cup Squad|Croatia national team]] that made it all the way to the [[1998 FIFA World Cup#Semi-finals|semi-finals]]. In the semi-final match that Croatia lost 1–2 versus eventual winners [[France national football team|France]] after going ahead 1–0, Blažević decided to leave 29-year-old Prosinečki on the bench (he eventually entered the contest in the 90th minute, coming on for [[Mario Stanić]]), which led to a lot of criticism.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/observer/osm/story/0,,481493,00.html |title=Best sporting feuds: what you thought – The Observer Sport |website=www.theguardian.com |date=6 May 2001 |access-date=16 July 2022 }}</ref>

===Court case versus Dinamo===
In the summer of 1997, twenty-eight-year-old Prosinečki came back to [[Zagreb]] in order to play for the club where he had started his professional career eleven years earlier, [[GNK Dinamo Zagreb|Dinamo Zagreb]]. Now called "Croatia Zagreb", the club was turned into a state project bankrolled by the [[Government of Croatia|Croatian government]]'s highest echelons and personally supported by the country's president [[Franjo Tuđman]]. By 2000, Prosinečki left Croatia Zagreb, but in late 2001, decided to initiate a lawsuit against the club (whose name had been restored back to Dinamo in the meantime due to continuous fan protests) over [[Deutsche Mark|DM]]1,550,000 (€750,000) in unpaid wages.<ref>[http://www.monitor.hr/clanci/prosinecki-tuzi-dinamo-zbog-neisplacenih-1550-000-dem/15436/ Prosinečki tuži Dinamo zbog neisplaćenih 1,550.000 DEM] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180525204857/http://www.monitor.hr/clanci/prosinecki-tuzi-dinamo-zbog-neisplacenih-1550-000-dem/15436/ |date=25 May 2018 }}; ''Vjesnik'', 20 November 2001</ref>

Years later in 2009, the court ruled against Prosinečki, asserting that the lawsuit against Dinamo had no merit since Prosinečki played for Croatia Zagreb, and not Dinamo Zagreb.<ref>[http://www.net.hr/sport/page/2009/11/13/0210006.html Prosinečki: Kao da nikad nisam igrao za Dinamo]; net.hr, 13 November 2009</ref> Commenting on the verdict in late 2009, Prosinečki said he was cheated out of his money.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nbj_Oq-tuVU net.hr interview];December 2009</ref>

==Personal life==
In June 1999, Prosinečki married his girlfriend Vlatka.<ref name="24sata-jul2019">{{cite news|first=Kristina|last=Trupeljak|url=https://www.24sata.hr/show/prosinecki-proslavio-20-godina-braka-jedva-se-i-posva-amo-638790|title=Prosinečki proslavio 20 godina braka: 'Jedva se i posvađamo'|agency=24sata|date=10 July 2019|access-date=10 May 2020}}</ref> The couple have two daughters.<ref name="24sata-jul2019"/>

