_(cropped).jpg) Tudor withHajduk Split in 2014 | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Igor Tudor[1] | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1978-04-16)16 April 1978 (age 46) | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Split,SR Croatia,Yugoslavia | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | ||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 1995–1998 | Hajduk Split | 58 | (3) | |||||||||||
| 1996 | →Trogir (loan) | 5 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 1998–2007 | Juventus | 110 | (15) | |||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | →Siena (loan) | 39 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Hajduk Split | 8 | (1) | |||||||||||
| Total | 221 | (22) | ||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 1994 | Croatia U16 | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 1993 | Croatia U17 | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 1994–1995 | Croatia U18 | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 1995 | Croatia U19 | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 1994–2000 | Croatia U21 | 12 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 2001 | Croatia B | 1 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 1997–2006 | Croatia | 55 | (3) | |||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Hajduk Split | |||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | PAOK | |||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Karabükspor | |||||||||||||
| 2017 | Galatasaray | |||||||||||||
| 2018 | Udinese | |||||||||||||
| 2019 | Udinese | |||||||||||||
| 2020 | Hajduk Split | |||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Hellas Verona | |||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Marseille | |||||||||||||
| 2024 | Lazio | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
Igor Tudor (born 16 April 1978) is a Croatian professionalfootballmanager and formerplayer who last managedSerie A clubLazio.
Capable of playing either as adefender ordefensive midfielder, Tudor spent most of his playing career atJuventus, winning several trophies during that time. He was a part of theCroatia national team atUEFA Euro 2004, the2006 and1998 World Cup, but missed the2002 World Cup due to injury.[2] Tudor announced his retirement on 22 July 2008 at age 30, after problems with his right ankle reappeared. He spent his final season playing for his youth club,Hajduk Split.
As manager, Tudor took charge of Hajduk from 2013 to 2015, and spent eight months withPAOK in the2015–16 season. In Turkey, he managedKarabükspor from 2016 to 2017, andGalatasaray in 2017. From April to June 2018, Tudor managed Serie A sideUdinese and in that time, saved the club from relegation toSerie B. In March 2019, he came back to Udinese. After he returned to Hajduk in January 2020,Andrea Pirlo invited Tudor to join his coaching staff at Juventus in August 2020, which offer Tudor accepted. He became manager of Marseille in 2022 before leaving the club after one season in 2023. In March 2024, he returned to Serie A and was appointed as manager of Lazio.
Tudor started his professional career atHajduk Split in 1995 scoring five goals in 58 matches, being considered a revelation for his technique and ball control above the average of a defender.
After three personally successful seasons at Hajduk, he was noticed and acquired by Italian giantsJuventus in 1998. During his time with Juventus, he won theCroatian Player of the Year award in 2002.[3] During his eight-year spell with the club, Tudor was in excellent form, despite injuries, and formed impressive defensive partnerships with the likes ofPaolo Montero,Mark Iuliano,Gianluca Pessotto,Lilian Thuram,Ciro Ferrara,Alessandro Birindelli,Nicola Legrottaglie,Gianluca Zambrotta,Jonathan Zebina,Giorgio Chiellini andFabio Cannavaro.
During the2000–01 season underCarlo Ancelotti, Tudor had a prolific year, scoring six goals. The following season, with the return of his former Juventus coachMarcello Lippi, he was occasionally deployed as a midfielder, scoring four crucial goals (one againstTorino in theTurin derby, two goals in Juventus' comebacks againstChievo andHellas Verona and one during the match against title contendersInternazionale) in Juventus's successfulSerie A title campaign. The following season, he also scored a notable goal againstDeportivo de La Coruña in the last minute of a second round match of the2002–03 Champions League, allowing the club to progress to the quarter finals of the competition, en route to thefinal, in which they were defeated by Italian rivalsMilan on penalties.
During this period, Juventus had one of the strongest teams in the world, and Tudor contributed well, with over 150 total appearances for the club, scoring nearly 20 goals, as a centreback. After a major injury in 2004, however, Tudor was loaned out toSiena in January 2005 after seven seasons with Juve. Following the revocation of Juventus'2004–05 and2005–06 Serie A titles due to their involvement in theCalciopoli scandal, as well as the expiration of his loan contract with Siena, Tudor returned to Juventus, staying with the club despite their relegation toSerie B, but injuries kept him off the pitch for the whole season. His contract expired on 30 June 2007.
During his time at the club, Tudor won two Serie A titles, twoItalian Supercups, aSerie B title and aUEFA Intertoto Cup, also reaching the final of the2001–02 Coppa Italia and 2002–03 Champions League.
Constantly struggling with injuries and mysterious bacterial infection of his ankle, Tudor was almost forced to end his career in 2007, but in June 2007 he decided to join his former club Hajduk Split after not renewing his contract with Juventus. After a highly cautious rehabilitation process his comeback was in the match againstZadar on 20 October 2007. This was his first official match in over 16 months. However, he was unable to reach his previous form and his ankle injury problems continued. On 22 July 2008, at the age of 30, he announced his early retirement due to his recurring ankle injury problems.
