Denis Glavina (pronounced [deːnis ɡlaʋina]; born 3 March 1986) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays for NK Međimurje in the Croatian Second Football League.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1986-03-03) 3 March 1986 (age 36) | ||
| Place of birth | Čakovec, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left wing | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Međimurje | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996 | Čakovec | ||
| 1996–1997 | Torpedo Križovec | ||
| 1997–2001 | Čakovec | ||
| 2001–2003 | Dinamo Zagreb | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2008 | Dynamo II Kyiv | 22 | (2) |
| 2005–2006 | → Vorskla Poltava (loan) | 29 | (6) |
| 2006 | → Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | → Vorskla Poltava (loan) | 38 | (5) |
| 2008–2010 | Vorskla Poltava | 27 | (3) |
| 2009 | → Dinamo Zagreb (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Arka Gdynia | 20 | (1) |
| 2012 | Varaždin | 3 | (0) |
| 2012–2015 | RNK Split | 65 | (5) |
| 2015 | Zavrč | 8 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Tobol | 33 | (1) |
| 2017 | Akzhayik | 14 | (2) |
| 2018 | Zhetysu | 14 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Akzhayik | 13 | (0) |
| 2020 | Varaždin | 4 | (0) |
| 2020– | Međimurje | 26 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| 2002 | Croatia U16 | 6 | (4) |
| 2002–2003 | Croatia U17 | 13 | (5) |
| 2004–2005 | Croatia U19 | 5 | (1) |
| 2007 | Croatia U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Croatia U21 | 8 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 July 2022 | |||
Glavina transferred to FC Dynamo Kyiv from Dinamo Zagreb in January 2004, but never appeared in a league match for Dynamo. He spent the 2006–07 and 2007–08 seasons on loan at Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk and Vorskla, respectively, before signing a permanent deal with Vorskla in June 2008.[1] Glavina appeared in 8 league matches during the 2006–07 season and 26 league matches during the 2007–08 season, scoring three goals.
On 7 July 2009 he was loaned back to his first senior club, Dinamo Zagreb. At the start of the season he featured in both matches of UEFA Champions League qualifiers against Red Bull Salzburg.
He signed a two-year contract with Polish club Arka Gdynia on 9 July 2010.[2] He was released from Arka Gdynia on 30 June 2011.[3] In February 2012, Glavina joined Varaždin.[4] In August 2012, Glavina signed a two-year contract with RNK Split.[5] In 2020 he joined Varaždin, a club not associated with the Varaždin team he played with earlier in his career, which folded in 2015.
Denis Glavina has represented Croatia at the youth international levels, playing for under–17, under–19 and under–21 teams, making a total of 33 caps and scoring 10 goals.
Glavina is married with a Ukrainian woman Kateryna from Dnipro.[6]