The Scouted Football Podcast

65: GNK Dinamo Zagreb with Ben Bocsák

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Episode notes

Luka Modrić, Dejan Lovren, Mario Mandzukić, Dani Olmo, Borna Sosa, Mateo Kovačić, Marcelo Brozović and many, many more players past and present credit GNK Dinamo for their footballing upbringing.

Joe discusses the ins and outs, the good and the bad, of Croatia's most historic and successful club with First Time Finish's Ben Bocsák.

4:15: A history of producing top players

13:20: Dinamo Zagreb's historic squads and the academy mentality

20:01: Dinamo's recent sales, incl. Borna Sosa, GNK Dinamo academy graduate, soon-to-be German international
 
24:19: Dinamo Zagreb's finances, selling at the right price, and the Mamić family

30:18: Introducing Joško Gvardiol

33:31: Best of the Rest - Lovro Majer, Luka Ivanušeć, Dario Špikić, Josip Šutalo and Welshman Robbie Burton