Ivan Tomecak
Encyclopedia
Ivan Tomečak (ˈiʋan ˈtɔmɛtʃaːk; born 7 December 1989) is a Croatian
professional footballer
who currently plays for Dinamo Zagreb
and Croatia national under-21 football team
.
Tomečak started his senior football career at Lokomotiva
, making 47 league appearances throughout his 18-months loan spell at Dinamo Zagreb feeder team. In January 2009 he returned from the loan and has since made 46 appearances for the club in all competitions and scored six goals.
on a 18-months loan spell. He played in almost every match of 2007-08 season and helped Lokomotiva win the promotion to Druga HNL
. In 2008-09 season he featured in all 15 of Lokomotiva's league matches before his loan finished.
He returned from loan on 15 January 2009 and has played an important part in Dinamo's 2008–09
championship title. His debut came on 1 March 2009 in a home match against Slaven Belupo, which Dinamo won 1–0. On 5 April 2009, he scored his first ever goal for Dinamo Zagreb, entering the match in 70th minute against Cibalia and scoring two crucial goals in Dinamo's 4–3 away win. He also played in both legs of 2009 Croatian Cup finals
which Dinamo won third time consecutively, defeating Hajduk Split 4–3 after penalty shootout. With Dinamo Zagreb, Tomečak has won two consecutive domestic league titles, making a total of 30 league appearances for the club during the two seasons following his return. He also made his debut in the European competitions on 21 July 2009 in a 2009–10 UEFA Champions League match against Pyunik Yerevan which Dinamo Zagreb won 3–0.
At the start of the 2010–11 season, Tomečak won his fourth honour with Dinamo Zagreb, as the club won the 2010 Croatian Supercup
.
. He made a total of seven appearances for the under-19 selection before debuting for the under-20 and under-21
teams. He made two appearances in friendly matches for the under-20 team throughout the 2009 and 2010. On 7 June 2009 Tomečak debuted for the under-21 team in a qualifier against Norway under-21
in an away match which the Croatian selection won 3–1.
|-
|2007–08
||rowspan="2"|Lokomotiva
||Treća HNL
||32||2||0||0||0||0||32||2
|-
|rowspan="2"|2008–09
||Druga HNL||15||2||0||0||0||0||15||2
|-
|rowspan="3"|Dinamo Zagreb
||rowspan="3"|Prva HNL||13||4||2||0||0||0||15||4
|-
|2009–10
||17||1||5||0||8||1||30||2
|-
|2010–11||22||4||6||2||4||0||32||6
99||13||13||2||12||1||134||16
Croats
Croats are a South Slavic ethnic group mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. There are around 4 million Croats living inside Croatia and up to 4.5 million throughout the rest of the world. Responding to political, social and economic pressure, many Croats have...
professional footballer
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
who currently plays for Dinamo Zagreb
Dinamo Zagreb
GNK Dinamo Zagreb, commonly referred to as Dinamo Zagreb , or by their nickname Modri are a Croatian football club based in Zagreb. They play their home matches at Stadion Maksimir. They are the most successful club in Croatian football, having won thirteen Croatian championship titles, ten...
and Croatia national under-21 football team
Croatia national under-21 football team
The Croatia national under-21 football team, also known as Croatia under-21 or Croatia U21 is a youth association football national team which represents Croatia at this age level and is a feeder team for the Croatia national football team....
.
Tomečak started his senior football career at Lokomotiva
NK Lokomotiva
NK Lokomotiva is a Croatian football club based in Zagreb, currently competing in the Prva HNL, the country's top division. Founded originally as ŽŠK Victoria in 1914, the club's only period of success came in the late 1940s and early 1950s before spending most of the following five decades as...
, making 47 league appearances throughout his 18-months loan spell at Dinamo Zagreb feeder team. In January 2009 he returned from the loan and has since made 46 appearances for the club in all competitions and scored six goals.
Club career
On 14 August 2007 Tomečak joined Croatian third tier club LokomotivaNK Lokomotiva
NK Lokomotiva is a Croatian football club based in Zagreb, currently competing in the Prva HNL, the country's top division. Founded originally as ŽŠK Victoria in 1914, the club's only period of success came in the late 1940s and early 1950s before spending most of the following five decades as...
on a 18-months loan spell. He played in almost every match of 2007-08 season and helped Lokomotiva win the promotion to Druga HNL
Druga HNL 2008-09
The 2008–09 Druga HNL season was the 18th season of Croatia's second level football since its establishment in 1992. Croatia Sesvete were league champions and were promoted to Prva HNL at the end of the previous season....
. In 2008-09 season he featured in all 15 of Lokomotiva's league matches before his loan finished.
He returned from loan on 15 January 2009 and has played an important part in Dinamo's 2008–09
Prva HNL 2008-09
The 2008–09 Prva HNL season was the 18th since its establishment. It started on 27 July 2008 and ended on 31 May 2009. Dinamo Zagreb were the defending champions, having won their 10th championship title the previous season.-Promotion and relegation:...
championship title. His debut came on 1 March 2009 in a home match against Slaven Belupo, which Dinamo won 1–0. On 5 April 2009, he scored his first ever goal for Dinamo Zagreb, entering the match in 70th minute against Cibalia and scoring two crucial goals in Dinamo's 4–3 away win. He also played in both legs of 2009 Croatian Cup finals
Croatian Cup 2008–09
The Croatian Cup 2008–09 was the eighteenth season of Croatia's football knockout competition. Dinamo Zagreb were the defending champions since they won the last year's cup by defeating Hajduk Split 3–0 on aggregate.-Calendar:-Preliminary round:...
which Dinamo won third time consecutively, defeating Hajduk Split 4–3 after penalty shootout. With Dinamo Zagreb, Tomečak has won two consecutive domestic league titles, making a total of 30 league appearances for the club during the two seasons following his return. He also made his debut in the European competitions on 21 July 2009 in a 2009–10 UEFA Champions League match against Pyunik Yerevan which Dinamo Zagreb won 3–0.
