Primož Gliha

Primož Gliha
Gliha with Slovenia U21 in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth (1967-10-08) 8 October 1967 (age 59)
Place of birth Ljubljana, SR Slovenia, Yugoslavia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position Forward
Youth career
–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 0 (0)
2001 Zalaegerszegi TE 5 (1)
2001–2002 Gorica 6 (1)
2002–2003 Zalaegerszegi TE 0 (0)
2003–2005 Ljubljana 1 (0)
International career
1992–1998 Slovenia 28 (10)
Managerial career
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)
2023 Kosovo
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Primož Gliha (born 8 October 1967) is a Slovenian professional football manager and former player who played as a forward. He was most recently the manager of Kosovo national team.

International career

On 3 June 1992, Gliha made his debut with Slovenia in his country's first-ever official match on 3 June 1992 against Estonia after being named in the starting line-up. On 8 February 1994, he scored his first goal for Slovenia in his third appearance in a 1–0 home win over Georgia. Gliha also scored a hat-trick on 2 April 1997 in a 3–3 draw against Croatia in the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifications. He earned a total of 28 caps, scoring 10 goals until his final appearance in 1998.

Managerial career

Kosovo

First term

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

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. 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. Five days later, Gliha had his first match as Kosovo manager in a 2–0 home defeat against Jordan.

Second term

On 4 July 2023, the Football Federation of Kosovo appointed Gliha as their manager on a five-month contract to lead the team during the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying, after former coach Alain Giresse was sacked in June 2023.

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. His son Erik Gliha is also a professional footballer.

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. ↑ "Appearances for Slovenia National Team". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  5. ↑ "Primož Gliha, international football player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ "Kosova humb në miqësore nga Jordania" [Kosovo lost in a friendly to Jordan] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 10 November 2021.
  10. ↑ "KE i FFK-së emëron ekipin drejtues të Kombëtares së Kosovës" [The EC of FFK appoints the leadership staff of the Kosovo national team] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  11. ↑ "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.
  12. ↑ Viškovič, Rok (10 December 2015). "Sin Slovenca, ki je šokiral Hrvate, si je začel utirati svojo pot" (in Slovenian). Siol. Retrieved 3 November 2020.