Denis Glavina

Denis Glavina
Personal information
Date of birth	3 March 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth	Čakovec, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Left winger
Team information
Current team	Hrvati
Youth career
1996	Čakovec
1996–1997	Torpedo Križovec
1997–2001	Čakovec
2001–2003	Dinamo Zagreb
Senior career*
Years	Team
2004–2008	Dynamo Kyiv
2004–2005	→ Dynamo-2 Kyiv
2005–2006	→ Vorskla Poltava (loan)
2006	→ Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (loan)
2007–2008	→ Vorskla Poltava (loan)
2008–2010	Vorskla Poltava
2009	→ Dinamo Zagreb (loan)
2010–2011	Arka Gdynia
2012	Varaždin
2012–2015	RNK Split
2015	Zavrč
2016–2017	Tobol
2017	Akzhayik
2018	Zhetysu
2018–2020	Akzhayik
2020	Varaždin
2020–2022	Međimurje
2022–2023	UFC Rohrbach-Berg
2023–	Hrvati
International career
2002	Croatia U16
2002–2003	Croatia U17
2004–2005	Croatia U19
2007	Croatia U20
2006–2007	Croatia U21
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 March 2024

Denis Glavina (pronounced [deːnis ɡlaʋina]; born 3 March 1986) is a Croatian footballer who plays as a left winger for Hrvati.

Club career

Glavina transferred to 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.

International career

Glavina represented Croatia at youth international levels, playing for under-17, under-19 and under-21 teams, earning a total of 33 caps and scoring 10 goals.

Personal life

Glavina is married to a Ukrainian woman Kateryna from Dnipro.^[6]

Honours

Vorskla Poltava

Ukrainian Cup: 2008–09

References

^ "Glavina strikes Vorskla permanent deal". fcdynamo.kiev.ua. 6 June 2008. Retrieved 6 September 2009.
^ Bruma, Rozic, Glavina i Noll w Arce Gdynia Archived 17 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine sports.pl
^ 11 piłkarzy odchodzi z Arki Archived 7 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine 30 June 2011, boisko.pl
^ Strahija, Ivana; Rupnik, Borna (20 February 2012). "Varaždin dogovorio dolazak Denisa Glavine". Sportnet.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 20 February 2012.
^ Babić, Vedran (31 August 2012). "Denis Glavina potpisao dvogodišnji ugovor sa Splitom". Sportnet.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 31 August 2012.
^ ДЕНИС ГЛАВИНА: «24 МАРТА С СУПРУГОЙ БУДЕТ ЗАРУБА ЕЩЕ ТА» (in Russian). zbirna.com. 20 February 2017.

External links

Denis Glavina at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
Denis Glavina at the Croatian Football Federation
Denis Glavina at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)
Denis Glavina at Soccerway

[1] "Glavina strikes Vorskla permanent deal". fcdynamo.kiev.ua. 6 June 2008. Retrieved 6 September 2009.

[2] Bruma, Rozic, Glavina i Noll w Arce Gdynia Archived 17 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine sports.pl

[3] 11 piłkarzy odchodzi z Arki Archived 7 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine 30 June 2011, boisko.pl

[4] Strahija, Ivana; Rupnik, Borna (20 February 2012). "Varaždin dogovorio dolazak Denisa Glavine". Sportnet.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 20 February 2012.

[5] Babić, Vedran (31 August 2012). "Denis Glavina potpisao dvogodišnji ugovor sa Splitom". Sportnet.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 31 August 2012.

[6] ДЕНИС ГЛАВИНА: «24 МАРТА С СУПРУГОЙ БУДЕТ ЗАРУБА ЕЩЕ ТА» (in Russian). zbirna.com. 20 February 2017.

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