Vlatko Marković Explained

Vlatko Marković

Birth Name:

Vladimir Marković

Birth Date:

1937 1, df=yes

Birth Place:

Bugojno, Kingdom of Yugoslavia

Death Place:

Zagreb, Croatia

Order:

President of the

Office:

Croatian Football Federation

Term Start:

18 December 1998

Term End:

5 July 2012

Predecessor:

Branko Mikša

Successor:

Davor Šuker

Nationality:

Croatian

Module:

Embed:	yes
Header-Color:	lavender
Position:	Defender
Years1:	1955–1956
Years2:	1956–1958
Years3:	1958–1965
Caps3:	104
Goals3:	2
Years4:	1965–1966
Caps4:	1
Goals4:	0
Years5:	1966–1967
Clubs5:	Wiener Sport-Club
Caps5:	25
Goals5:	19
Years6:	1967–1968
Caps6:	6
Goals6:	4
Nationalyears1:	1958–1959
Nationalyears2:	1961–1962
Nationalteam1:	Yugoslavia U21
Nationalteam2:	Yugoslavia
Nationalcaps1:	3
Nationalcaps2:	16
Nationalgoals1:	0
Nationalgoals2:	0
Manageryears1:	1969–1973
Managerclubs1:	Yugoslavia U23
Manageryears2:	1970–1973
Managerclubs2:	NK Zagreb
Manageryears3:	1973
Managerclubs3:	Standard Liège
Manageryears4:	1974–1976
Managerclubs4:	OGC Nice
Manageryears5:	1977–1978
Managerclubs5:	Hajduk Split
Manageryears6:	1978–1980
Managerclubs6:	Dinamo Zagreb
Manageryears7:	1980–1981
Managerclubs7:	OGC Nice
Manageryears8:	1983–1984
Managerclubs8:	Dinamo Zagreb
Manageryears9:	1985–1986
Managerclubs9:	Rapid Wien
Manageryears10:	1988–1989
Managerclubs10:	Rapid Wien
Manageryears11:	1990–1991
Managerclubs11:	Dinamo Zagreb
Manageryears12:	1992
Managerclubs12:	HAŠK Građanski
Manageryears13:	1993–1994
Managerclubs13:	Croatia

Vladimir "Vlatko" Marković (pronounced as /hr/;^[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]

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.^[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.

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
Team	From	To	G	W	D	L	Win %
Yugoslavia U23	May 1969	June 1973
NK Zagreb	July 1970	June 1973
Standard Liège	July 1973	October 1973
OGC Nice	June 1974	November 1976
Hajduk Split	July 1977	June 1978
Dinamo Zagreb	21 June 1978	29 June 1980
OGC Nice	July 1980	August 1981
Dinamo Zagreb	20 September 1983	25 April 1984
Rapid Wien	1 July 1985	30 June 1986
Rapid Wien	19 September 1988	30 June 1989
Dinamo Zagreb	28 November 1990	22 July 1991
HAŠK Građanski	22 April 1992	7 July 1992
Croatia	April 1993	June 1994
Total