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

Denis Glavina
Personal information
Date of birth (1986-03-03) 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 Apps (Gls)
2004–2008 Dynamo Kyiv 0 (0)
2004–2005Dynamo-2 Kyiv 22 (2)
2005–2006Vorskla Poltava (loan) 29 (6)
2006Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (loan) 9 (0)
2007–2008Vorskla Poltava (loan) 38 (5)
2008–2010 Vorskla Poltava 27 (3)
2009Dinamo 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)
2020–2022 Međimurje 26 (1)
2022–2023 UFC Rohrbach-Berg
2023– Hrvati
International career
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 3 March 2024

Club career

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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

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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

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

Honours

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Vorskla Poltava

References

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  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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