At the start of the 2010–11 season, Tomečak won his fourth honour with Dinamo Zagreb, as the club won the 2010 Croatian Supercup
Croatian Supercup
The Croatian Supercup is a football match between the winners of the Prva HNL and the Croatian Cup. The Supercup serves as a curtain raiser of the new football season and is only held when different clubs happen to win the two most important competitions during the previous season The Croatian...
.
National team
Tomečak started his international career for Croatia with the friendly match for the under-18 team in a match against Poland under-18. He made three more friendly match appearances for the under-18 team before he debuted for the under-19 team on 12 November 2007 in a qualifying match against Montenegro under-19Montenegro national under-19 football team
The Montenegro national under-19 football team is the national under-19 football team of Montenegro and is controlled by the Football Association of Montenegro. The team competes in the European Under-19 Football Championship, held every year....
. He made a total of seven appearances for the under-19 selection before debuting for the under-20 and under-21
Croatia national under-21 football team
The Croatia national under-21 football team, also known as Croatia under-21 or Croatia U21 is a youth association football national team which represents Croatia at this age level and is a feeder team for the Croatia national football team....
teams. He made two appearances in friendly matches for the under-20 team throughout the 2009 and 2010. On 7 June 2009 Tomečak debuted for the under-21 team in a qualifier against Norway under-21
Norway national under-21 football team
The Norwegian national under-21 football team, controlled by the Football Association of Norway, is the national football team of Norway for players of 21 years of age or under at the start of a UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship campaign...
in an away match which the Croatian selection won 3–1.
Career statistics
- Note: the Croatian CupCroatian CupThe Croatian Cup is an annually held football tournament for Croatian football clubs and is the second most important competition in Croatian football after the Prva HNL league championship. It is governed by the Croatian Football Federation and usually runs from late August to May...
appearances for Dinamo Zagreb can be viewed at the official website of the club nk-dinamo.hr under the The Match section.
|-
|2007–08
NK Dinamo Zagreb season 2007–08
This article shows statistics of individual players for the football club Dinamo Zagreb It also lists all matches that Dinamo Zagreb played in the 2007-08 season.-Overall:-Classification:- Results summary :-Results by round:...
||rowspan="2"|Lokomotiva
NK Lokomotiva
NK Lokomotiva is a Croatian football club based in Zagreb, currently competing in the Prva HNL, the country's top division. Founded originally as ŽŠK Victoria in 1914, the club's only period of success came in the late 1940s and early 1950s before spending most of the following five decades as...
||Treća HNL
Treća HNL
The Croatian Third Football League is the third tier of the football league system in Croatia. The league was established in 1991 following the dissolution of the Yugoslav League. It is operated by the Croatian Football Federation.-Subdivisions:...
||32||2||0||0||0||0||32||2
|-
|rowspan="2"|2008–09
NK Dinamo Zagreb season 2008–09
This article shows statistics of individual players for the football club Dinamo Zagreb It also lists all matches that Dinamo Zagreb will play in the 2008-09 season.-Events:...
||Druga HNL||15||2||0||0||0||0||15||2
|-
|rowspan="3"|Dinamo Zagreb
Dinamo Zagreb
GNK Dinamo Zagreb, commonly referred to as Dinamo Zagreb , or by their nickname Modri are a Croatian football club based in Zagreb. They play their home matches at Stadion Maksimir. They are the most successful club in Croatian football, having won thirteen Croatian championship titles, ten...
||rowspan="3"|Prva HNL||13||4||2||0||0||0||15||4
|-
|2009–10
NK Dinamo Zagreb season 2009–10
This article shows statistics of individual players for the football club Dinamo Zagreb It also lists all matches that Dinamo Zagreb played in the 2009–10 season.-Pre-season:...
||17||1||5||0||8||1||30||2
|-
|2010–11||22||4||6||2||4||0||32||6
99||13||13||2||12||1||134||16
Honours
- Croatian First League (3): 2008–09, 2009–102009–10 Prva HNLThe 2009–10 Prva HNL season was the nineteenth season of the Prva HNL since its establishment in 1992. It began on 24 July 2009 and ended on 13 May 2010...
, 2010–112010–11 Prva HNLThe 2010–11 Prva HNL season was the twentieth season of the Prva HNL since its establishment in 1992. It began on 23 July 2010 and ended on 21 May 2011... - Croatian CupCroatian CupThe Croatian Cup is an annually held football tournament for Croatian football clubs and is the second most important competition in Croatian football after the Prva HNL league championship. It is governed by the Croatian Football Federation and usually runs from late August to May...
(2): 2008–09, 2010–112010–11 Croatian CupThe 2010–11 Croatian Cup is the twentieth season of Croatia's football knockout competition.The defending champions are Hajduk Split, having won their 5th title the previous year by defeating Šibenik in the final.... - Croatian Super Cup (1): 2010
External links
- Ivan Tomečak at Transfermarkt.de