Stjepan Tomas (born 6 March 1976) is a Croatian professional football manager and former player.
Club career In August 2007, Tomas signed a two-year contract with Russian club Rubin Kazan, for a fee of €4.8 million. 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. 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.
Managerial career On 15 November 2019, Tomas was appointed manager of Turkish Süper Lig club Antalyaspor.
On 21 June 2022, Tomas was appointed as Head Coach of Moldovan Super Liga club Sheriff Tiraspol. 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.
On 22 July 2024, Tomas was appointed as manager of Saudi Pro League club Al-Okhdood.
On 17 March 2026, he was presented as the new head coach of Romanian Liga I club Oțelul Galați. On 22 September 2026, SC Oțelul Galați and manager Stjepan Tomas mutually agreed to terminate their contractual relationship.
Career statistics International + Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsCroatia1998101999412000402001502002100200380200450200580200640Total491
Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Munteanu goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Dorinel MunteanuNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 19 June 1999 Seoul Olympic Stadium, Seoul, South Korea 1–1 1–1 Friendly
Managerial statistics
TeamFromToRecordG W D L GF GA GD Win % Antalyaspor 20 November 2019 31 December 2019 Çaykur Rizespor 1 August 2020 19 January 2021 Göztepe 9 March 2022 27 April 2022 Sheriff Tiraspol1 July 202225 October 2022 Osijek 24 April 2023 3 October 2023 Al-Okhdood 21 July 2024 14 February 2025 Oțelul Galați 17 March 2026 22 September 2026Total
Honours Player Dinamo Zagreb Prva HNL: 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000 Croatian Cup: 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98
Fenerbahçe Süper Lig: 2003–04
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
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