Vlatko Marković

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).

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.

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 Yugoslav death march of Nazi collaborators. In SFRY, his father spent over 15 years in prison for possessing illegal firearm. 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.

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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