A former football player, football manager, and former president of Croatian Football Federation, Vlatko Markovic died at the age of 76 in Zagreb's Rebro hospital on Monday morning.
Markovic was born in Bugojno on 1 January 1937.
He started his football career in Iskra (Bugojno). He also played for Celik (Zenica), Dinamo (Zagreb), and Wiener SC (Vienna).
From 1958 until 1959 he played three matches for Yugoslavia national under-21 football team, and from 17 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 (Zagreb), Standard de Liege (Liege), OGC Nice (Nice), Hajduk (Split) and Dinamo (Zagreb). With Dinamo he won Yugoslav Cup in 1980.
He was elected president of Croatian Football Federation on 18 December 1999. He was re-elected in 2002 and on 16 December 2006, again with unanimous support. He resigned on 15 May 2012.
Markovic hospitalised earlier this month after serious health problems. He suffered from Alzheimer disease, but also got pneumonia.
