Ante Tomić (footballer)


Ante Tomić is a Croatian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He has been an assistant manager of the Croatia national under-21 team.
He joined Dinamo Zagreb in 1993 and had spent most of his career in the club, with the exception of one-season loans at Croatia Sesvete, Inter Zaprešić and Skoda Xanthi. He made a total of 74 league appearances for the club and scored five goals. With Dinamo, he won four Prva HNL titles, three Croatian Cups and one Croatian Supercup.
He also made appearances for the youth selections of the Croatia national football team. Tomić was capped 29 times, most of which he made as a Croatia under-21 member.

Club career

Ante Tomić joined Dinamo Zagreb in 1993 and had been a member of the club until the summer of 2010. He made his debut in Dinamo Zagreb's first team in September 2001, aged 18. He made a total of 7 league appearances for the 2001–02 season and scored a goal. His most successful season with Dinamo Zagreb was 2006–07 Prva HNL when he made 16 league appearances in their title winning campaign. He had brief loan spells with Croatian clubs Croatia Sesvete and Inter Zaprešić. He also went on loan to Greek club Skoda Xanthi where he made 22 league appearances. He spent 2011 at Japanese club Sanfrecce Hiroshima, though he was released from his contract at the end of the season.

International career

Tomić made his first official cap for the Croatia under-16 in a friendly match against the Czech Republic. He made a total of eight appearances for the under-16 team. He also participated in three qualifying matches for the under-17 team. Tomić made most of his appearances for the under-21 team where he was capped nine times.

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Honours

Dinamo Zagreb