Background and career
Predrag Mijatović (Serbian Cyrillic: Предраг Мијатовић; born 19 January 1969) is a Montenegrin football administrator and former player who played as a striker.
At club level, Mijatović played for six clubs: Budućnost, Partizan, Valencia, Real Madrid, Fiorentina and Levante. He scored 28 goals in the 1995–96 La Liga season for Valencia, which prompted a move to Real Madrid, where he scored a goal in the 1998 UEFA Champions League final which ensured Madrid's first European Cup in 32 years. In 1997, Mijatović was named runner-up for the Ballon d'Or, behind Ronaldo and ahead of Zinedine Zidane.
Internationally, Mijatović played for FR Yugoslavia at the 1998 FIFA World Cup and at the UEFA Euro 2000.
After his playing career, Mijatović served as director of football for Real Madrid from 2006 to 2009. He also served as vice-president of Partizan from 2024 to 2026.


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