Ivo-Valentino Tomaš (28 July 1993 – 31 December 2019) was a Croatian professional footballer who played as a midfielder. A former youth international for Croatia and Germany, he died on 31 December 2019[1] in his home town of Baška Voda.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 28 July 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Split, Croatia | ||
| Date of death | 31 December 2019 (aged 26) | ||
| Place of death | Baška Voda, Croatia | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2002 | Urania Baška Voda | ||
| 2002–2005 | Zmaj Makarska | ||
| 2005–2012 | Hajduk Split | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2015 | Hajduk Split | 7 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | → Dugopolje (loan) | 35 | (7) |
| 2015–2016 | VfB Oldenburg | 22 | (3) |
| 2016–2017 | SSV Jeddeloh | 23 | (11) |
| 2017–2018 | BV Essen | 1 | (0) |
| 2018 | Urania Baška Voda | 7 | (3) |
| 2018–2019 | SV Babelsberg 03 | 3 | (0) |
| 2019 | Urania Baška Voda | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 98 | (24) | |
| International career | |||
| 2009 | Germany U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2012 | Croatia U19 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editIvo Tomaš was born in Split, and joined Hajduk Split's youth academy in 2005. He first came under media attention when he was called up to the German U-16 national team in 2009, being eligible to play for Germany as his mother is German, not having been capped before for any Croatian selection.[2] He was added to the Hajduk first team by coach Krasimir Balakov in January 2012.[3][4] He made his debut for the first team in a 1–0 victory over Karlovac on 7 April 2012.[5] He left Hajduk in 2015.
In the summer of 2019, Tomaš rejoined NK Urania Baška Voda for the third time.[6]
Death
editOn the morning of 31 December 2019, the media and his former club HNK Hajduk Split announced the death of Tomaš,[7] by suicide.[8]
References
edit- ^ Tragično preminuo Ivo-Valentino Tomaš at HNK Hajduk Split official site
- ^ Š., I. (17 January 2009). "Mladi igrač Hajduka u njemačkoj reprezentaciji". gol.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 8 April 2012.
- ^ Pavković, Božo (25 January 2012). "Balakov u Tursku vodi 27 igrača: Andrijašević na popisu, Neretljak i Maloča dolaze naknadno!". dalmacijanews.com (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 28 January 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
- ^ Milunović, Antonio (25 January 2012). "Intervju Tomaš: Nadam se prilici kod Balakova". nogometni.com.hr (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 17 July 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
- ^ Jurišić, Bernard (7 April 2012). "Vukušić donio bodove Hajduku". Sportnet.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 8 April 2012.
- ^ Urania pojačana ulazi u novu sezonu, stigao i Šiljić iz Varaždina, sportnet.rtl.hr, 30 July 2019
- ^ Tragično preminuo Ivo-Valentino Tomaš at HNK Hajduk Split official site
- ^ Tragedija u Baškoj Vodi: Nekadašnji igrač Hajduka oduzeo si život at Sportnet.rtl.hr
External links
edit- Ivo-Valentino Tomaš profile at hajduk.hr
- Ivo-Valentino Tomaš at the Croatian Football Federation
- Ivo-Valentino Tomaš at FuPa