Tudor played for theCroatia national team between 1997 and 2006. He also won several international caps for the Croatian under-17, under-19 andunder-21 national teams between 1993 and 2000.
Tudor made his debut in Croatia's final match of the1998 FIFA World Cup qualifying, a 1–1 draw atUkraine on 15 November 1997, coming on as a substitute forAljoša Asanović in the 89th minute.[4] He was subsequently part of the Croatian squad that finished third at the1998 FIFA World Cup in France. At the tournament, he made three appearances as a substitute in the closing stages of Croatia's games againstJapan,Romania and theNetherlands.
After the 1998 World Cup, he made four appearances in the Croatian national team's unsuccessful qualifying campaign forUEFA Euro 2000, being in the starting line-up on all four occasions. He also appeared in six matches during Croatia's qualifying campaign for the2002 World Cup, but missed the final tournament in South Korea and Japan due to an injury.
He returned to the national team during the qualifying stages forEuro 2004, appearing in seven qualifying matches. At the finals in Portugal, he appeared in two of Croatia's three group matches. In his first appearance at the tournament, a 2–2 draw againstFrance, he scored anown goal to put the French side 1–0 up midway through the first half. His second appearance at the tournament came in Croatia's final group match againstEngland, where he scored Croatia's second goal to keep their hopes alive after they found themselves 3–1 down in the second half.Frank Lampard, however, soon netted England's fourth goal and Croatia were knocked out of the tournament in the group stage.
Tudor was also included in Croatia's 23-man squad for the2006 World Cup finals in Germany, having appeared in eight qualifying matches for the tournament, scoring two goals. He recorded his first goal of the qualifying when he scored Croatia's final goal in their 3–0 win at home toMalta on 30 March 2005. His second goal of the competition came in Croatia's 3–1 win atBulgaria on 4 June 2005, when he put Croatia 2–0 up just over half an hour from time. At the 2006 World Cup finals, he started all of Croatia's three group matches and played the full 90 minutes in two of them. Croatia, however, were eliminated from the tournament after a 2–2 draw againstAustralia in their final group match, with Tudor receiving his second yellow card of the tournament for complaining about the penalty kick from which Australia scored a 1–1 equaliser. He made no further appearances for the national team following the tournament.
He earned a total of 55 caps, scoring 3 goals.[5]
Tudor was considered one of Croatia's best defenders in the period between the late 1990s and mid-2000s. Tudor was a large, hard-working, strong and imposingdefender who excelled in the air, making him a dangerous goal threat during set pieces.[6]
He was also a tight man-marker and a hard tackling defender, with great tactical intelligence.[6] Although primarily acentral defender, he was capable of playing anywhere along the back line and even as adefensive midfielder, which was made possible due to his tactical versatility, stamina, and his surprisingly capable technical skills, ball control and distribution for such a large and physical player.[6]
Despite his talent, he was also prone to injuries, which is often thought to have affected his playing career.[2]
Tudor was hired byHajduk Split in August 2009 to be the assistant manager toEdoardo Reja who then took charge of the Croatian giant. Tudor dramatically increased his managerial knowledge during the seven months he spent watching and learning from Reja. In February 2010, Reja took charge ofLazio and because of that Tudor was fired from Hajduk; he did not join Reja in Italy.
In December 2012, Tudor was appointed by Hajduk's sporting directorSergije Krešić as the new Hajduk U-17 manager. After taking charge of the U-17 squad, he went to spend some time at theJuventus Center in order to improve his managerial skills withAntonio Conte. During his time with the U-17 squad, he managed to teach them how to play modern style football using the 3–5–2 formation. They managed to qualify for the U-17 Croatian Cup 2013 final.
In April 2013, he was hired as the new Hajduk Split manager. He lost his first away match againstRNK Split, but in the2012–13 Croatian Cup final first leg he defeatedLokomotiva 2–1 on Poljud. He achieved his first league victory againstOsijek on 17 May 2013. He won the2012–13 Croatian Cup after a 5–4 aggregate win against Lokomotiva in the final.
On 4 February 2015, Tudor resigned from Hajduk Split after managing the club for more than year and nine months.[7]
On 18 June 2015, Tudor was hired as the new manager ofPAOK, signing a three-year contract.[8] He lost 2–1 to Lokomotiva in his debut with PAOK for the second qualifying round ofUEFA Europa League.[9] He was dismissed on 9 March 2016 because of "unsuccessful results and disparaging comments about the quality of the team".[10]
On 18 June 2016, Tudor was hired as the new manager ofKarabükspor, signing a one-year contract.[11] After making fantastic results with Karabükspor, Tudor left the club in February 2017 to become the new manager ofGalatasaray.