Prosinečki was an avid cigarette smoker throughout his career playing professional football,<ref>{{cite news|first=Greg|last=Kitchin|url=https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/9apdka/robert-prosinecki-and-the-improbable-portsmouth-years|title=Robert Prosinecki and the Improbable Portsmouth Years|agency=[[Vice Media]]|date=10 April 2017|access-date=15 May 2020}}</ref> which many of his former teammates talked about in form of anecdotes.<ref>{{cite news|first=D.|last=L.|url=https://www.index.hr/sport/clanak/dosao-real-po-prosineckog-a-on-pred-njima-pali-cigaretu-za-cigaretom/2043070.aspx|title=Došao Real po Prosinečkog, a on pred njima pali cigaretu za cigaretom|agency=[[Index.hr]]|date=16 November 2018|access-date=15 May 2020}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
===Club===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition<ref name="Robert Prosinečki statistics">{{cite news|url=http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/j/j2346.html|title=Robert Prosinečki La Liga statistics|website=bdfutbol.com|access-date= 6 January 2018}}</ref><ref name="Robert Prosinečki Croatia statistics">{{cite news|url=http://hrnogomet.com/hnl/igrac.php?id=1180&lang=hr&stranica=1|title=Robert Prosinečki HNL and national team statistics|website=hrnogomet.com|access-date= 6 January 2018}}</ref>
|-
!rowspan="2"|Season
!rowspan="2"|Club
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|National cup
!colspan="2"|League cup
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division
!Apps!!Goals
!Apps!!Goals
!Apps!!Goals
!Apps!!Goals
!Apps!!Goals
|-
!colspan="2"|Yugoslavia
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|Cup
!colspan="2"|League Cup
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
|[[1986–87 Yugoslav First League|1986–87]]||[[GNK Dinamo Zagreb|Dinamo Zagreb]]||[[Yugoslav First League]]||2||1||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||2||1
|-
|[[1987–88 Yugoslav First League|1987–88]]||rowspan=4|[[Red Star Belgrade]]||rowspan=4|Yugoslav First League||23||4||3||2||colspan="2"|—||4||0||30||6
|-
|[[1988–89 Yugoslav First League|1988–89]]||33||4||2||0||colspan="2"|—||2||0||37||4
|-
|[[1989–90 Yugoslav First League|1989–90]]||32||5||8||3||colspan="2"|—||6||1||46||9
|-
|[[1990–91 Yugoslav First League|1990–91]]||29||12||6||2||colspan="2"|—||9||4||44||18
|-
!colspan="2"|Spain
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|[[Copa del Rey]]
!colspan="2"|[[Supercopa de España|Supercopa]]
!colspan="2"|[[UEFA|Europe]]
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
|[[1991–92 La Liga|1991–92]]||rowspan="3"|[[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]]||rowspan=7|[[La Liga]]||3||1||0||0||colspan="2"|—||2||1||5||2
|-
|[[1992–93 La Liga|1992–93]]||29||3||2||1||colspan="2"|—||5||0||36||4
|-
|[[1993–94 La Liga|1993–94]]||23||6||4||0||2||0||5||0||32||6
|-
|[[1994–95 La Liga|1994–95]]||[[Real Oviedo]]||30||5||2||0||0||0||—||—||32||5
|-
|[[1995–96 La Liga|1995–96]]||rowspan="2"|[[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]||19||2||4||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||23||2
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[1996–97 La Liga|1996–97]]||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0||3||0||3||0
|-
|[[Sevilla FC|Sevilla]]||20||4||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||22||4
|-
!colspan="2"|Croatia
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|[[Croatian Football Cup|Croatian Cup]]
!colspan="2"|League Cup
!colspan="2"|[[UEFA|Europe]]
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
|[[1997–98 Croatian First Football League|1997–98]]||rowspan="3"|[[GNK Dinamo Zagreb|Croatia Zagreb]]||rowspan=4|[[Croatian Football League|Prva HNL]]||16||5||3||1||colspan="2"|—||10||5||29||11
|-
|[[1998–99 Croatian First Football League|1998–99]]||15||4||0||0||colspan="2"|—||3||2||18||6
|-
|[[1999–2000 Croatian First Football League|1999–2000]]||19||5||3||5||colspan="2"|—||6||1||28||11
|-
|[[2000–01 Croatian First Football League|2000–01]]||[[NK Hrvatski Dragovoljac|Hrvatski Dragovoljac]]|||4||1||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||4||1
|-
!colspan="2"|Belgium
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|[[Belgian Cup]]
!colspan="2"|League Cup
!colspan="2"|[[UEFA|Europe]]
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
|[[2000–01 Belgian First Division|2000–01]]||[[Standard Liège]]||[[Belgian Pro League|Belgian First Division]]||21||4||2||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||23||5
|-
!colspan="2"|England
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|[[FA Cup]]
!colspan="2"|[[EFL Cup|League Cup]]
!colspan="2"|[[UEFA|Europe]]
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
|[[2001–02 Football League|2001–02]]||[[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]]||[[Football League First Division|English First Division]]||33||9||1||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||35||9
|-
!colspan="2"|Slovenia
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|[[Slovenian Football Cup|Slovenian Cup]]
!colspan="2"|League Cup
!colspan="2"|[[UEFA|Europe]]
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
|[[2002–03 Slovenian PrvaLiga|2002–03]]||[[NK Olimpija Ljubljana (1945–2005)|Olimpija Ljubljana]]||[[Slovenian PrvaLiga]]||23||3||4||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||27||4
|-
!colspan="2"|Croatia
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|[[Croatian Football Cup|Croatian Cup]]
!colspan="2"|League Cup
!colspan="2"|[[UEFA|Europe]]
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
|[[Prva HNL 2003–04|2003–04]]||[[NK Zagreb]]||Prva HNL||26||5||1||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||27||5
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!400||83||47||16||3||0||55||14||505||113
|}

