Stjepan Tomas

Not to be confused with Stjepan Tomaš.

Stjepan Tomas
Personal information
Date of birth (1976-03-06) 6 March 1976 (age 48)
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

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.

Club career

Tomas 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

Tomas 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

On 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

Dinamo Zagreb

Fenerbahçe

Galatasaray

Rubin Kazan

References

  1. ^ "Son Dakika".
  2. ^ "Appearances for Croatia National Team". RSSSF. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Player Database". EU-football. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Antalyasporumuz Stjepan Tomas ile Sözleşme İmzaladı". Antalyaspor. 15 November 2019.
  5. ^ "Степан Томас – новый тренер первой команды". fc-sheriff.com/ (in Russian). FC Sheriff Tiraspol. 21 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  6. ^ "Спасибо, Степан Томас". fc-sheriff.com (in Russian). FC Sheriff Tiraspol. 25 October 2022. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  7. ^ "الأخدود يتعاقد مع المدرب الكرواتي ستيبان توماس".