Tomislav Erceg (born 22 October 1971) is a retired Croatian footballer who played as a forward. He made four appearances for the Croatia national team, scoring one goal.
Club career Erceg started his career at HNK Šibenik in 1990, moving to HNK Hajduk Split after his first season with the club. After three seasons in Split, he went abroad, going on to play in the national leagues of Switzerland, Germany, Italy, Spain, Turkey, Japan and Israel. He was top scorer of the Prva HNL when he played for NK Rijeka in the 2004–05 season, scoring 17 goals. He was Rijeka's first player to become the league goalscorer in Prva HNL
As of May 2010 and the conclusion of the 2009–10 Prva HNL season, Erceg is ranked fifth all-time top scorer in Prva HNL with 97 goals.
International career He made his debut for Croatia in a June 1997 Kirin Cup match against Japan, coming on as a 74th-minute substitute for Robert Prosinečki, and earned a total of 4 caps, scoring 1 goal in a friendly game against Turkey on 12 June 1997. His final international was a September 1997 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification World Cup qualification match away against Denmark.
Career statistics
Club Source: Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Yugoslavia League Yugoslav Cup League Cup Europe Total1990–91ŠibenikYugoslav Second League163--––--163 Croatia League Croatian Cup Super Cup Europe Total1992Hajduk SplitPrva HNL10110-001631992–9321785000028121993–94271856000032241994–9527177710814325 Switzerland League Swiss Cup League Cup Europe Total1995–96LuganoNationalliga A18910-4623151996–97Grasshopper Zürich9300--93 Germany League DFB-Pokal DFL-Supercup Europe Total1996–97DuisburgBundesliga5010--93 Croatia League Croatian Cup Super Cup Europe Total1996–97Hajduk SplitPrva HNL146---1461997–98121111-631915 Italy League Coppa Italia Supercoppa Italiana Europe Total1997–98AnconaSerie B193---1931998–99PerugiaSerie A4010--193 Croatia League Croatian Cup Super Cup Europe Total1998–99Hajduk SplitPrva HNL12720--193 Spain League Copa del Rey Supercopa de España Europe Total1999–00LevanteSegunda División17000--170 Turkey League Turkish Cup Süper Kupa Europe Total2000–01KocaelisporFirst League141000-1015102001–02Süper Lig10---10 Croatia League Croatian Cup Super Cup Europe Total2001-02Hajduk SplitPrva HNL211342-2027152002-0350--2373 Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Asia Total2002Sanfrecce HiroshimaJ1 League1013000-1312003J2 League5200--52 Israel League Israel State Cup Toto Cup Europe Total2003–04Hapoel Petah TikvaPremier League29121041-3413 Croatia League Croatian Cup Super Cup Europe Total2004–05RijekaPrva HNL32178700224226 Germany League DFB-Pokal DFL-Supercup Europe Total2005–06Greuther Fürth2. Bundesliga9210--102 Croatia League Croatian Cup Super Cup Europe Total2005–06Hajduk SplitPrva HNL13120--151 Country Yugoslavia163000000163Croatia19497382810209253134Switzerland27121000463218Germany142200000162Italy233100000243Spain170000000170Turkey15100000101610Japan1533000-183Israel29121041003413Total3501434328512515423187
International CroatiaYearAppsGoals199741Total41
International goals GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition112 June 1997Yurtec Stadium, SendaiKirin Cup
Honours Hajduk Split Croatian First League: 1992, 1993–94, 1994–95 Croatian Cup: 1993, 1995 Croatian Super Cup: 1992, 1993, 1994, 2003
Rijeka Croatian Cup: 2005
Individual Croatian Cup top scorer: 1994–95, 2004–05 Prva HNL Player of the Year (Tportal): 2004 Croatian First League top scorer: 2004–05 Fifth all-time top goalscorer of Croatian First League
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