Vlatko 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]

For other people called Vladimir Marković, see Vladimir Marković.

Vlatko Marković
Marković in 2012
President of the Croatian Football Federation
In office
18 December 1998 – 5 July 2012
Preceded byBranko Mikša
Succeeded byDavor Šuker
Personal details
Born
Vladimir Marković

(1937-01-01)1 January 1937
Bugojno, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Died23 September 2013(2013-09-23) (aged 76)
Zagreb, Croatia
NationalityCroatian
Occupation
  • Footballer
  • football manager
  • football administrator
Association football career
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1955–1956 Iskra Bugojno
1956–1958 Čelik Zenica
1958–1965 Dinamo Zagreb 104 (2)
1965–1966 La Gantoise 1 (0)
1966–1967 Wiener Sport-Club 25 (19)
1967–1968 Austria Wien 6 (4)
International career
1958–1959 Yugoslavia U21 3 (0)
1961–1962 Yugoslavia 16 (0)
Managerial career
1969–1973 Yugoslavia U23
1970–1973 NK Zagreb
1973 Standard Liège
1974–1976 OGC Nice
1977–1978 Hajduk Split
1978–1980 Dinamo Zagreb
1980–1981 OGC Nice
1983–1984 Dinamo Zagreb
1985–1986 Rapid Wien
1988–1989 Rapid Wien
1990–1991 Dinamo Zagreb
1992 HAŠK Građanski
1993–1994 Croatia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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]

Team From To Record
GWDLWin %
Yugoslavia U23 May 1969 June 1973 22 8 4 10 036.36
NK Zagreb July 1970 June 1973 98 63 16 19 064.29
Standard Liège July 1973 October 1973 9 5 2 2 055.56
OGC Nice June 1974 November 1976 101 42 26 33 041.58
Hajduk Split July 1977 June 1978 43 18 13 12 041.86
Dinamo Zagreb 21 June 1978 29 June 1980 77 34 26 17 044.16
OGC Nice July 1980 August 1981 39 10 12 17 025.64
Dinamo Zagreb 20 September 1983 25 April 1984 24 9 7 8 037.50
Rapid Wien 1 July 1985 30 June 1986 48 30 11 7 062.50
Rapid Wien 19 September 1988 30 June 1989 28 15 3 10 053.57
Dinamo Zagreb 28 November 1990 22 July 1991 22 15 5 2 068.18
HAŠK Građanski 22 April 1992 7 July 1992 15 6 4 5 040.00
Croatia April 1993 June 1994 1 1 0 0 100.00
Total 526 256 129 141 048.67

Honours

Source:[16]

Player

Dinamo Zagreb

Manager

Yugoslavia U-23

NK Zagreb

Dinamo Zagreb

Individual

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