===International===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/prosinecki-intl.html|title=Robert Prosinecki – International Appearances|website=[[RSSSF]]}}</ref>
!Team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Yugoslavia national football team|Yugoslavia]]
|1989||5||1
|-
|1990||7||2
|-
|1991||3||1
|-
!colspan="2"|Total||15||4
|-
|rowspan="9"|[[Croatia national football team|Croatia]]||1994||5||1
|-
|1995||5||2
|-
|1996||9||0
|-
|1997||7||1
|-
|1998||8||4
|-
|1999||0||0
|-
|2000||2||0
|-
|2001||8||2
|-
|2002||5||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total||49||10
|}
:''Scores and results list Yugoslavia's and Croatia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Prosinečki goal.''

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Robert Prosinečki
|-
!No.
!Date
!Venue
!Opponent
!Score
!Result
!Competition
|-
!colspan="7"|Yugoslavia goals
|-
!1
|20 September 1989
|[[Karađorđe Stadium|Vojvodina Stadium]], [[Novi Sad]], Yugoslavia
|{{fb|Greece}}
|align="center"|2–0
|align="center"|3–0
|[[Exhibition game#Association football|Friendly]]
|-
!2
|19 June 1990
|[[Stadio Renato Dall'Ara]], [[Bologna]], Italy
|{{fb|UAE}}
|align="center"|4–1
|align="center"|4–1
||[[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990 World Cup]]
|-
!3
|12 September 1990
|[[Windsor Park]], [[Belfast]], Northern Ireland
|{{fb|Northern Ireland}}
|align="center"|2–0
|align="center"|2–0
|[[UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying Group 4|Euro 1992 qualifying]]
|-
!4
|16 May 1991
|[[Red Star Stadium|Stadion Crvena Zvezda]], [[Belgrade]], Yugoslavia
|{{fb|Faroe Islands}}
|align="center"|2–0
|align="center"|7–0
|Euro 1992 qualifying
|-
!colspan="7"|Croatia goals
|-
!1
|23 March 1994
|[[Estadio Mestalla|Estadio Luís Casanova]], [[Valencia, Spain|Valencia]], Spain
|{{fb|ESP}}
|align="center"|1–0
|align="center"|2–0
|Friendly
|-
!2
|25 March 1995
|[[Stadion Maksimir]], [[Zagreb]], Croatia
|{{fb|UKR}}
|align="center"|3–0
|align="center"|4–0
|[[UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying Group 4|Euro 1996 qualifying]]
|-
!3
|26 April 1995
|Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia
|{{fb|Slovenia}}
|align="center"|1–0
|align="center"|2–0
|Euro 1996 qualifying
|-
!4
|2 April 1997
|[[Stadion Poljud]], [[Split, Croatia|Split]], Croatia
|{{fb|Slovenia}}
|align="center"|1–0
|align="center"|3–3
|[[1998 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 1|1998 World Cup qualification]]
|-
!5
|3 June 1998
|[[Stadion Kantrida]], [[Rijeka]], Croatia
|{{fb|Iran}}
|align="center"|1–0
|align="center"|2–0
|Friendly
|-
!6
|6 June 1998
|Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia
|{{fb|Australia}}
|align="center"|3–0
|align="center"|7–0
|Friendly
|-
!7
|14 June 1998
|[[Stade Félix Bollaert]], [[Lens, Pas-de-Calais|Lens]], France
|{{fb|Jamaica}}
|align="center"|2–0
|align="center"|3–1
|[[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998 World Cup]]
|-
!8
|11 July 1998
|[[Parc des Princes]], [[Paris]], France
|{{fb|Netherlands}}
|align="center"|1–0
|align="center"|2–1
|1998 World Cup
|-
!9
|rowspan="2"|5 September 2001
|rowspan="2"|[[Stadio Olimpico (San Marino)|Stadio Olimpico]], [[Serravalle, San Marino|Serravalle]], San Marino
|rowspan="2"|{{fb|San Marino}}
|align="center"|2–0
|rowspan="2" align="center"|4–0
|rowspan="2"|[[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 6|2002 World Cup qualification]]
|-
!10
|align="center"|4–0
|}

