Vladimir "Vlatko" Marković (; 1 January 1937 – 23 September 2013) was a Croatian professional

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and player who served as the president of the

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from 1998 to 2012.

Playing career

Club

He played for:

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(Bugojno), Čelik (

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), Dinamo (

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), Wiener SC (

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International

From 1958 until 1959 he played three matches for

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, and from 7 May 1961 (debut against

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) until 30 September 1962 (final game against

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) he played in

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for

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and scored one

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in 16 matches. He played in all matches on

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when Yugoslavia finished 4th.

Managerial career

After he finished his playing career, he coached

(Zagreb), Standard de Liège (

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(

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(

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) and Dinamo (Zagreb). With Dinamo he won

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in 1980. From 1974 to 1978 he was a

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instructor. He also participated in the FIFA Coca-Cola-program. He was elected president of the Croatian Football Federation on 18 December 1998. He was reelected in 2002 and on 16 December 2006, again with unanimous support. He resigned at 15 May 2012.

Personal life

In 1945, his uncles died during the

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. In

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, 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 ''

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'' and the Serbian ''

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'' that, "As long as I'm president f the Croatian football federationthere will be no gay players. Thank goodness only healthy people play football." He has been reported for the comment to

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. In July 2011, in response to his comments, he was charged €10,000 by

Death

He died at Zagreb in 2013. He was 76.

Managerial statistics

Source:

Honours

Source:

Player

Dinamo Zagreb *

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1963 Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cove ...

Manager

Yugoslavia U-23 * Under-23 Challenge Cup:

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1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, ...

NK Zagreb *

Yugoslav Second League Yugoslav Second League ( Bosnian: ''Druga savezna liga,'' Croatian: ''Druga savezna liga'', Serbian: ''Друга савезна лига'', Slovenian: ''Druga zvezna liga'', Macedonian: ''Втора сојузна лига'', ''Vtora sojuzna l ...

: 1972–73 Dinamo Zagreb *

1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a United States grain embargo against the Soviet Union, grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning Sys ...

Individual

* Matija Ljubek Award: 2002 * HNS's Trophy Trophies: 2003 *

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: 2008 *

Amicale des Anciens: 2009 *Holder of title Dragon of Bosna Argentina in

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References

External links

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Leksikografski zavod Miroslav Krleža Nogometni leksikon
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Markovic, Vlatko 1937 births 2013 deaths Footballers from Bugojno Bosnia and Herzegovina emigrants to Croatia Men's association football defenders Yugoslav men's footballers Yugoslavia men's under-21 international footballers Yugoslavia men's international footballers 1962 FIFA World Cup players NK Iskra Bugojno players NK Čelik Zenica players GNK Dinamo Zagreb players K.A.A. Gent players Wiener Sport-Club players FK Austria Wien players Yugoslav First League players Belgian Pro League players Austrian Football Bundesliga players Yugoslav expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Austria Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Austria Yugoslav football managers Croatian football managers Bosnia and Herzegovina football managers NK Zagreb managers Standard Liège managers OGC Nice managers HNK Hajduk Split managers GNK Dinamo Zagreb managers SK Rapid Wien managers Croatia national football team managers Yugoslav expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Belgium Expatriate football managers in Austria Presidents of the Croatian Football Federation