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Vlatko Glavaš

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Vlatko Glavaš (Bosnian pronunciation: [ʋlâtko ɡlâʋaːʃ]; born 2 September 1962) is a Bosnian politician and former professional footballer who has served as member of the national House of Representatives since 2018. He is a member of the Democratic Front.

Born (1962-09-02) 2 September 1962 (age 64)
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
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Vlatko Glavaš
Member of the House of Representatives
Assumed office
6 December 2018
Constituency4th Electoral Unit of the FBiH
Personal details
Born (1962-09-02) 2 September 1962 (age 64)
PartyDemocratic Front
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Alma materUniversity of Travnik (BEc)
Association football career
Position Midfielder
Youth career
–1981 Iskra Bugojno
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1981–1991 Iskra Bugojno 291
1991–1992 Rot-Weiss Essen 7 (1)
1992–1993 Wuppertaler SV 23 (0)
1993–1997 Fortuna Düsseldorf 70 (13)
1997–1998 Osijek 15 (2)
1998–1999 Wuppertaler SV 23 (2)
Total 429 (18)
International career
1994–2000 Bosnia and Herzegovina 6 (0)
Managerial career
2005 TuRU Düsseldorf
2009 Olimpik
2010 Sloboda Tuzla
2012 Čelik Zenica
2012 Vinogradar
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
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Prior to entering politics, Glavaš started his football career at hometown club Iskra Bugojno. He then went to Germany in 1991, joining Rot-Weiss Essen. He also played for Wuppertaler SV and Fortuna Düsseldorf.[2] Glavaš spent a season at Croatian side Osijek as well. He made his senior international debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1994, earning 6 caps until 2000.

After retiring, Glavaš started working as a manager. He briefly managed TuRU Düsseldorf, Olimpik, Sloboda Tuzla, Čelik Zenica and Vinogradar.

Club career

Born in Bugojno, Glavaš started his career at hometown club Iskra and played a significant part of his career for clubs in Germany.[1]

International career

Glavaš made his debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina in a September 1996 FIFA World Cup qualification match away against Greece and earned a total of six caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a June 1997 World Cup qualification match against Denmark.[3]

Political career

In the 2018 Bosnian general election, Glavaš entered into politics, getting elected to the national House of Representatives as a member of Željko Komšić's Democratic Front.[4] He was re-elected to the House of Representatives in the 2022 general election.[5]

Honours

Player

Iskra Bugojno

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