On 15 February 2017, Tudor was hired as the new manager of Turkish sideGalatasaray, signing a one-and-a-half-year contract with the club.[12][13] On 18 December, he was sacked by the club.[14]
On 24 April 2018, Tudor became the new manager of Italian teamUdinese.[15] His first win with Udinese came on 13 May 2018, in a 1–0 win overVerona.[16]
After saving Udinese from relegation toSerie B, on 7 June 2018, Tudor left the club after not making a new deal with the club's management.[17]
On 20 March 2019, he became for a second time, the manager of Italian teamUdinese.[18] His first win as Udinese's manager came on 30 March 2019, a 2–0 home win againstGenoa.[19]
Following a string of poor results, on 1 November 2019, Tudor was relieved of his managerial duties.[20]
On 23 December 2019, Hajduk announced that Tudor has been selected as new manager.[21] On 2 January 2020, he officially took his role.[22]
On 2 February, Tudor led his first match with Hajduk after three and a half years, that The Whites won 3–0 againstVaraždin.[23]
On 23 August 2020, Tudor resigned from Hajduk Split,[24] acceptingAndrea Pirlo's offer to be his assistant at Serie A sideJuventus.[25]
He and Pirlo were sacked at the end of the season, followingInter Milan's reclaiming of theSerie A title.[26]
On 14 September 2021, Tudor was appointed at the helm ofSerie A clubHellas Verona in place ofEusebio Di Francesco.[27] Tudor immediately managed to turn the club's fortunes, ending the season in ninth place and achieving impressive performances throughout the season. On 28 May 2022, Verona announced to have parted ways with Tudor by mutual consent.[28]
On 4 July 2022, Tudor was named as the next manager ofMarseille in the FrenchLigue 1.[29]
On 1 June 2023, Tudor announced that he was to part ways with the French club at the end of the season, stating in an official press release of his'tiredness' with the club.[30] Upon his departure from the club, Tudor had secured a third place finish in Ligue 1,[31] therefore guaranteeing Marseille a place in the2023–24 UEFA Champions League qualification stage.
On 18 March 2024, Tudor signed withSerie A sideLazio afterMaurizio Sarri's resignation.[32] Later that year, on 5 June, he resigned from his position upon the conclusion of the 2023–24 season.[33]
Known for his forward-looking philosophy, Tudor seeks to impose an aggressive style of play in his teams. Describing his preferred style of play whilst manager of Marseille, he said “I want courageous and intensive football, not only uniquely based on the defence. I want people who come to the stadium to be entertained and not disappointed.”[34]
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Croatia | League | Croatian Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 1995–96 | Hajduk Split | Prva HNL | 9 | 0 | ||||||
| 1995–96 | HNK Trogir | Treća HNL | 5 | 1 | ||||||
| 1996–97 | Hajduk Split | Prva HNL | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 1 | ||
| 1997–98 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 31 | 5 | ||||
| Italy | League | Coppa Italia | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 1998–99 | Juventus | Serie A | 23 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 361 | 1 |
| 1999–2000 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 28 | 2 | ||
| 2000–01 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 32 | 7 | ||
| 2001–02 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 6 | ||
| 2002–03 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 27 | 2 | ||
| 2003–04 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 3 | ||
| 2004–05 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2004–05 | Siena | Serie A | 15 | 1 | ||||||
| 2005–06 | 24 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2006–07 | Juventus | Serie B | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total for Juventus | 110 | 15 | 18 | 1 | 43 | 5 | 174 | 21 | ||
| Croatia | League | Croatian Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2007–08 | Hajduk Split | Prva HNL | 8 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | Croatia | 71 | 7 | |||||||
| Italy | 151 | 17 | ||||||||
| Total | 222 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 5 | 258 | 24 | ||
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 June 2004 | Estádio da Luz,Lisbon |  England | 2–3 | 2–4 | Euro 2004 |
| 2 | 30 March 2005 | Maksimir,Zagreb |  Malta | 3–0 | 3–0 | World Cup 2006 Qualifying |
| 3 | 4 June 2005 | Vasil Levski,Sofia |  Bulgaria | 2–0 | 3–1 | World Cup 2006 Qualifying |
| Team | Nat. | From | To | Record | |||||||
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| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Hajduk Split |  | 29 April 2013 | 4 February 2015 | 78 | 35 | 21 | 22 | 132 | 105 | +27 | 044.87 |
| PAOK |  | 18 June 2015 | 9 March 2016 | 45 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 68 | 45 | +23 | 037.78 |
| Karabükspor |  | 18 June 2016 | 15 February 2017 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 27 | 33 | −6 | 038.10 |
| Galatasaray | | 15 February 2017 | 18 December 2017 | 34 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 67 | 47 | +20 | 055.88 |
| Udinese |  | 24 April 2018 | 7 June 2018 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 050.00 |
| Udinese | | 20 March 2019 | 1 November 2019 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 31 | −8 | 040.91 |
| Hajduk Split | | 2 January 2020 | 21 August 2020 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 32 | 24 | +8 | 050.00 |
| Hellas Verona | | 14 September 2021 | 28 May 2022 | 36 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 65 | 56 | +9 | 038.89 |
| Marseille |  | 4 July 2022 | 1 June 2023 | 51 | 30 | 8 | 13 | 82 | 51 | +31 | 058.82 |
| Lazio | | 18 March 2024 | 6 June 2024 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 054.55 |
| Total | 319 | 148 | 73 | 98 | 515 | 408 | +107 | 046.39 | |||
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