Vladimir "Vlatko" Marković (; 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.
Playing career Club He played for: Iskra (Bugojno), Čelik (Zenica), Dinamo (Zagreb), Wiener SC (Vienna). Page about Marković on Serbian Football Team page
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.
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.
He was elected president of the Croatian Football Federation on 18 December 1998. Vjesnik (19/12/1999): "Unanimous support for Vlatko Marković" He was reelected in 2002 and on 16 December 2006, again with unanimous support. Net.hr portal (16/12/2006): "Svi za Markovića, Sinovčić otišao" He resigned at 15 May 2012.
Personal life In 1945, his uncles died during the Yugoslav death march of Nazi collaborators. In SFRY, his father spent over 15 years in prison for possessing illegal firearm.
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."Croatia football chief Vlatko Markovic hit by gay group's backlash, Guardian He has been reported for the comment to UEFA. In July 2011, in response to his comments, he was charged €10,000 by UEFA.Queer:UEFA bestraft homophoben kroatischen Verbandschef (german)
Death He died at Zagreb in 2013. He was 76.
Managerial statistics Source:
TeamFromToRecordGWDLWin %Yugoslavia U23May 1969June 1973NK ZagrebJuly 1970June 1973Standard LiègeJuly 1973October 1973OGC NiceJune 1974November 1976Hajduk SplitJuly 1977June 1978Dinamo Zagreb21 June 197829 June 1980OGC NiceJuly 1980August 1981Dinamo Zagreb20 September 198325 April 1984Rapid Wien1 July 1985 30 June 1986Rapid Wien19 September 198830 June 1989Dinamo Zagreb28 November 199022 July 1991HAŠK Građanski22 April 19927 July 1992CroatiaApril 1993June 1994Total
Honours Source:
Player Dinamo Zagreb Yugoslav Cup: 1960, 1963
Manager Yugoslavia U-23 Under-23 Challenge Cup: 1969 Balkan Youth Championship: 1972
NK Zagreb Yugoslav Second League: 1972–73
Dinamo Zagreb Yugoslav Cup: 1980
Individual Matija Ljubek Award: 2002 HNS's Trophy Trophies: 2003 Franjo Bučar State Award for Sport: 2008 UEFA Amicale des Anciens: 2009 Holder of title Dragon of Bosna Argentina in Brethren of the Croatian Dragon
References
External links
Leksikografski zavod Miroslav Krleža Nogometni leksikon