Vlatko_Marković

Vlatko Marković

Vlatko Marković

Croatian footballer and manager

For other people called Vladimir Marković, see Vladimir Marković.

Vladimir "Vlatko" Marković (Croatian pronunciation: [ʋlǎdimiːr ʋlâtko mǎːrkoʋitɕ];[1][2] 1 January 1937 – 23 September 2013) was a Croatian professional football manager and player who served as the president of the Croatian Football Federation from 1998 to 2012.[3]

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Playing career

Club

He played for: Iskra (Bugojno), Čelik (Zenica), Dinamo (Zagreb), Wiener SC (Vienna).[4]

International

From 1958 until 1959 he played three matches for Yugoslavia national under-21 football team, and from 7 May 1961 (debut against Hungary) until 30 September 1962 (final game against West Germany) he played in defense for Yugoslavia and scored one own goal in 16 matches. He played in all matches on 1962 FIFA World Cup when Yugoslavia finished 4th.[4][5]

Managerial career

After he finished his playing career, he coached Zagreb (Zagreb), Standard de Liège (Liège), OGC Nice (Nice), Hajduk (Split) and Dinamo (Zagreb). With Dinamo he won Yugoslav Cup in 1980.[4]

From 1974 to 1978 he was a FIFA instructor. He also participated in the FIFA Coca-Cola-program.[6]

He was elected president of the Croatian Football Federation on 18 December 1998.[7] He was reelected in 2002 and on 16 December 2006, again with unanimous support.[8] He resigned at 15 May 2012.[9][10]

Personal life

In 1945, his uncles died during the Yugoslav death march of Nazi collaborators.[11] In SFRY, his father spent over 15 years in prison for possessing illegal firearm.[11]

Views

In November 2010, Marković spoke out against gay footballers, telling both the Croatian Večernji list and the Serbian Večernje novosti that, "As long as I'm president [of the Croatian football federation] there will be no gay players. Thank goodness only healthy people play football."[12] He has been reported for the comment to UEFA. In July 2011, in response to his comments, he was charged €10,000 by UEFA.[13]

Death

He died at Zagreb in 2013. He was 76.[14]

Managerial statistics

Source:[15]

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Honours

Source:[16]

Player

Dinamo Zagreb

Manager

Yugoslavia U-23

NK Zagreb

Dinamo Zagreb

Individual

References

  1. [1]
    "vládati". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 17 March 2018. Vlàdimīr, Vlȁtko
  2. [2]
    "Mȃrko". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 17 March 2018. Márković
  3. [3]
    Piše: Zvonko Alač / Dea Redžić četvrtak, 5.7.2012. 16:48. "Dobro došo' predsjedniče: Šuker od Markovića preuzeo hrvatski nogomet – "Moja misija je pobjeda" – Sport". Index.hr. Retrieved 24 September 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. [4]
    (in Serbian) Page about Marković on Serbian Football Team page
  5. [5]
    "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  6. [6]
    Piše: I. Gojčeta utorak, 15.5.2012. 20:00. "Preminuo bivši predsjednik HNS-a Vlatko Marković- Sport". vecernji.hr. Retrieved 28 December 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. [7]
    (in Croatian) Vjesnik (19/12/1999): "Unanimous support for Vlatko Marković"
  8. [8]
    (in Croatian) Net.hr portal (16/12/2006): "Svi za Markovića, Sinovčić otišao"
  9. [9]
    Piše: I. Gojčeta utorak, 15.5.2012. 20:00 (15 May 2012). "Četrnaest godina previše – Sport". Index.hr. Retrieved 24 September 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. [10]
    "mobile.net.hr". Sportski.net.hr. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  11. [11]
    "Vlatko Marković: Ponosim se što sam bio YU reprezentativac". Slobodna Dalmacija (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 14 September 2008.
  12. [12]
    Croatia football chief Vlatko Markovic hit by gay group's backlash, Guardian
  13. [13]
    Queer:UEFA bestraft homophoben kroatischen Verbandschef (german)
  14. [14]
    "Preminuo bivši predsjednik HNS-a Vlatko Marković! – Sport – nogomet – Večernji list". Vecernji.hr. 20 September 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  15. [15]
    "Managerial statistics". povijest.gnkdinamo.hr. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  16. [16]
    "Vlatko Marković". povijest.gnkdinamo.hr. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
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