 
==Managerial statistics==
{{updated|match played 19 November 2024}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sofascore.com/manager/robert-prosinecki/784456|title=Robert Prosinečki|access-date=2 September 2023|website=Sofascore.com}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Team
!rowspan="2"|From
!rowspan="2"|To
!colspan="5"|Record
|-
!G!!W!!D!!L!!Win %
|-
|align=left|[[Red Star Belgrade]]
|align=left|9 December 2010
|align=left|20 August 2012
{{WDL|62|43|10|9}}
|-
|align=left|[[Kayserispor]]
|align=left|15 October 2012
|align=left|10 January 2014
{{WDL|48|18|12|18}}
|-
|align=left|[[Azerbaijan national football team|Azerbaijan]]
|align=left|3 December 2014
|align=left|5 November 2017
{{WDL|23|6|6|11}}
|-
|align=left|[[Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team|Bosnia and Herzegovina]]
|align=left|4 January 2018
|align=left|27 November 2019
{{WDL|22|9|6|7}}
|-
|align=left|Kayserispor
|align=left|13 January 2020
|align=left|6 August 2020
{{WDL|19|6|5|8}}
|-
|align=left|[[Denizlispor]]
|align=left|10 August 2020
|align=left|24 November 2020 
{{WDL|9|1|2|6}}
|-
|align=left|[[NK Olimpija Ljubljana|Olimpija Ljubljana]]
|align=left|22 March 2022
|align=left|1 July 2022
{{WDL|8|5|1|2}}
|-
|align=left|[[NK Rudeš|Rudeš]]
|align=left|7 June 2023
|align=left|3 September 2023
{{WDL|7|0|1|6}}
|-
|align=left|[[Montenegro national football team|Montenegro]]
|align=left|2 February 2024
|align=left|''Present''
{{WDL|10|3|0|7}}
|-
!colspan="3"|Total
{{WDLtot|208|91|43|74}}
|}

==Honours==
===Player===
'''Red Star Belgrade''' 
*[[Yugoslav First League]]: [[1987–88 Yugoslav First League|1987–88]], [[1989–90 Yugoslav First League|1989–90]], [[1990–91 Yugoslav First League|1990–91]]
*[[Yugoslav Cup]]: [[1989–90 Yugoslav Cup|1989–90]]
*[[UEFA Champions League|European Cup]]: [[1990–91 European Cup|1990–91]]

'''Real Madrid''' 
*[[Copa del Rey]]: [[1992–93 Copa del Rey|1992–93]]
*[[Supercopa de España]]: [[1993 Supercopa de España|1993]]
*[[Copa Iberoamericana]]: [[Copa Iberoamericana#Match details|1994]]<ref>{{cite news | url = http://conmebol.com/es/19082015-1742/las-competiciones-oficiales-de-la-conmebol|title = Las competiciones oficiales de la CONMEBOL | language = es| date= 19 August 2015| publisher= [[CONMEBOL|conmebol.com]]}}</ref>

