Vlatko Marković

Vlatko Marković
Vlatko Marković (2012)
Personnel
birthday	January 1, 1937
place of birth	Bugojno ,  Kingdom of Yugoslavia
date of death	23rd September 2013
Place of death	Zagreb ,  Croatia
size	185 cm
position	Defender , striker
Men's
Years	station	Games (goals) 1
1954-1955	NK Iskra Bugojno
1955-1958	NK Čelik Zenica
1958-1965	Dinamo Zagreb	104 0(2)
1966	Viennese sports club	5 0(0)
1966	KAA Gent	1 0(0)
1967	Viennese sports club	25 (19)
1967-1968	FK Austria Vienna	6 0(4)
National team
Years	selection	Games (goals)
1958-1959	Yugoslavia U-21	3 0(0)
1961–1962	Yugoslavia	16 0(0)
Stations as a trainer
Years	station
	NK Zagreb
1973	Standard Liege
1974-1977	OGC Nice
1977-1988	Hajduk Split
1978-1980	Dinamo Zagreb
1980-1982	OGC Nice
1984	Dinamo Zagreb
1985-1986	Rapid Vienna
09 / 1988-1989	Rapid Vienna
1990-1992	Dinamo Zagreb
1993-1994	Croatia
1 Only league games are given.

Vlatko Marković ( Serbian - Cyrillic Влатко Марковић ; born January 1, 1937 in Bugojno , Kingdom of Yugoslavia ; † September 23, 2013 in Zagreb , Croatia ) was a Yugoslav football player and coach and president of the Croatian Football Association .

Marković played in several clubs from 1954 to 1968, mainly in defense , but he was used - very successfully - as a striker towards the end of his career in Vienna . At the 1962 World Cup in Chile , he took part with the Yugoslav national football team as a defender. The team finished fourth. Between 1970 and 1993 he was the coach of numerous top division teams, most recently he coached the Croatian national team . Marković was also president of the Croatian Football Association from 1998 to 2012, which in 2005 awarded him the highest honor , the Trofej podmlatka . He caused a sensation in the media with a statement against homosexual players.

Career

player

His active playing career began in 1954 with the Bugojan club NK Iskra Bugojno and lasted about 14 years. From 1955 to 1958 he played for NK Čelik Zenica until he decided for Dinamo Zagreb in 1958 . This club won the Yugoslav football cup with him in 1962/63 . In total, he played 252 games for Dinamo.

Towards the end of his playing career, he was under contract in Austria for two years. At the Wiener Sport-Club he played as an attacker in the 1966/67 season, scoring 19 goals in 25 games; the WSC took fifth place in the Austrian - then so-called - national league . At FK Austria Wien he scored four goals in six national league games in the 1967/68 season, three goals in the ÖFB Cup and one goal in the games for the European Cup Winners' Cup . His teammates during this time included Josef Hickersberger and Ernst Fiala . In between he played briefly in Belgium at the KAA Gent in defense.

In 1958/59 he played three games for the Yugoslav U-21 national team . His first of a total of 16 games as a defender for the Yugoslav national football team , he played on May 7, 1961 in the 2: 4 defeat against Hungary , his last on September 30, 1962 in the 2: 3 defeat against Germany .

Postage stamp from Hungary, 1962, USSR - Yugoslavia, World Cup Chile

At the 1962 World Cup in Chile , when the Yugoslav national team finished fourth, he played under coach Ljubomir Lovrić as a defender in all six matches. Yugoslavia beat Germany in the quarterfinals. Yugoslavia lost to Czechoslovakia in the semi-finals and was also defeated by hosts Chile in the third place match .

Since that game against Germany, Marković and Uwe Seeler had a long friendship. This became known in November 2005, when Franz Beckenbauer presented Marković with a shirt of the German national team with a dedication by Seeler as a gift during an official visit by a FIFA delegation to the Croatian Football Association.

Trainer

Marković decided after the end of his playing career to study football at the Sports University in Zagreb . He started as a coach at NK Zagreb from 1970 to 1973. This was followed by Standard Liège (1973) and OGC Nice . He worked there from 1974 to 1977 and from 1980 to 1982, with Hajduk Split in between in the 1977/78 season . From 1978 to 1980, 1984, 1990 to 1992 he was the coach of Dinamo Zagreb. In 1980 he won the Yugoslav Football Cup with this club .

In the 1985/86 season, Vlatko Marković coached the first team of Rapid Vienna as the successor to Otto Barić , who has been in office since 1982 and moved to VfB Stuttgart . His assistant coach during this time was Walter Gebhardt . The club finished the season under the leadership of Marković as runner-up. The engagement of Baric in the German Bundesliga was unsuccessful and so he was dismissed shortly after the start of the second half of this season. He moved back to Rapid Vienna and took over the training of the team again. Marković was again coach at Rapid Vienna in the 1988/89 season.

