Vlatko Glavaš


Vlatko Glavaš is a Bosnian politician and former professional footballer who has served as member of the national House of Representatives since 2018. He a member of the Democratic Front.
Born in Bugojno, Glavaš started his football career at hometown club [NK NK Iskra Bugojno|Iskra Bugojno|Iskra]. He then went to Germany in 1991, joining Rot-Weiss Essen. He also played for Wuppertaler SV and Fortuna Düsseldorf. 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

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

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.

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. He was re-elected to the House of Representatives in the 2022 general election.

Honours

Player

Iskra Bugojno