Tomislav Stipić Explained

Tomislav Stipić
Birth Date:1 August 1979
Birth Place:Tomislavgrad, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia
Currentclub:CSKA Sofia (manager)
Position:Midfielder
Manageryears1:2010–2013
Managerclubs1:Ingolstadt 04 (youth)
Manageryears2:2013–2014
Managerclubs2:Ingolstadt 04 II
Manageryears3:2014–2015
Managerclubs3:Erzgebirge Aue
Manageryears4:2015–2016
Managerclubs4:Stuttgarter Kickers
Manageryears5:2017
Managerclubs5:Nantong Zhiyun
Manageryears6:2018–2019
Managerclubs6:Eintracht Frankfurt (youth)
Manageryears7:2019
Managerclubs7:Grasshoppers
Manageryears8:2019–2021
Managerclubs8:Slaven Belupo
Manageryears9:2022
Managerclubs9:Auda
Manageryears10:2023
Managerclubs10:Riga
Manageryears11:2024–
Managerclubs11:CSKA Sofia

Tomislav Stipić (pronounced as /hr/;[1] [2] born 1 August 1979) is a Bosnian-German professional football manager who currently serves as the head coach of the Bulgarian First League club CSKA Sofia.

Personal life

Stipić was born in Tomislavgrad, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, back then part of SFR Yugoslavia. Aged ten, he moved with his mother and seven siblings as refugee to Germany. His father had already lived in Germany since 1968.[3]

Coaching career

He managed the youth team and the reserve team of Ingolstadt 04.[4] [5] On 9 September 2014, he signed a two-year contract to replace Falko Götz at Erzgebirge Aue.[6] He was sacked on 27 May 2015.[7]

He was appointed as head coach of the Stuttgarter Kickers on 4 November 2015.[8]

On 9 April, Grasshoppers announced the release of Stipić after 34 days in charge.[9]

On 8 October 2019, Stipić was appointed as head coach of the Croatian club Slaven Belupo. He left the club on 16 June 2021.

On 1 January 2022, Stipić joined the Latvian club FK Auda. On 19 october 2022, he led his club to win the 2022 Latvian Football Cup for the first time in history.

On 7 January 2023, Stipić was appointed manager of Riga.[10] Stipić led Riga FC to win the 2023 Latvian Cup. After the season, Stipić was fired after losing the championship title with a one-point difference to RFS, after leading the table with three points with three rounds to go prior to season ending.[11]

Managerial statistics

Managerial record by team and tenure
TeamFromToRecord
GWDLWin %
Ingolstadt 04 IIJuly 2013September 2014
Erzgebirge AueSeptember 2014May 2015
Stuttgarter Kickers1 November 20154 July 2016
Nantong Zhiyun2 November 201617 July 2017
Eintracht Frankfurt (youth)29 July 201810 March 2019
Grasshoppers21 March 20197 April 2019
Slaven Belupo8 October 201910 June 2021
FK Auda1 January 202231 December 2022
Riga FC1 January 202315 November 2023
CSKA Sofia4 June 2024Pressent
Total

Honours

Manager

FK Auda
Riga FC

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tòmislav. Tòmislav. Hrvatski jezični portal. 21 March 2018. sh.
  2. Web site: Stjȅpān. Stípić. Hrvatski jezični portal. 21 March 2018. sh.
  3. Web site: Ex-Aue-Trainer Tomislav Stipic im Interview. 23 September 2014. 9 September 2015. spox.com. de.
  4. Web site: Nobody Stipic wird neuer Trainer in Aue. 9 September 2014 . 23 September 2014. rp-online.de. de.
  5. Web site: Tomislav Stipic übernimmt Schanzer-U23. 23 September 2014. fupa.net. de.
  6. Web site: Erzgebirge Aue Holt Tomislav Stipic Als Neuen Trainer. 23 September 2014. bundesliga.de. de.
  7. Web site: Trainer Stipic verlässt Absteiger Aue. de. 27 May 2015. 27 May 2015. dfb.de.
  8. Web site: Stuttgarter Kickers entlassen Steffen - Stipic wird Nachfolger. dfb.de. 3 November 2015. de.
  9. Web site: Nach 34 Tage: Grasshopperschmeissen Fink-Nachfolger raus. sport.de. 4 April 2019. de.
  10. Web site: TOMISLAV STIPIĆ - "RIGA FOOTBALL CLUB" HEAD COACH. rigafc.lv/en. 7 January 2023. 24 January 2023.
  11. https://dalmatinskiportal.hr/sport/tomislav-stipic-dobio-otkaz/186457 Tomislav Stipić dobio otkaz