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Primož Gliha

Primož Gliha

Slovenian footballer

Primož Gliha (born 8 October 1967) is a Slovenian professional football manager and former player who played as a forward. He was most recently the manager of Kosovo national team.

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International career

On 3 June 1992, Gliha made his debut with Slovenia in his country's first-ever official match on 3 June 1992 against Estonia after being named in the starting line-up.[1] On 8 February 1994, he scored his first goal for Slovenia in his third appearance in a 1–0 home win over Georgia.[2] Gliha also scored a hat-trick on 2 April 1997 in a 3–3 draw against Croatia in the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifications.[3] He earned a total of 28 caps, scoring 10 goals until his final appearance in 1998.[4][5]

Managerial career

Kosovo

First term

On 22 February 2021, the Football Federation of Kosovo appointed Gliha as the assistant manager of the Kosovo national team.[6]

On 19 October 2021, Gliha confirmed through an interview that he would be Kosovo's caretaker manager for the November matches against Jordan and Greece, after the previous manager Bernard Challandes was sacked.[7] On 5 November 2021, he made his first squad announcement with Kosovo for the friendly match against Jordan and the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Greece.[8] Five days later, Gliha had his first match as Kosovo manager in a 2–0 home defeat against Jordan.[9]

Second term

On 4 July 2023, the Football Federation of Kosovo appointed Gliha as their manager on a five-month contract to lead the team during the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying, after former coach Alain Giresse was sacked in June 2023.[10]

Personal life

During 1987 and 1988, Gliha was a soldier in the military service in Slatina Air Base in Kosovo within the Yugoslav People's Army.[11] His son Erik Gliha is also a professional footballer.[12]

References

  1. [1]
    "Estonija 1:1 Slovenija" [Estonia 1:1 Slovenia] (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. 3 June 1992. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  2. [2]
    "Slovenija 1:0 Gruzija" [Slovenia 1:0 Georgia] (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. 8 February 1994. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  3. [3]
    "Hrvaška 3:3 Slovenija" [Croatia 3:3 Slovenia] (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. 2 April 1997. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  4. [4]
    "Appearances for Slovenia National Team". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  5. [5]
    "Primož Gliha, international football player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  6. [6]
    "Një trajner slloven në përfaqësuesen e Kosovës" [A Slovenian coach in the Kosovo national team]. Koha Ditore (in Albanian). 22 February 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  7. [7]
    "Slloveni Gliha "tregon" se kush do të jetë trajner i Kosovës" [Slovenian Gliha "shows" who will be the coach of Kosovo]. Koha Ditore (in Albanian). 19 October 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  8. [8]
    "Primozh Gliha publikon listën e futbollistëve për dy ndeshjet e nëntorit" [Primozh Gliha publishes the list of footballers for the two November matches] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 5 November 2021.
  9. [9]
    "Kosova humb në miqësore nga Jordania" [Kosovo lost in a friendly to Jordan] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 10 November 2021.
  10. [10]
    "KE i FFK-së emëron ekipin drejtues të Kombëtares së Kosovës" [The EC of FFK appoints the leadership staff of the Kosovo national team] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  11. [11]
    "Slloveni Gliha: Kam qenë në ushtri në Kosovë, e njoh mirë mentalitetin e njerëzve atje" [Slovenian Gliha: I was in the army in Kosovo, I know well the mentality of the people there]. Telegrafi (in Albanian). 26 October 2021.
  12. [12]
    Viškovič, Rok (10 December 2015). "Sin Slovenca, ki je šokiral Hrvate, si je začel utirati svojo pot" (in Slovenian). Siol. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
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