Stjepan Tomas

Not to be confused with Stjepan Tomaš.

Stjepan Tomas

Personal information
Date of birth	6 March 1976 (1976-03-06)
Place of birth	Bugojno, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	free agent
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1994–1995	Istra Pula	24	(0)
1995–2000	Dinamo Zagreb	92	(2)
2000–2002	Vicenza	48	(0)
2002–2003	Como	26	(0)
2003–2004	Fenerbahçe	27	(0)
2004–2007	Galatasaray	98	(2)
2007–2010	Rubin Kazan	31	(0)
2010	Gaziantepspor	4	(0)
2010	Bucaspor	9	(0)
National team‡
1998–2006	Croatia	49	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 September 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22 June 2006

Stjepan Tomas (born 6 March 1976) is a Croatian football defender. He is currently a free agent following his release from Turkish side Bucaspor in November 2010.

Tomas was part of the Croatia team at the 2002 FIFA World Cup where he played in all three games before Croatia was eliminated in the first round. He was also in the team for Euro 2004 but did not play any games in the tournament. He played for the national team in their third and last game at the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

Tomas was born in Bugojno. His previous clubs include Dinamo Zagreb, Vicenza Calcio, Como, Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray and Rubin Kazan

In August 2007, he signed a 2-year contact with Russian team FC Rubin Kazan, for a fee of €4.8m.

On 31 January 2010, he signed a contract with Turkish team Gaziantepspor until end of the season. Then he moved to Bucaspor which is new promoted Turkcell Super Lig team.

Defensively speaking, at his prime was one of the better players in the Turkish league, but highly unpredictable. His teamwork is undeniably the best thing about him. His consistency is good and he rarely has a run of bad games. His ball distribution is not the greatest and his down field passes are better. His positioning is good, but in Galatasaray he was never considered better than Rigobert Song, with whom he enjoyed a solid partnership in the center of defense. He is right footed and isn't all that threatening from set pieces

Honours

Dinamo Zagreb

• Prva HNL: 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000
• Croatian Cup: 1996, 1997, 1998

Fenerbahçe

• Süper Lig: 2003–04

Galatasaray

• Süper Lig: 2005–06
• Turkish Cup: 2005

Rubin Kazan

• Russian Premier League: 2008, 2009

External links

• Stjepan Tomas – FIFA competition record
• Stjepan Tomas at National-Football-Teams.com
• Stjepan Tomas international stats at the Croatian Football Federation website
• Interview-biography (Russian)