In October 1988, however, it was already reported that the former football player Hans Krankl , who was still attending the coaching school at that time, was to become Marković's successor after receiving his A-coaching certificate. Marković himself reacted with reserve to the reports. The two knew each other from the 1985/86 season, when Krankl's contract with Rapid Vienna was terminated after a dispute with the club's executive committee over participation in a training camp. In June 1989 it was announced that Krankl would be the new head coach of Rapid Vienna. Initially it was planned that Vlatko Marković would look after the youngsters in the future and found a Rapid football school. Marković, described as an energetic but hapless coach, was a candidate for the vacant coaching position at LASK Linz in early 1987 and was briefly the favorite of the LASK presidium.

A short time after the Croatian Football Association was accepted into UEFA and FIFA, he coached the Croatian national team in two games in 1992 and 1993 ; the friendlies against Mexico (3: 0) and Ukraine (3: 1) both ended victorious. Then he was replaced by Miroslav Blažević as coach.

President of the Croatian Football Association

On December 18, 1998 Marković was elected President of the Croatian Football Association  (HNS) and confirmed in office in 2002, 2006 and 2010. After Bruno Knežević , he was the second president of the association who had previously been a professional football player. On May 15, 2012, he announced his resignation and resigned after almost 14 years at the end of the 2012 European Football Championship . His successor was the former Yugoslav and Croatian soccer player Davor Šuker . The 75-year-old named the lack of support from Dinamo President Zdravko Mamić as the reason for his resignation . At a press conference, however, he stated that he had not turned away from Marković. Rather, Marković deserved an honorable exit, but for a reason unknown to him, he refused to face such a scenario. Marković had previously said: "I go when I want and I will leave when I think we have done enough for Croatian football" .

The media described the deselection of Marković as association president as a relief for Croatian football. Marković was accused of incorrectly perceiving the situation. For example, he described the situation of the Croatian Football Association in 2012, at a time when many saw the association in a serious crisis, with the words “nikih problema” (“There are no problems”). It was also reported that Marković led the association in an authoritarian manner and failed to keep various promises, for example with regard to the expansion of the training facilities for the Croatian national soccer team in Tuhelj and with regard to the 2012 European soccer championship, which was not brought to Croatia.

In his role as president, Marković often criticized the Croatian fans because there were some hooligans among them who regularly caused unrest at national team games. The Croatian fans also repeatedly attract attention because of racist abuse. As a result, the football association had to pay high fines several times imposed by UEFA . Another concern for him was the fight against corruption and match fixing. He emphasized this, for example, at a meeting with UEFA President Michel Platini in Switzerland in August 2010. In December 2012, he called on the Croatian HNS to take significantly stronger action against domestic hooligans.

Marković also criticized the English league by indirectly alleging that Croatian players in the Premier League are deliberately injured. In 2008 Eduardo Alves da Silva , who played as a striker for Arsenal at the time, was injured in a game against Birmingham City and was thus out of the Croatian national team at the 2008 European Championship . In 2009 , midfielder Luka Modrić, who was playing for Tottenham Hotspur at the time, was injured again in a game against Birmingham City. In this context, Marković said in public: “Maybe someone has something against us or our national team. English players injured Eduardo and now Modrić last year. ” Birmingham City owner David Gold replied that “ it is absolutely ridiculous to say that there is a plot behind this ” . He also went on to say that it may have been a misunderstanding and that Markovićs' statement was incorrectly translated.

As the association's president, Marković tried for several years to ensure that the European Championship 2012 is held in Croatia. Marković saw his country in the role of favorites when applying for Hungary to host UEFA. he said: "There is not the slightest chance that Croatia and Hungary will not win the EURO 2012." Ultimately, the games were played in Poland and Ukraine . Vlatko Marković was surprised by the negative decision from UEFA and demanded that his association's application costs of two to three million euros be returned.

Media presence

Due to his function as President of the Croatian Football Association, there are numerous publications with and about Vlatko Marković. Nevertheless, it was reported that he was very reserved towards the media and individual journalists, avoided them and occasionally verbally abused them. He did not announce his resignation as President of the HNS personally, but had it announced by his General Secretary Zorislav Srebrić.

Marković caused a sensation in November 2010 when he made homophobic statements as President of the Croatian Football Association . In an interview with widespread in Croatia daily newspaper Vecernji list he had said: "As long as I am president of the Football Association, no homosexual will play in the national team." He further stated: "just normal people play Luckily football." However, weakened he gave up his testimony after this interview and said, “he has nothing against minorities” . The English weekly newspaper The Observer chose Marković's testimony as one of the “most legendary” statements of 2010. UEFA fined him € 10,000 for his testimony because his statements violated the association's statutes, which prohibit discrimination. Marković's appeal against the judgment was rejected by UEFA. On November 5, 2012, the Croatian Supreme Court ruled that the former coach and official should apologize for his homophobic statements, in addition to the fine already imposed by UEFA. In connection with the court's decision in the Marković case, the statement by Zdravko Mamić, "I don't see gays in my national team either, because I see them as writers or journalists" caused a stir. In contrast to Marković's, she was classified by a court in Zagreb as non-discriminatory towards homosexuals. A new decision in the Mamić case was called for by the Center for  LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and homosexuals) in November 2012.

