Background
Marković was born in Bugojno on 1 January 1937. In Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, his father spent over 15 years in prison for possessing illegal firearm.
Marković was born in Bugojno on 1 January 1937. In Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, his father spent over 15 years in prison for possessing illegal firearm.
He played for: Iskra (Bugojno), Čelik (Zenica), Dinamo (Zagreb), Wiener South Carolina (Vienna). From 1958 until 1959 he played three matches for Yugoslavia national under-21 football team, and from 7 May 1961 until 30 September 1962 he played defense for Yugoslavia national football team and scored one own goal in 16 matches. After he finished his playing career, he coached Zagreb (Zagreb), Standard de Liège (Liège), Office of Government Commerce Nice (Nice), Hajduk (Split) and Dinamo (Zagreb).
He was elected president of Croatian Football Federation on 18 December 1999.
He was reelected in 2002 and on 16 December 2006, again with unanimous support. He resigned at 15 May 2012.
He died at Zagreb in 2013. He was 76.
In November 2010, Marković spoke out against gay football players, telling both the Croatian Večernji list and the Serbian Večernje novosti that, "As long as I"m president there will be no gay players.
Thank goodness only healthy people play football." He has been reported for the comment to Union of European Football Associations. In July 2011 he had to pay 10.000 Euro to Union of European Football Associations, because of his words against gay football players.
