Zvone Boban was a done deal at Hajduk, I angered Tuđman with one question, and Goran is number one

Legendary Croatian sports journalist Edo Pezzi reflects on a career spanning nearly six decades, marked by his iconic voice and deep connection to Split's sports scene, especially the basketball club Hajduk and the golden era of Jugoplastika.

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In biology and modern psychology, people are often called audiovisual beings because they receive the most information precisely through the senses of sight and hearing. That is precisely why, in the journalistic profession, the voice is an important tool for sports commentators.

Pezzi's career is intertwined with Croatia's greatest sporting moments, including legendary broadcasts of matches from iconic arenas and encounters with both domestic and international sports giants. His voice became the soundtrack to Croatia's and Dalmatia's biggest sporting triumphs.

While Hajduk, the football club, remains his first love, Pezzi also significantly covered the golden age of Split's basketball in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He has traveled the world, gathering a wealth of anecdotes from his experiences.

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His [Edo Pezzi's] voice, an icon of Croatian sports journalism, has become the sonic backdrop to the greatest sporting successes of Croatia and Dalmatia, and his career is inextricably linked to Split's sports, primarily Hajduk.

These stories, some previously untold, are featured in Pezzi's latest book. The article is presented as the second part of an extensive interview with the doyen of Croatian sports journalism.

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Although Bili [Hajduk] will forever be Edu's first love, he also marked the golden era of Split basketball from the late 80s and early 90s.