Stjepan Tomas
Stjepan Tomas (born 6 March 1976) is a Croatian football manager and former player who is the current manager of Turkish club Çaykur Rizespor. His previous clubs include Dinamo Zagreb, Vicenza Calcio, Como, Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray and Rubin Kazan. He played as centre back, and at one point of his career even as defensive midfielder.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 6 March 1976 | ||
Place of birth | Bugojno, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Playing position(s) | Centre back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Çaykur Rizespor (manager) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1994–1995 | Istra Pula | 24 | (0) |
1995–2000 | Dinamo Zagreb | 92 | (2) |
2000–2002 | Vicenza | 48 | (0) |
2002–2003 | Como | 26 | (0) |
2003–2004 | Fenerbahçe | 27 | (0) |
2004–2007 | Galatasaray | 98 | (2) |
2007–2010 | Rubin Kazan | 31 | (0) |
2010 | Gaziantepspor | 4 | (0) |
2010 | Bucaspor | 9 | (0) |
Total | 359 | (4) | |
National team | |||
1998–2006 | Croatia | 49 | (1) |
Teams managed | |||
2014–2015 | Gaziantepspor (Assistant) | ||
2015–2016 | Sivasspor(Assistant) | ||
2016–2017 | Göztepe(Assistant) | ||
2017–2018 | Akhisar Belediyespor(Assistant) | ||
2018–2019 | Çaykur Rizespor(Assistant) | ||
2019 | İstanbul Başakşehir F.K.(Assistant) | ||
2019 | Antalyaspor | ||
2020– | Çaykur Rizespor | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Club career
In August 2007, he signed a two-year contract with Russian club FC Rubin Kazan, for a fee of €4.8 million.[1] On 31 January 2010, he signed a contract with Turkish side Gaziantepspor until end of the season. Then he moved to Bucaspor, a newly promoted Süper Lig team.
International career
Tomas was part of the Croatia national team at the 2002 FIFA World Cup where he played in all three games in the group stage before they were eliminated. He was also on the national squad at Euro 2004 but did not play any games in the tournament. He also played for the national team in their third and last game at the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
Managerial career
On 15 November 2019, Tomas was appointed manager of Turkish Süper Lig club Antalyaspor.[2]
Honours
Dinamo Zagreb
- Prva HNL: 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000
- Croatian Cup: 1996, 1997, 1998
Fenerbahçe
- Süper Lig: 2003–04
Galatasaray
- Süper Lig: 2005–06
- Turkish Cup: 2005
Rubin Kazan
- Russian Premier League: 2008, 2009
References
- http://www.milliyet.com.tr/2007/08/11/spor/spo03.html
- "Antalyasporumuz Stjepan Tomas ile Sözleşme İmzaladı". Antalyaspor. 15 November 2019.
External links
- Stjepan Tomas – FIFA competition record
- Stjepan Tomas at National-Football-Teams.com
- Stjepan Tomas at the Croatian Football Federation
- Stjepan Tomas at Croatian Football Statistics (national team profile)
- Interview-biography (in Russian)