Tomislav Radotić (born 13 December 1981) is a

Croatia Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herze ...

n retired football player and current manager.

Playing career

Product of the

NK Osijek Nogometni klub Osijek (), commonly referred to as NK Osijek (), is a Croatian professional association football, football sports club, club from Osijek. Founded in 1947, it was the club from Slavonia with the most seasons in the Yugoslav First Le ...

academy started his senior career in a string of 2nd and 3rd tier

n clubs based in the

Osijek-Baranja County Osijek-Baranja County (, , ) is a Counties of Croatia, county in Croatia, located in northeastern Slavonia and Baranya (region), Baranja which is defined part of the Pannonian Plain. Its center is Osijek. Other towns include Đakovo, Našice, Val ...

. He made his

Prva HNL The Hrvatska nogometna liga (; ), abbreviated as HNL and also known for sponsorship reasons as the SuperSport HNL, is a professional association football league in Croatia and the highest level of the Croatian football league system. Establish ...

debut in 2006, aged 24, after signing for

HNK Cibalia Hrvatski nogometni klub Cibalia, commonly known as Cibalia Vinkovci or simply Cibalia, is a Croatian football club from the town of Vinkovci in eastern Croatia. Cibalia currently play in the Prva NL, Croatia's second-tier league. Their stadium ...

. Radotić was quick to establish himself in the club's first 11, remaining there for 6 seasons. Initially a defensive midfielder, he found himself more and more placed on right back, which would become his primary position in later years. His European competitions' debut was in the

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qualifiers in 2010, in games against

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After his contract with Cibalia ran out in the summer of 2012, he signed a two-year deal with

RNK Split Radnički nogometni klub Split ("Workers' Football Club of Split") commonly known as RNK Split, is a Croatian professional football club based in the city of Split. History The club had a strong fanbase in the Split's shipyard. The club was fo ...

Managerial career

In June 2015, Radotić signed a two-year contract with

Osijek Osijek () is the fourth-largest city in Croatia, with a population of 96,848 in 2021. It is the largest city and the economic and cultural centre of the eastern Croatian region of Slavonia, as well as the administrative centre of Osijek-Baranja ...

. He was dismissed as manager of

Cibalia Hrvatski nogometni klub Cibalia, commonly known as Cibalia Vinkovci or simply Cibalia, is a Croatian football club from the town of Vinkovci in eastern Croatia. Cibalia currently play in the Prva NL, Croatia's second-tier league. Their stadium ...

in summer 2023.

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Tomislav Radotić
at Sportnet.hr {{DEFAULTSORT:Radotic, Tomislav 1981 births Living people Footballers from Osijek Men's association football fullbacks Men's association football midfielders Croatian men's footballers NK Grafičar Vodovod players NK Belišće players NK Metalac Osijek players HNK Cibalia players RNK Split players NK Osijek players Second Football League (Croatia) players First Football League (Croatia) players Croatian Football League players Croatian football managers HNK Cibalia managers 21st-century Croatian sportsmen