Jure Glavina

Jure Glavina

Personal information
Date of birth	(1989-01-04) 4 January 1989 (age 36)
Place of birth	Široki Brijeg, SFR Yugoslavia
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Široki Brijeg
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2011	Široki Brijeg	18	(2)
2008–2009	→Čapljina (loan)	2	(2)
2011–2013	Branitelj	14	(1)
2013–2014	Zmaj Makarska	12	(1)
2014–2015	NK Sloga Ljubuški
2015	Grude
2015	Toronto Croatia	15	(14)
2016	SV Drensteinfurt
2016–2017	Posušje
2017	SC Waterloo Region	3	(3)
2017–2022	Posušje	28	(3)
2022–	NK Mračaj Runović	42	(14)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jure Glavina (born January 4, 1989) is a Bosnian footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Croatian side NK Mračaj Runović.

Career

Early career

Glavina played at the youth level with NK Široki Brijeg.[1][2] He received his first professional experience in 2008 when he was loaned to HNK Čapljina in the First League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.[3][1] After a season in the second tier, he returned to his parent club and show action in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina.[4] In his debut season in the top flight, he appeared in 10 matches and recorded a goal.[5] He was also featured in the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League against NK Olimpija Ljubljana.[6] In 2011, after two seasons in the Premier League, he returned to the Bosnian second division to sign with HNK Branitelj and helped the club reach the quarterfinals in the 2011–12 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup.[7]

He played abroad in 2013 in the Croatian Treća HNL with Zmaj Makarska.[8][9] After a season in the third tier in Croatia he returned to Bosnia to play in the Second League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina with NK Sloga Ljubuški.[10] In the winter of 2015, he was transferred to league rivals HNK Grude.[11]

Canada

Following a short stint with Grude, he went abroad for the second time in the summer of 2015 to play in the Canadian Soccer League with Toronto Croatia.[12] In his debut season in Canada, he helped the club secure a playoff berth by finishing second in the First Division.[13] He played in 15 matches and recorded 14 goals throughout the campaign.[14] In the opening round of the postseason, he contributed a hattrick against Milton SC which advanced the Croats to the next round.[15][13] Toronto would successfully reach the CSL Championship final where the club defeated SC Waterloo Region.[16][17]

Germany

He returned to Europe in 2016 to play with German side SV Drensteinfurt.[18] Glavina made his debut for Drensteinfurt on June 3, 2016, against TuS Wiescherhöfen where he recorded two goals.[19] For the remainder of the 2016 season, he returned to his native country to sign with HŠK Posušje.[20] After a season with Posusje, he departed from the club with the original intention of returning to Toronto Croatia.[21] He would instead play with league rivals Waterloo Region and featured in the preliminary round of the playoffs against the Serbian White Eagles.[22]

HŠK Posušje

In 2017, he returned to his former club Posušje after being signed during the winter transfer market.[23] In his return season, he helped the club win the South Division title in the Bosnian third trier.[24] In the summer of 2019, he made a brief return to Toronto Croatia for the 2019 Croatian World Club Championship and was featured in the tournament final against SC Croat San Pedro but lost the series.[25] He also finished as the tournament's top goal scorer.[26] Posušje secured their second divisional title in the 2019/2020 season which clinched promotion to the First League.[27][28] He also finished as the top goal scorer in the league with 24 goals.[29] Glavina re-signed with the club the following season and helped the club secure promotion to the Premier League by winning the league title.[30] He remained with Posušje in their initial run in the Premier League but departed in the second half of the season to sign with Croatian side NK Mračaj Runović.[31][32]

Personal life

In 2019, he married his girlfriend Slava Sesar.[33][34] His father Vlado Glavina was also a footballer.[1]

Honors

HŠK Posušje

• First League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina: 2020–21
• Second League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina: 2017–18 (south), 2019–20 (south)

