Vlatko Marković


Vladimir "Vlatko" Marković was a Croatian football manager and player who served as president of the Croatian Football Federation from 1999 to 2012.

Career

He played for: Iskra, Čelik, Dinamo, Wiener SC.
From 1958 until 1959 he played three matches for Yugoslavia national under-21 football team, and from 7 May 1961 until 30 September 1962 he played defense for Yugoslavia national football team and scored one own goal in 16 matches. He played in all matches on 1962 FIFA World Cup when Yugoslavia finished 4th.
After he finished his playing career, he coached Zagreb, Standard de Liège, OGC Nice, Hajduk and Dinamo. 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 resigned at 15 May 2012.
He was elected president of Croatian Football Federation on 18 December 1999. 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 as part of the Croatian Armed Forces at Bleiburg. 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 there will be no gay players. Thank goodness only healthy people play football." He has been reported for the comment to UEFA. In July 2011, in response to his comments, he was charged €10,000 by UEFA.

Death

He died at Zagreb in 2013. He was 76.

Managerial statistics

Honours

Player

;NK Dinamo Zagreb
;NK Zagreb
;Yugoslavia U-23
;NK Dinamo Zagreb
;SK Rapid Wien