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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1979-08-01)1 August 1979 (age 46) | ||
| Place of birth | Tomislavgrad,SR Bosnia and Herzegovina,Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2010–2013 | Ingolstadt 04 (youth) | ||
| 2013–2014 | Ingolstadt 04 II | ||
| 2014–2015 | Erzgebirge Aue | ||
| 2015–2016 | Stuttgarter Kickers | ||
| 2017 | Nantong Zhiyun | ||
| 2018–2019 | Eintracht Frankfurt (youth) | ||
| 2019 | Grasshoppers | ||
| 2019–2021 | Slaven Belupo | ||
| 2022 | Auda | ||
| 2023 | Riga | ||
| 2024 | CSKA Sofia | ||
| 2025 | Fez | ||
Tomislav Stipić (Croatian pronunciation:[tǒmislaʋstǐːpitɕ];[1][2] born 1 August 1979) is a Bosnian-German professionalfootballmanager.
Stipić was born inTomislavgrad,SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, back then part ofSFR Yugoslavia. Aged ten, he moved with his mother and seven siblings as refugee to Germany. His father had already lived in Germany since 1968.[3]
He managed the youth team and the reserve team ofIngolstadt 04.[4][5] On 9 September 2014, he signed a two-year contract to replaceFalko Götz atErzgebirge Aue.[6] He was sacked on 27 May 2015.[7]
He was appointed as head coach of theStuttgarter Kickers on 4 November 2015.[8]
On 9 April, Grasshoppers announced the release of Stipić after 34 days in charge.[9]
On 8 October 2019, Stipić was appointed as head coach of the Croatian clubSlaven Belupo. He left the club on 16 June 2021.
On 1 January 2022, Stipić joined the Latvian clubFK Auda. On 19 october 2022, he led his club to win the 2022 Latvian Football Cup for the first time in history.
On 7 January 2023, Stipić was appointed manager ofRiga.[10] Stipić led Riga FC to win the2023 Latvian Cup. After the season, Stipić was fired after losing the championship title with a one-point difference toRFS, after leading the table with three points with three rounds to go prior to season ending.[11]
On 4 June 2024, Stipić was appointed as head coach of the Bulgarian clubCSKA Sofia.[12] After the away match withArda Kardzhali, which resulted in a 2:1 loss, negotiations began with the club's management.[13] He left the club on 25th August 2024, but also demanded that the management pay all of his salaries.[14] He led the club for only five rounds, four of which were losses.
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Ingolstadt 04 II | July 2013 | September 2014 | 46 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 045.65 |
| Erzgebirge Aue | September 2014 | May 2015 | 31 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 029.03 |
| Stuttgarter Kickers | 1 November 2015 | 4 July 2016 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 033.33 |
| Nantong Zhiyun | 2 November 2016 | 17 July 2017 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 050.00 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt (youth) | 29 July 2018 | 10 March 2019 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 026.32 |
| Grasshoppers | 21 March 2019 | 7 April 2019 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 000.00 |
| Slaven Belupo | 8 October 2019 | 10 June 2021 | 66 | 18 | 20 | 28 | 027.27 |
| FK Auda | 1 January 2022 | 31 December 2022 | 40 | 19 | 6 | 15 | 047.50 |
| Riga FC | 1 January 2023 | 15 November 2023 | 46 | 33 | 7 | 6 | 071.74 |
| CSKA Sofia | 4 June 2024 | 25 August 2024 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 020.00 |
| Fez | 5 March 2025 | 3 June 2025 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 022.22 |
| Total | 293 | 117 | 73 | 103 | 039.93 | ||
Tòmislav
Stípić