Toronto Croatia

• CSL Championship: 2015

References

1. "Vlado i Jure Glavina: Kakav otac-takav sin! – Jabuka.tv" [Vlado and Jure Glavina: What a father, such a son!]. jabuka.tv (in Croatian). 13 July 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
2. "Jure Glavina iz Toronto Croatia potpisao za HŠK Posušje" [JURE GLAVINA FROM TORONTO CROATIA SIGNED FOR HSK POSUŠJE]. Posušje net (in Croatian). 28 June 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
3. "Jure Glavina: Nadam se da ću igrati još koju godinu, a nakon toga mi je želja postati trener" [Jure Glavina: I hope to play for a few more years, and after that I want to become a coach]. Vrisak.info (in Croatian). 16 April 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
4. "Siroki Brijeg 2009-10". en.eufo.de. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
5. "Bosnia and Herzegovina - J. Glavina - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
6. UEFA.com. "Široki Brijeg-Olimpija Ljubljana | UEFA Europa League 2010/11". UEFA.com. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
7. "HNK Branitelj: Vodit ćemo bitlu za svaki bod" [HNK Defender: We will lead the battle for every point]. www.hercegovina.info (in Croatian). 29 November 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
8. "2013-14 PRVA MOMČAD". Prijatelji. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
9. "Zmaj (M) - Konavljanin 1:1 - Hrvatski nogometni savez". hns-cff.hr. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
10. "Glavina: Slogi nećemo dopustiti laku utakmicu" [Glavina: We will not allow Sloga an easy match]. ljubuski.info (in Croatian). 22 March 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
11. "HNK Grude svladao NK Slogu iz Uskoplja rezultatom 2:0" [HNK Grude defeated NK Sloga from Uskoplje with a score of 2:0]. Grude Online (in Croatian). 30 March 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
12. "Širokobriježanin Jure Glavina briljira u Kanadi – Jabuka.tv" [Jure Glavina from Shirobrije is excelling in Canada]. jabuka.tv (in Croatian). 26 August 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
13. "League-leading scorer leads York Region Shooters to victory". Vaughan Citizen. 12 October 2015.
14. Knezovic, Marko (15 December 2015). "Jure Glavina najbolji igrač kanadskog prvaka Croatije" [Jure Glavina is the best player of the Canadian champion Croatia]. www.vecernji.ba (in Croatian). Retrieved 3 July 2022.
15. Adamson, Stan (12 October 2015). "Top Four Advance to Semifinals for CSL Championship". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
16. "Toronto Croatia nogometni prvak Kanade: "Željeli smo ovaj naslov više od suparnika!" | Crosport" [Toronto Croatia soccer champion of Canada: "We wanted this title more than our rivals!"]. www.crosport.hr. 26 November 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
17. "Toronto Croatia captures 10th CSL title". Mississauga News. 29 October 2015.
18. Kleineidam, Matthias (16 February 2016). "SVD holt Stürmer Jure Glavina aus Kanada" [SVD bring forward Jure Glavina from Canada]. www.wa.de (in German). Retrieved 3 July 2022.
19. Burgard, Thorsten (3 June 2016). "Bezirksliga 7: TuS 1910 Wiescherhöfen - SV Drensteinfurt: Heimspiel - Sportportal für Amateurfußball im Münsterland" [Kolobaric suffers on the sidelines]. www.heimspiel-online.de. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
20. "Jure Glavina potpisao za HŠK Posušje" [Jure Glavina signed for HSK Posušje]. www.hercegovina.info (in Croatian). 26 June 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
21. "Jure Glavina, vraća se u Croatiju Toronto" [Jure Glavina, returns to Croatia Toronto]. www.hercegovina.info (in Croatian). 26 May 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
22. "Српски Бели Орлови - Serbian White Eagles FC - Toronto" [Eagles Through Drama to Semifinals]. serbianwhiteeagles.ca. 15 September 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
23. "JURE GLAVINA NOVI JE IGRAČ HŠK POSUŠJE" [Jure Glavina is the new player of HSK Posusje]. Radio Posušje (in Croatian). 22 December 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
24. "HŠK Posušje: Ispisali povijest i postali jesenski prvaci" [HŠK Posusje: Wrote history and became autumn champions]. Grude Online (in Croatian). 18 November 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
25. "Croat San Pedro win Croatian World Football Club Championships in Zagreb". Croatia Week. 29 June 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
26. "Hrvati iz Kalifornije pobjednici 4. Svjetskog nogometnog prvenstva Hrvata izvan domovine" [Croats from California are the winners of the 4th World Football Championship of Croats outside their homeland]. pogled.ba. 29 June 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
27. "Nogometni Savez Federacije BiH" [HŠK Posusje is the fall champion of the m:tel First League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina through the numbers]. www.nsfbih.ba. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
28. "JURE GLAVINA: "U POSUŠJU SE OSJEĆAM KAO KOD KUĆE"!" [Jure Glavina: "I Feel at Home in Posusje"]. Posušje.info (in Croatian). 8 January 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
29. "Širokobriježanin Jure Glavina napustio Posušje, vraća se u Toronto | Dnevnik.ba" [Jure Glavina from Shirobrije has left Posušje and is returning to Toronto]. www.dnevnik.ba (in Croatian). 29 July 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
30. "HŠK Posušje počelo s pripremama; Otišlo 13 igrača, a došlo pet novih!" [HŠK Posusje started preparations; 13 players left, and five new ones arrived!]. Vrisak.info (in Croatian). 16 June 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
31. "Jure Glavina nakon pet godina napustio Posušje" [Jure Glavina left Posušje after five years]. Jabuka.tv (in Croatian). 18 January 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
32. "Jure Glavina nakon pet godina napušta HŠK Posušje" [Jure Glavina is leaving HŠK Posušje after five years]. Radio Ljubuški (in Croatian). 18 January 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
33. "Široki Brijeg: Jure Glavina oženio dugogodišnju djevojku Slavu Sesar" [Široki Brijeg: Jure Glavina married longtime girlfriend Slava Sesar]. www.hercegovina.info (in Croatian). 28 October 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
34. "Jure Glavina uplovio u bračnu luku s prelijepom Širokobriježankom – Jabuka.tv" [Jure Glavin sailed into the port of marriage with the beautiful woman from Širobriježan] (in Croatian). 27 November 2019. Retrieved 2022-07-03.

External links

• Jure Glavina at Soccerway