Because of Marković's discriminatory statements about homosexuals, an urgent meeting of the association presidium was called on February 20, 2011 and Igor Štimac was appointed as the new chairman, who should replace Vlatko Marković. Marković had won against Štimac in the regular elections in December 2010 with only one vote more. UEFA and FIFA did not recognize the choice of Štimac due to formal errors and Marković remained the association boss.

Awards

In 2005 Marković was elected one of the 100 most influential Croatians . This happened mainly because he was the first Croat to hold a prominent position on the UEFA technical committee .

In 2005 Marković received the highest award from the Croatian Football Association, the Trofej podmlatka . With this award, which has been given since 1979, the association honors people for their special merits in sport and for its further development in Croatia.

Marković was FIFA representative for the French-speaking area from 1974 to 1986 . In 2006, the later UEFA President Michel Platini, on behalf of the then French President Jacques Chirac , awarded him the highest honor of the French Football Association for his services to the development of football in France and the world.

On July 5, 2012, Marković received the first honorary presidency from the Croatian Football Association.

literature

• Martin Andreas Schulz: Everything about football . Wissen Media Verlag, Gütersloh / Munich 2008, p. 252.
• Christian Brügel: Homophobia on the sidelines: players offside . Diplomica Verlag GmbH, Hamburg 2012, p. 2.
• Barbara Liegl, Georg Spitaler: Legionaries on the ball: Migration in Austrian football after 1945 . Braumüller, Vienna 2008, with two pictures by Markovic on p. 57.

