{{short description|Slovenian footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2023}} {{Infobox football biography |name = Primož Gliha |image = Primož Gliha 2015.jpg |caption = Gliha with Slovenia U21 in 2015 |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1967|10|8|df=y}} |birth_place = Ljubljana, SR Slovenia, Yugoslavia |height = 1.80 m |position = Forward |currentclub = |youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–1986 |youthclubs1 = Olimpija Ljubljana |years1 = 1986–1990 |clubs1 = Olimpija Ljubljana |caps1 = 67 |goals1 = 15 |years2 = 1991 |clubs2 = Dinamo Zagreb |caps2 = 2 |goals2 = 2 |years3 = 1992 |clubs3 = Yokohama Flügels |caps3 = |goals3 = |years4 = 1993 |clubs4 = Krka |caps4 = 7 |goals4 = 1 |years5 = 1993–1994 |clubs5 = Mura |caps5 = 24 |goals5 = 15 |years6 = 1994–1995 |clubs6 = Železničar Ljubljana |caps6 = 26 |goals6 = 13 |years7 = 1995–1997 |clubs7 = Chamois Niortais |caps7 = 56 |goals7 = 15 |years8 = 1997 |clubs8 = Slavija Vevče |caps8 = 6 |goals8 = 3 |years9 = 1997–1998 |clubs9 = Hapoel Beit She'an |caps9 = |goals9 = |years10 = 1998 |clubs10 = Olimpija Ljubljana |caps10 = 7 |goals10 = 2 |years11 = 1998–1999 |clubs11 = Hapoel Tel Aviv |caps11 = |goals11 = |years12 = 1999–2000 |clubs12 = Bnei Sakhnin |caps12 = |goals12 = |years13 = 2000–2001 |clubs13 = SAK Klagenfurt |caps13 = 0 |goals13 = 0 |years14 = 2001 |clubs14 = Zalaegerszegi TE |goals14 = 1 |caps14 = 5 |years15 = 2001–2002 |clubs15 = Gorica |caps15 = 6 |goals15 = 1 |years16 = 2002–2003 |clubs16 = Zalaegerszegi TE |caps16 = 0 |goals16 = 0 |years17 = 2003–2005 |clubs17 = Ljubljana |caps17 = 1 |goals17 = 0 |nationalyears1 = 1992–1998 |nationalteam1 = Slovenia |nationalcaps1 = 28 |nationalgoals1 = 10 |manageryears1 = 2005–2007 |managerclubs1 = Olimpija Ljubljana |manageryears2 = 2007–2008 |managerclubs2 = Drava Ptuj |manageryears3 = 2008–2009 |managerclubs3 = Gorica |manageryears4 = 2009 |managerclubs4 = Mura 05 |manageryears5 = 2010–2011 |managerclubs5 = Koper |manageryears6 = 2014 |managerclubs6 = Slovenia U19 |manageryears7 = 2015–2020 |managerclubs7 = Slovenia U21 |manageryears8 = 2021–2022 |managerclubs8 = Kosovo (caretaker) |manageryears9 = 2023 |managerclubs9 = Kosovo }} '''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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nzs.si/Reprezentanca/default.asp?id_selekcije=1&id_tekme=938&id_menu=8|title=Estonija 1:1 Slovenija|trans-title=Estonia 1:1 Slovenia|language=Slovenian|publisher=Football Association of Slovenia|date=3 June 1992|access-date=9 March 2021}}</ref> On 8 February 1994, he scored his first goal for Slovenia in his third appearance in a 1–0 home win over Georgia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nzs.si/Reprezentanca/default.asp?id_selekcije=1&id_tekme=927&id_menu=8|title=Slovenija 1:0 Gruzija|trans-title=Slovenia 1:0 Georgia|language=Slovenian|publisher=Football Association of Slovenia|date=8 February 1994|access-date=9 March 2021}}</ref> Gliha also scored a hat-trick on 2 April 1997 in a 3–3 draw against Croatia in the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifications.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nzs.si/Reprezentanca/default.asp?id_selekcije=1&id_tekme=863&id_menu=8|title=Hrvaška 3:3 Slovenija|trans-title=Croatia 3:3 Slovenia|language=Slovenian|publisher=Football Association of Slovenia|date=2 April 1997|access-date=9 March 2021}}</ref> He earned a total of 28 caps, scoring 10 goals until his final appearance in 1998.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/slov-recintlp.html|title=Appearances for Slovenia National Team|access-date=22 October 2023|website=RSSSF}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=6918|title=Primož Gliha, international football player|access-date=22 October 2023|website=eu-football.info}}</ref>
==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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.koha.net/sport/259676/nje-trajner-slloven-ne-perfaqesuesen-e-kosoves/|title=Një trajner slloven në përfaqësuesen e Kosovës|trans-title=A Slovenian coach in the Kosovo national team|language=sq|website=Koha Ditore|date=22 February 2021|access-date=21 October 2021}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.koha.net/sport/293284/slloveni-gliha-tregon-se-kush-do-te-jete-trajner-i-kosoves/|title=Slloveni Gliha "tregon" se kush do të jetë trajner i Kosovës|trans-title=Slovenian Gliha "shows" who will be the coach of Kosovo|language=sq|website=Koha Ditore|date=19 October 2021|access-date=21 October 2021}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ffk-kosova.com/primozh-gliha-publikon-listen-e-futbollisteve-per-dy-ndeshjet-e-nentorit/|title=Primozh Gliha publikon listën e futbollistëve për dy ndeshjet e nëntorit|trans-title=Primozh Gliha publishes the list of footballers for the two November matches|language=Albanian|publisher=Football Federation of Kosovo|date=5 November 2021}}</ref> Five days later, Gliha had his first match as Kosovo manager in a 2–0 home defeat against Jordan.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ffk-kosova.com/kosova-humb-ne-miqesore-nga-jordania/|title=Kosova humb në miqësore nga Jordania|trans-title=Kosovo lost in a friendly to Jordan|language=sq|publisher=Football Federation of Kosovo|date=10 November 2021}}</ref>
====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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ffk-kosova.com/ke-i-ffk-se-emeron-ekipin-drejtues-te-kombetares-se-kosoves/|title=KE i FFK-së emëron ekipin drejtues të Kombëtares së Kosovës|trans-title=The EC of FFK appoints the leadership staff of the Kosovo national team|language=sq|publisher=Football Federation of Kosovo|date=4 July 2023|access-date=6 July 2023}}</ref>
==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.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.koha.net/sport/294268/slloveni-gliha-kam-qene-ne-ushtri-ne-kosove-e-njoh-mire-mentalitetin-e-njerezve-atje/|title=Slloveni Gliha: Kam qenë në ushtri në Kosovë, e njoh mirë mentalitetin e njerëzve atje|trans-title=Slovenian Gliha: I was in the army in Kosovo, I know well the mentality of the people there|language=sq|newspaper=Telegrafi|date=26 October 2021}}</ref> His son Erik Gliha is also a professional footballer.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Siol|url=https://siol.net/sportal/nogomet/sin-slovenca-ki-je-sokiral-hrvate-si-je-zacel-utirati-svojo-pot-392400|title=Sin Slovenca, ki je šokiral Hrvate, si je začel utirati svojo pot|date=10 December 2015|language=sl|access-date=3 November 2020|first=Rok|last=Viškovič}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{NZS club player|15084}} * {{NZS national player|15084}} * {{sports links|maxlink=5}}
{{NK Olimpija Ljubljana (2005) managers}} {{Kosovo national football team managers}}
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