Primož Gliha | |
Birth Date: | 8 October 1967 |
Birth Place: | Ljubljana, SR Slovenia, Yugoslavia |
Height: | 1.80 m |
Position: | Forward |
Youthyears1: | –1986 |
Youthclubs1: | Olimpija Ljubljana |
Years1: | 1986–1990 |
Clubs1: | Olimpija Ljubljana |
Caps1: | 67 |
Goals1: | 15 |
Years2: | 1991 |
Clubs2: | Dinamo Zagreb |
Caps2: | 2 |
Goals2: | 2 |
Years3: | 1992 |
Clubs3: | Yokohama Flügels |
Years4: | 1993 |
Clubs4: | Krka |
Caps4: | 7 |
Goals4: | 1 |
Years5: | 1993–1994 |
Clubs5: | Mura |
Caps5: | 24 |
Goals5: | 15 |
Years6: | 1994–1995 |
Clubs6: | Železničar Ljubljana |
Caps6: | 26 |
Goals6: | 13 |
Years7: | 1995–1997 |
Clubs7: | Chamois Niortais |
Caps7: | 56 |
Goals7: | 15 |
Years8: | 1997 |
Clubs8: | Slavija Vevče |
Caps8: | 6 |
Goals8: | 3 |
Years9: | 1997–1998 |
Clubs9: | Hapoel Beit She'an |
Years10: | 1998 |
Clubs10: | Olimpija Ljubljana |
Caps10: | 7 |
Goals10: | 2 |
Years11: | 1998–1999 |
Clubs11: | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
Years12: | 1999–2000 |
Clubs12: | Bnei Sakhnin |
Years13: | 2000–2001 |
Clubs13: | SAK Klagenfurt |
Caps13: | 0 |
Goals13: | 0 |
Years14: | 2001 |
Clubs14: | Zalaegerszegi TE |
Goals14: | 1 |
Caps14: | 5 |
Years15: | 2001–2002 |
Clubs15: | Gorica |
Caps15: | 6 |
Goals15: | 1 |
Years16: | 2002–2003 |
Clubs16: | Zalaegerszegi TE |
Caps16: | 0 |
Goals16: | 0 |
Years17: | 2003–2005 |
Clubs17: | Ljubljana |
Caps17: | 1 |
Goals17: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 1992–1998 |
Nationalteam1: | Slovenia |
Nationalcaps1: | 28 |
Nationalgoals1: | 10 |
Manageryears1: | 2005–2007 |
Managerclubs1: | Olimpija Ljubljana |
Manageryears2: | 2007–2008 |
Managerclubs2: | Drava Ptuj |
Manageryears3: | 2008–2009 |
Managerclubs3: | Gorica |
Manageryears4: | 2009 |
Managerclubs4: | Mura 05 |
Manageryears5: | 2010–2011 |
Managerclubs5: | Koper |
Manageryears6: | 2014 |
Managerclubs6: | Slovenia U19 |
Manageryears7: | 2015–2020 |
Managerclubs7: | Slovenia U21 |
Manageryears8: | 2021–2022 |
Managerclubs8: | Kosovo (caretaker) |
Manageryears9: | 2023 |
Managerclubs9: | Kosovo |
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.
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]
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]
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]
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]