Tomislav Steinbrückner

Tomislav Steinbrückner (born 17 October 1966) is a Croatian-German football manager and former player and also former head coach of Malaysian side Terengganu.[1]

Tomislav Steinbrückner
Personal information
Full name Tomislav Steinbrückner
Date of birth (1966-10-17) 17 October 1966 (age 58)
Place of birth Petrijevci, SR Croatia,
SFR Yugoslavia
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Osijek
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1984–1992 Osijek 114 (11)
1993–1994 Belišće 21 (1)
1995–1996 Marsonia 26 (2)
1997–1998 Istra 25 (2)
1998–1999 Cibalia 24 (5)
1999 SAFFC
Managerial career
2008–2010 Osijek
2012–2013 Novigrad
2013 Osijek
2014 Belišće
2015 T-Team
2020–2021 BSK Bijelo Brdo
2023–2024 Terengganu
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

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As a football player, Steinbrückner played for several Croatian clubs (Osijek, Marsonia, Belišće, Uljanik, Istra, and Cibalia) before ending his football career in Singapore with Singapore Armed Forces FC.

Managerial career

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As head coach, he held the head coach job at Osijek for two stints.[2] He also coached NK Novigrad and a had a short stint with NK Belišće.[3] From December 2014 to November 2015, Steinbrückner was the head coach of Malaysian side T-Team. After a few seasons, he went back to Croatia to coach the Osijek Reserves and took the helm at Bijelo Brdo, where he resigned in December 2021.[4] He was announced as the new head coach for Terengganu FC on 1 December 2022 for the 2023 season. On Octeber 1, 2024 Terengganu F.C. and Tomi held a discussion and has reached mutual agreement for the termination of his contract as the Head Coach of the Terengganu FC main team for this season. He place will taken by his assistant Badrul Afzan as caretaker coach. [5]

Honours

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Manager

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Terengganu

References

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  1. ^ SIDANG MEDIA PERTAMA KETUA JURULATIH TERENGGANU FC 2023, TOMISLAV STEINBRUCKNER - Terengganu FC (in Burmese)
  2. ^ Steinbrückner opet na klupi Osijeka: "Mladim igračima treba netko tko će ih voditi" - Index (in Croatian)
  3. ^ "Tomislav Steinbrückner novi je trener Nogometnog kluba "Belišće"". Nkbelisce.hr. 11 October 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  4. ^ Hrvatski drugoligaš ostao bez trenera nakon poraza u derbiju u kojem su 54 minute imali igrača više - Germanijak (in Croatian)
  5. ^ "Tomislav Steinbruckner dilantik ketua jurulatih TFC". Pertubuhan Berita Nasional Malaysia. BERNAMA. 1 December 2022.
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