Primož Gliha (born 8 October 1967) is a Slovenian professional football coach and former player who last managed Kosovo national team as caretaker.
![]() Gliha with Slovenia U21 in 2015 | |||
Personal information | |||
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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) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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]
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]
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]
NK Olimpija Ljubljana – managers | |
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Kosovo national football team – managers | |
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