Tomislav Stipić


Tomislav Stipić is a Croatian-German professional football manager currently in charge as the head coach of Slaven Belupo.

Personal life

Stipić was born in Tomislavgrad, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, back then part of SFR Yugoslavia. Aged ten, he moved with his mother and seven siblings as refugee to Germany. His father had already lived in Germany since 1968.

Coaching career

He managed the youth team and the reserve team of Ingolstadt 04. On 9 September 2014, he signed a two-year contract to replace Falko Götz at Erzgebirge Aue. He was sacked on 27 May 2015.
He was appointed as the head coach of the Stuttgarter Kickers on 4 November 2015.
On 9 April, Grasshoppers announced the release of Stipić after 34 days in charge.