Web links

Commons : Vlatko Marković  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Vlatko Marković in the database of National-Football-Teams.com (English)
• Vlatko Marković in the database of weltfussball.de
• Vlatko Marković ( Memento from September 28, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) from the former database of Playerhistory.com (English)
• Vlatko Markovic in the database of FIFA (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ playerhistory.com: Vlatko Marković's player profile ( memento from September 28, 2013 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on January 17, 2013.
2. ↑ bundesliga.at: Vlatko Marković's player profile , accessed on January 21, 2013.
3. ↑ Austria Wien Archive: Player profile of Vlatko Marković , accessed on January 19, 2013.
4. ^ Austria Wien Archive: Season 1967/68 , accessed on January 19, 2013.
5. ↑ ^{a b c} hajduk.hr: Trainer profile of Vlatko Marković , accessed on November 13, 2012.
6. ↑ national-football-teams.com: player profile of Vlatko Marković , accessed on January 19, 2013.
7. ↑ transfermarkt.de: Vlatko Marković's player profile , accessed on January 19, 2013.
8. ↑ fussballdaten.de: Balance sheet Germany versus Serbia , accessed on January 19, 2013.
9. ↑ transfermarkt.ch: Match report Yugoslavia against Chile , accessed on January 20, 2013.
10. ↑ FIFA World Cup Chile 1962: Yugoslavia - Federal Republic of Germany ( Memento of the original from December 17, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed January 26, 2013. 
11. ↑ FIFA: Uwe Seeler's present for Croatia's association president  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed January 22, 2013.  
12. ↑ rapidarchiv.at: Trainer profile of Vlatko Marković , accessed on January 19, 2013.
13. ↑ rapidarchiv.at: Season 1988/89 , accessed on January 19, 2013.
14. ↑ OÖN text archive , LINZ. "Hans Krankl is the property of the sports club," said Ra ... , October 24, 1988.
15. ↑ SK Rapid Legendenclub: Interview with Hans Krankl , February 3, 2010, accessed on January 22, 2013.
16. ↑ OÖN text archive , LINZ. "I congratulate Hans Krankl on making it," said Herbert Prohaska on June 5, 1989.
17. ↑ OÖN text archive , LINZ. Background Two days before the championship start, L ... , March 12, 1987.
18. ↑ OÖN text archive , LINZ. A new name appeared in Lask's follow-up coach game , January 17, 1987.
19. ↑ Martin Andreas Schulz: Everything about football . Wissen Media Verlag, Gütersloh / Munich 2008, p. 252.
20. ^ The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation: Croatia - International Matches 1990-1995 , accessed January 20, 2013.
21. ↑ Martin Andreas Schulze: Everything about football , Knowledge Media Verlag, Gütersloh / Munich 2008, p. 252.
22. ↑ HR: Now it's official, Vlatko Markovic is stepping down as HNS Association President after the EURO! , May 15, 2012, accessed January 20, 2013.
23. ↑ index.hr: Dobro došo predsjedniče , July 7, 2012, accessed on November 2, 2012.
24. ↑ hrsports.at: Zdravko Mamić comments on the current events at the HNS , April 24, 2012, accessed on January 19, 2013.
25. ↑ nacional.hr: Marković odgovara: Otići ću kad ja hoću ( Memento of the original from September 27, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , April 25, 2012, accessed January 27, 2013. 
26. ↑ 24sata.hr: Zbog 'nikih problema' hrvatski je nogomet dotaknuo dno ... , May 15, 2012, accessed on January 27, 2013.
27. ↑ tportal.hr: Markovićeva vladavina puna uspona i padova , May 15, 2012, accessed on January 29, 2013.
28. ↑ gol.dnevnik.hr: Marković: J ... mi se za uvrede navijača , April 2, 2009, accessed on January 27, 2013.
29. ↑ focus.de: Renewed UEFA proceedings against Croatia , June 20, 2012, accessed on January 29, 2013.
30. ↑ dalje.com: Marković: Dio navijača svjesno čini štetu ugledu Hrvatske ( Memento of the original from June 17, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , June 15, 2012, accessed December 9, 2012. 
31. ↑ focus.de: Croatia has to pay 25,000 euros , June 15, 2012, accessed on January 29, 2013.
32. ↑ de.uefa.com: Close cooperation between UEFA and HNS , August 25, 2010, accessed on January 19, 2013.
33. ↑ derstandard.at: Platini urges Croatia to crack down on cracks , December 4, 2012, accessed on January 29, 2013.
34. ↑ news.bbc.co.uk: Gold rejects Croatia conspiracy , September 1, 2009, accessed January 20, 2013.
35. ↑ gol.dnevnik.hr: Englezi: Komentari Markovića su idiotski i smiješni! , September 1, 2009, accessed January 27, 2013.
36. ↑ ^{a b} sportski.net.hr: Biseri za pamćenje , July 4, 2012, accessed on January 21, 2013.
37. ↑ fussball24.de: UEFA wants to give European Championship applicants more time for 2012 , October 5, 2006, accessed on January 21, 2013.
38. ↑ news.at: It would only be fair: Disappointed Croatians want their UEFA EURO 2012 application money back , April 24, 2007, accessed on January 21, 2013.
39. ↑ index.hr: Četrnaest godina previše , May 15, 2012, accessed on October 28, 2012.
40. ↑ Christian Brügel: Homophobia on the edge of the field: players offside , Diplomica Verlag, Hamburg 2012, p. 2.
41. ↑ queer.de: Croatia: Ban on gay men in the national team , November 9, 2010, accessed on January 19, 2013.
42. ↑ Christian Brügel: Homophobia on the edge of the field: Players on Offside , 2012, p. 2.
43. ↑ derstandard.at: Vlatko Marković convicted of anti-gay Sagers , November 6, 2012, accessed on November 17, 2012.
44. ↑ gol.dnevnik.hr: Komedija: Evo kako engleski novinari ismijavaju Markovića! , December 26, 2010, accessed January 28, 2013.
45. ↑ index.hr: Marković među najosobama 2010. godine engleskog "Observera" , December 26, 2010, accessed on January 22, 2013.
46. ↑ queer.de: UEFA punishes homophobic Croatian association boss , July 5, 2011, accessed on November 17, 2012.
47. ↑ sport.orf.at: Marković convicted of anti-gay Sagers , November 6, 2012, accessed on December 9, 2012.
48. ↑ vesti-online.com: Sud: Mamić nije diskiminisao homoseksualce , November 9, 2012, accessed on January 29, 2013.
49. ↑ jutarnji.hr: Vrhovni sud nije osudio Mamića zbog izjave "Gej čovjeka ne vidim kako ide glavom na kopačku" , November 9, 2012, accessed on November 17, 2012.
50. ↑ sport.blic.rs: Vlatko Marković: UEFA i FIFA mogu da izbace Hrvatsku iz svih takmičenja , February 21, 2011, accessed on January 29, 2013.
51. ↑ Augsburger Allgemeine: UEFA and FIFA reject Croatian football boss ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , February 22, 2011, accessed January 24, 2013. 
52. ↑ nacional.hr: 100 najutjecajnijih Hrvata ( Memento of the original from July 7, 2012 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , May 15, 2005, accessed November 2, 2012. 
53. ↑ de.uefa.com: Composition of the UEFA Organs and Bodies , accessed November 17, 2012.
54. ↑ jutarnji.hr: Dan za povijest , May 15, 2012, accessed on January 21, 2013.
55. ↑ sportcom.hr: Before Šuker jednoglasno izabran za predsjednika ( Memento of the original from July 7, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , July 15, 2013, accessed January 21, 2013. 

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