Vlatko Marković International Tournament is an
association football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular f ...
tournament organised by the
Croatian Football Association
The Croatian Football Federation (, HNS) is the national governing body of football in Croatia. It was originally formed in 1912 and is based in the capital city of Zagreb. The organisation is a member of both FIFA and UEFA, and is responsible fo ...
(HNS), contested by national under-15 teams.
The tournament was established in 2019. The second tournament held in 2020 was contested by the under-16 teams. The tournament is held annually. The first winner of the tournament in 2019 was
Argentina
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, the rest were won by
Croatia
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, including the
under-16 team in 2020.
The tournament is named after
Vlatko Marković
Vladimir "Vlatko" Marković (; 1 January 1937 – 23 September 2013) was a Croatian professional football manager and player who served as the president of the Croatian Football Federation from 1998 to 2012.
Playing career Club
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, a distinguished figure of Croatian football, former player, coach, manager and sports official who was president of the HNS from 1998 to 2012.
Results
References
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Under-15 association football competitions
World youth sports competitions
Recurring sporting events established in 2019
2019 establishments in Croatia