Srđan Tufegdžić, commonly known as Tufa, (born 6 April 1980) is a Serbian football manager and former player. He is the manager of IFK Värnamo.
Managerial career Tufegdžić took charge of Icelandic 1.deild team KA on 11 August 2015 as a caretaker manager, replacing Bjarni Jóhannsson. The club was in 5th place in the league when Tufegdžić took over, but the club managed to challenge for promotion and ended in 3rd place. After good performances under Tufegdžić, winning 5 of the team's 7 games left, he was appointed the head coach for the 2016 season.
In 2016 Tufegdžić managed KA to become 1.deild champions and securing a place in Úrvalsdeild 2017, the club won overall 16 of its 22 games. The 2017 Úrvalsdeildar season KA played their first Úrvalsdeildar game in 13 years and Tufegdžić's men ended in 7th place.
For the 2022 season, Tufegdžić was hired by Öster in the Swedish second-tier Superettan. In 2024, Tufegdžić was hired by Skövde AIK in the Swedish second-tier Superettan. Tufegdžić cited homesickness as a reason for quitting his job an moving back to his adopted home of Iceland in the summer of 2024. 1. August he took charge of Icelandic giants Valur in the Icelandic top tier Besta deild karla.
Managerial statistics
Includes games played in Icelandic Premier League, Icelandic Cup and Icelandic League Cup. KA11 August 201513 September 2018Grindavìk6 October 201828 September 2019Öster18 April 202224 november 2023Skövde1 December 202315 July 2024Valur1 August 202427 October 2025IFK Värnamo1 January 2026PresentTotal
Honours and achievements
Manager Knattspyrnufélag Akureyrar 1. deild (1): winner 2016 Promoted to the Úrvalsdeild
Assistant Manager Valur Reykjavík Icelandic Champion: 2020
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