Stjepan Tomas (born 6 March 1976) is a Croatian professional football manager and former player, who is currently in charge of Liga I club Oțelul Galați.
Club career
In August 2007, Tomas 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 the 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 the Euro 2004, but did not play in any games. 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]
On 17 March 2026, he was presented as the new head coach of Romanian Liga I club Oțelul Galați.[8]
Career statistics
International
- Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Munteanu goal.[9]
Managerial statistics
- As of 18 May 2026
Honours
Player
Dinamo Zagreb
Fenerbahçe
Galatasaray
- Süper Lig: 2005–06
- Turkish Cup: 2004–05
- Turkish Super Cup runner-up: 2006
Rubin Kazan
- Russian Premier League: 2008, 2009
- Russian Cup runner-up: 2008–09
- Russian Super Cup runner-up: 2009
References
- ↑"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".
- ↑"Stjepan Tomas, noul antrenor principal al Oțelului"[Stjepan Tomas, Oțelul's new head coach]. ascotelul.ro (in Romanian). 17 March 2026. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
- 12"Stjepan Tomas". European Football. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
External links
- Stjepan Tomas at Soccerway.com
- Stjepan Tomas at WorldFootball.net
- Stjepan Tomas at National-Football-Teams.com
- Stjepan Tomas at FBref.com
- Stjepan Tomas at kicker (in German)
- Stjepan Tomas at the Croatian Football Federation
- Stjepan Tomas at the Turkish Football Federation
- Stjepan Tomas at the Turkish Football Federation (manager)
- Stjepan Tomas at EU-Football.info
- Stjepan Tomas at Croatian Football Statistics (national team profile) (archived) (in Croatian)
- Interview-biographyArchived 22 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine(in Russian)
- 1976 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Bugojno
- Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bosnia and Herzegovina emigrants to Croatia
- Men's association football central defenders
- Croatian men's footballers
- Croatia men's youth international footballers
- Croatia men's under-21 international footballers
- Croatia men's international footballers
- 2002 FIFA World Cup players
- UEFA Euro 2004 players
- 2006 FIFA World Cup players
- NK Istra players
- GNK Dinamo Zagreb players
- LR Vicenza players
- Como 1907 players
- Fenerbahçe S.K. footballers
- Galatasaray S.K. footballers
- FC Rubin Kazan players
- Gaziantepspor footballers
- Bucaspor footballers
- Croatian Football League players
- Serie B players
- Serie A players
- Süper Lig players
- Russian Premier League players
- Croatian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
- Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
- Expatriate men's footballers in Russia
- Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Russia
- Croatian football managers
- Croatian Football League managers
- Süper Lig managers
- Saudi Pro League managers
- Moldovan Super Liga managers
- Liga I managers
- Antalyaspor managers
- Çaykur Rizespor managers
- Göztepe S.K. managers
- FC Sheriff Tiraspol managers
- NK Osijek managers
- Al-Okhdood Club managers
- ASC Oțelul Galați managers
- Gaziantepspor non-playing staff
- Akhisarspor non-playing staff
- İstanbul Başakşehir F.K. non-playing staff
- Croatian expatriate football managers
- Expatriate football managers in Turkey
- Expatriate football managers in Moldova
- Expatriate football managers in Saudi Arabia
- Expatriate football managers in Romania
- Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Moldova
- Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia
- Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Romania
- 21st-century Croatian sportsmen