Primož Gliha

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Primož Gliha
Primož Gliha 2015.jpg
Gliha with Slovenia U21 in 2015
Personal information
Full name Primož Gliha
Date of birth (1967-10-08) 8 October 1967 (age 54)
Place of birth Ljubljana, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
0000–1986 Olimpija Ljubljana
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986–1990 Olimpija Ljubljana 67 (15)
1991 Dinamo Zagreb 2 (2)
1992 Yokohama Flügels
1993 Krka 7 (1)
1993–1994 Mura 24 (15)
1994–1995 Železničar Ljubljana 26 (13)
1995–1997 Chamois Niortais 56 (15)
1997 Slavija Vevče 6 (3)
1997–1998 Hapoel Beit She'an
1998 Olimpija Ljubljana 7 (2)
1998–1999 Hapoel Tel Aviv
1999–2000 Bnei Sakhnin
2000–2001 SAK Klagenfurt
2001 Zalaegerszegi TE 5 (1)
2001–2002 Gorica 6 (1)
2002–2003 Zalaegerszegi TE
2003–2005 Ljubljana 1 (0)
National team
1992–1998 Slovenia 28 (10)
Teams managed
2005–2007 Olimpija Ljubljana
2007–2008 Drava Ptuj
2008–2009 Gorica
2009 Mura 05
2010–2011 Koper
2014 Slovenia U19
2015–2020 Slovenia U21
2021–2022 Kosovo (caretaker)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Primož Gliha (born 8 October 1967) is a Slovenian professional football coach and former player who last managed Kosovo national team as caretaker.

International career[]

On 3 June 1992, Gliha made his debut with Slovenia in a friendly match against Estonia after being named in the starting line-up.[1] On 8 February 1994, he scored his first goal for Slovenia in his third appearance in a 1–0 home win over Georgia.[2] Gliha also scored a hat-trick on 2 April 1997 in a 3–3 draw against Croatia in the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifications.[3] His last international match was on 14 October 1998 against Latvia in Maribor.[4]

Managerial career[]

Kosovo[]

On 22 February 2021, the Football Federation of Kosovo appointed Gliha as the assistant manager of the Kosovo national team.[5]

On 19 October 2021, Gliha confirmed through an interview that he would be Kosovo's caretaker manager for the November matches against Jordan and Greece, after the previous manager Bernard Challandes was sacked.[6] On 5 November 2021, he made his first squad announcement with Kosovo for the friendly match against Jordan and the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Greece.[7] Five days later, Gliha had his first match as Kosovo manager in a 2–0 home defeat against Jordan.[8]

Personal life[]

During 1987 and 1988, Gliha was a soldier in the military service in Slatina Air Base in Kosovo within the Yugoslav People's Army.[9] His son Erik Gliha is also a professional footballer.[10]

References[]

  1. ^ "Estonija 1:1 Slovenija" [Estonia 1:1 Slovenia] (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. 3 June 1992. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Slovenija 1:0 Gruzija" [Slovenia 1:0 Georgia] (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. 8 February 1994. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Hrvaška 3:3 Slovenija" [Croatia 3:3 Slovenia] (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. 2 April 1997. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Slovenija 1:0 Latvija" [Slovenia 1:0 Latvia] (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. 14 October 1998. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Një trajner slloven në përfaqësuesen e Kosovës" [A Slovenian coach in the Kosovo national team]. Koha Ditore (in Albanian). 22 February 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Slloveni Gliha "tregon" se kush do të jetë trajner i Kosovës" [Slovenian Gliha "shows" who will be the coach of Kosovo]. Koha Ditore (in Albanian). 19 October 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Primozh Gliha publikon listën e futbollistëve për dy ndeshjet e nëntorit" [Primozh Gliha publishes the list of footballers for the two November matches] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 5 November 2021.
  8. ^ "Kosova humb në miqësore nga Jordania" [Kosovo lost in a friendly to Jordan] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 10 November 2021.
  9. ^ "Slloveni Gliha: Kam qenë në ushtri në Kosovë, e njoh mirë mentalitetin e njerëzve atje" [Slovenian Gliha: I was in the army in Kosovo, I know well the mentality of the people there]. Telegrafi (in Albanian). 26 October 2021.
  10. ^ Viškovič, Rok (10 December 2015). "Sin Slovenca, ki je šokiral Hrvate, si je začel utirati svojo pot" (in Slovenian). Siol. Retrieved 3 November 2020.

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