Tomislav Rukavina (born 14 October 1974) is a Croatian professional football manager and former player who is the manager of the Croatia national U-17 team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 October 1974 | ||
| Place of birth |
Osijek, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Croatia U17 (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Osijek | |||
| 1991–1992 | Hajduk Split | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1993 | Osijek | 30 | (1) |
| 1994–1995 | NK Zagreb | 57 | (1) |
| 1996–1999 | Dinamo Zagreb | 123 | (9) |
| 2000–2003 | Venezia | 50 | (2) |
| 2003–2005 | Hajduk Split | 65 | (6) |
| International career | |||
| 1996–1999 | Croatia | 5 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2009-2010 | Dinamo Zagreb (assistant) | ||
| 2011 | Lokomotiva Zagreb (assistant) | ||
| 2011 | Dinamo Zagreb (assistant) | ||
| 2012 | Dinamo Zagreb U19 (co-manager) | ||
| 2013 | Dinamo Zagreb (assistant) | ||
| 2014–2015 | Osijek | ||
| 2017-2018 | Dinamo Zagreb U19 | ||
| 2019– | Croatia U17 | ||
| 2020 | Croatia U21 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career edit
In 1992 Rukavina started his football career in his hometown of Osijek, before moving to NK Zagreb during his second season. After 57 appearances for NK Zagreb, he was transferred to Dinamo (then called Croatia Zagreb), where he won four national championships.[1] He played four seasons in Italy for S.S.C. Venezia before returning to his homeland and finishing his career at Hajduk Split. He won the HNL seven times and the Croatian cup three times.
International career edit
Rukavina made his international debut for the Croatia national team against Poland in the 2–1 friendly win at Rijeka on 28 February 1996. He made five appearances for Croatia. His final international was a November 1999 friendly away against France.[2]
Managerial career edit
Rukavina became first team coach at Dinamo in March 2009., after arriving of Krunoslav Jurčić. He took charge of NK Osijek in March 2014.[3] He became a youth coach at Dinamo in June 2017.[4]
References edit
- ^ Croatia - Championship Winning Squads
- ^ "Player Database". EU-football. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
- ^ TOMISLAV RUKAVINA DEBITIRAO PORAZOM NA KLUPI OSIJEKA - Sportske Jutarnji
- ^ TOMISLAV RUKAVINA NOVI TRENER JUNIORA - GNK Dinamo (in Croatian)
External links edit
- Tomislav Rukavina at the Croatian Football Federation
- Tomislav Rukavina at EU-Football.info
- Tomislav Rukavina at FBref.com
- Tomislav Rukavina at National-Football-Teams.com
- Tomislav Rukavina at Soccerway.com
- Tomislav Rukavina at WorldFootball.net
- Tomislav Rukavina at the Croatian Football Federation
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