'''Dinamo Zagreb''' 
*[[Croatian Football League|Croatian First League]]: [[1997–98 Croatian First Football League|1997–98]], [[1998–99 Croatian First Football League|1998–99]], [[1999–2000 Croatian First Football League|1999–2000]]
*[[Croatian Football Cup|Croatian Cup]]: [[1997–98 Croatian Football Cup|1997–98]]

'''Olimpija Ljubljana''' 
*[[Slovenian Football Cup|Slovenian Cup]]: [[2002–03 Slovenian Football Cup|2002–03]]

'''Yugoslavia'''
* [[FIFA U-20 World Cup]]: [[1987 FIFA World Youth Championship|1987]]
*[[UEFA European Under-21 Championship]] runner-up: [[1990 UEFA European Under-21 Championship|1990]]

'''Croatia''' 
*[[FIFA World Cup]] third place: [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]]

'''Individual'''
*[[1987 FIFA World Youth Championship#Awards|FIFA U-20 World Cup Golden Ball]]: [[1987 FIFA World Youth Championship|1987]]
*[[FIFA World Cup awards#FIFA Young Player Award|FIFA World Cup Best Young Player]]: [[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990]]
*[[Croatian Footballer of the Year|Yugoslav Footballer of the Year]]: 1990
*[[Večernji list]] football player of the year: 1990, 1997
*[[Allgemeiner Deutscher Nachrichtendienst|ADN Eastern European Footballer of the Season]]: 1990<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ukrfootball.ua/news/albert-dzhayich-blohin-stoyichkov-levandovski-shcho-spilnogo |website=WebArchive |title=Eastern European Footballer of the season|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304200112/http://ukrfootball.ua/news/albert-dzhayich-blohin-stoyichkov-levandovski-shcho-spilnogo |access-date=5 July 2024 |archive-date=4 March 2016 }}</ref>
*[[Bravo Award]]: 1991
*[[1991 FIFA World Player of the Year]]: 4th place
*[[1991 Ballon d'Or]]: 5th place
*[[Croatian Footballer of the Year]]: 1997
*[[Franjo Bučar State Award for Sport]] (2): 1997, 1998
*[[PFA Team of the Year#First Division 29|PFA First Division Team of the Year]]: 2001–02
*[[Portsmouth F.C.]] All-time XI
*Only non-British player to be voted into all-time best Portsmouth eleven
*6th [[Red Star Belgrade#Stars of Red Star|Zvezdina zvezda]]

===Manager===
'''Red Star Belgrade''' 
*[[Serbian Cup]]: [[2011–12 Serbian Cup|2011–12]]

===Orders===
*[[Order of Danica Hrvatska|Order of Danica Hrvatska with the face of Franjo Bučar]]: 1995<ref>{{cite news | url = http://hrvatska.poslovniforum.hr/nn-arhiva/00025/0256f.asp|title = ODLUKU KOJOM SE ODLIKUJU REDOM DANICE HRVATSKE S LIKOM FRANJE BUČARA | language = hr | publisher= hrvatska.poslovniforum.hr}}</ref>
*[[Order of the Croatian Trefoil]]: 1998<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.hrt.hr/arhiv/98/07/12/h2_hrv.html|title = PREDSJEDNIK TUDJMAN ODLIKOVAO HRVATSKU NOGOMETNU REPREZENTACIJU | language = hr | publisher= hrt.hr}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist|refs=
<ref name="vecernji_110780">{{cite web | url=http://www.vecernji.hr/kolumne/genijalci-prosinecki-pjanic-raskrinkali-su-cirinu-tastinu-kolumna-110780 | title=Genijalci Prosinečki i Pjanić raskrinkali su Ćirinu taštinu | first=Igor | last=Flak | publisher=[[Večernji list]] | date=15 March 2010 | language=hr | access-date=24 December 2010}}</ref>
}}

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