Stjepan Tomas (born 6 March 1976) is a Bosnian Croat professional football manager and former player. His previous clubs include Dinamo Zagreb, Vicenza, Como, Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray and Rubin Kazan. He played as centre-back, and at one point of his career as defensive midfielder. He is the current manager of Saudi Pro League club Al-Okhdood.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 March 1976 | ||
| Place of birth |
Bugojno, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Okhdood (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) | |
| International career | |||
| 1998–2006 | Croatia | 49 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 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 (assistant) | ||
| 2019 | Antalyaspor | ||
| 2020–2021 | Çaykur Rizespor | ||
| 2022 | Göztepe | ||
| 2022 | Sheriff Tiraspol | ||
| 2023 | Osijek | ||
| 2024– | Al-Okhdood | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editTomas August 2007, he signed a two-year contract with Russian club 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
editTomas made his debut for Croatia in an April 1998 friendly match against Poland, coming on as a 60th-minute substitute for Tomislav Rukavina, and earned a total of 49 caps, scoring 1 goal.[2] He was part of the 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 against Australia which became his final international appearance.[3]
Managerial career
editOn 15 November 2019, Tomas was appointed manager of Turkish Süper Lig club Antalyaspor.[4]
On 21 June 2022, Tomas was appointed as Head Coach of Moldovan Super Liga club Sheriff Tiraspol.[5] Four months later, on 25 October 2022, Tomas resigned from the role following the clubs first League defeat of the season, to Petrocub Hîncești, and two days before an away trip to Manchester United in the UEFA Europa League.[6]
On 22 July 2024, Tomas was appointed as manager of Saudi Pro League club Al-Okhdood.[7]
Honours
editDinamo 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
edit- ^ "Son Dakika".
- ^ "Appearances for Croatia National Team". RSSSF. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- ^ "Player Database". EU-football. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- ^ "Antalyasporumuz Stjepan Tomas ile Sözleşme İmzaladı". Antalyaspor. 15 November 2019.
- ^ "Степан Томас – новый тренер первой команды". fc-sheriff.com/ (in Russian). FC Sheriff Tiraspol. 21 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- ^ "Спасибо, Степан Томас". fc-sheriff.com (in Russian). FC Sheriff Tiraspol. 25 October 2022. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
- ^ "الأخدود يتعاقد مع المدرب الكرواتي ستيبان توماس".
External links
edit- Stjepan Tomas at Soccerway.com
- Stjepan Tomas at WorldFootball.net
- Stjepan Tomas at National-Football-Teams.com
- Stjepan Tomas at kicker (in German)
- Stjepan Tomas at FBref.com
- Stjepan Tomas at Croatian Football Statistics (national team profile) (archived) (in Croatian)
- Interview-biography Archived 22 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
