Mario Tokić (born 23 July 1975) is a former Croatian footballer who is the current assistant coach of Oman.

Mario Tokić
Personal information
Date of birth (1975-07-23) July 23, 1975 (age 48)
Place of birthDerventa, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1992–1998Rijeka134(5)
1998–2001Dinamo Zagreb64(1)
2001–2005Grazer AK133(4)
2005–2007Austria Wien60(3)
2007–2009Rapid Wien43(1)
2009–2011NK Zagreb36(0)
Total471(13)
International career
1998–2006Croatia28(0)
Managerial career
2016Lokomotiva Zagreb
2016–2017Lokomotiva Zagreb
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He retired following the end of the 2010–11 season.[1]

Playing career edit

Club edit

Mario Tokić started his professional career in NK Rijeka in 1992. After six years, in 1998 he moved to Dinamo Zagreb. In 2001, he was transferred to the Austrian side Grazer AK, where he played until 2005, while at Grazer AK he scored what was called his best goal against Liverpool in a champions league qualifier, despite winning 1-0 Grazer AK still lost the tie 2–1.when he moved to Austria Wien. At the end of the 2006–07 season Tokić announced he would be joining Austria's arch rivals Rapid for the new season. In August 2009, after two seasons with Rapid,[2] the club announced that the contract with Tokić was cancelled.

International edit

Tokić made his debut for Croatia in a September 1998 European Championship qualification match away against the Republic of Ireland, coming on as a 77th-minute substitute for Zvonimir Soldo, and earned a total of 28 caps, scoring no goals.[3] Tokić was part of the Croatian squad at Euro 2004 and the 2006 World Cup, but did not play any games at either tournament. His final international was a June 2006 friendly match against Spain.[4]

Managerial career edit

On 6 July 2016, following the sacking of Valentin Barišić, Tokić was named manager of NK Lokomotiva Zagreb.

In December 2016 Tokić returning the manager of NK Lokomotiva Zagreb, only to be dismissed in December 2017.[5]

Career statistics edit

Club statistics edit

[6][7]

Club performanceLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalTotal
SeasonClubLeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
CroatiaLeagueCroatian CupSuper CupEuropeTotal
1992-93HNK RijekaPrva HNL6000--60
1993-9416040--200
1994-9526140--301
1995-9634151--392
1996-9727320--293
1997-9825010--260
1998-99Dinamo ZagrebPrva HNL3001080390
1999-002518060391
2000-01904010140
AustriaLeagueÖFB CupSuper CupEuropeTotal
2001-02Grazer AKAustrian Bundesliga3004031371
2002-03340401071421
2003-0435440--40424
2004-053403010101481
2005-06Austria WienAustrian Bundesliga29210--40342
2006-0731040--60410
2007-08Rapid WienAustrian Bundesliga22100--50271
2008-09210201020260
CroatiaLeagueCroatian CupSuper CupEuropeTotal
2009-10NK ZagrebPrva HNL12000--120
2010-1125030--280
CountryCroatia2353191001502703
Austria24672203041331212
Total481104112056358114

International appearances edit

Croatia national team
YearAppsGoals
199820
199920
200000
200120
200230
200310
200470
200550
200670
Total280

[8]

Honours edit

Dinamo Zagreb
Grazer AK
Austria Wien
Rapid Wien

References edit

  1. ^ Rupnik, Borna (15 June 2011). "Zagreb na pripreme s Pelaićem, bez Drpića" (in Croatian). Sportnet.hr. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
  2. ^ Profile - Rapid Archiv
  3. ^ "Appearances for Croatia National Team". RSSSF. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Player Database". EU-football. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  5. ^ Mario Tokić više nije trener Lokomotive! - Vecernji (in Croatian)
  6. ^ "Mario Tokić Dinamo statistics". povijest.gnkdinamo.hr. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  7. ^ "Mario Tokić hnl". hrnogomet.com. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  8. ^ "Mario Tokić". hns-cff.hr. Retrieved 12 October 2017.

External links edit