Tomislav Steinbrückner
Croatian-German footballer and coach
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Tomislav Steinbrückner (born 17 October 1966) is a Croatian-German football manager and former player who was recently the manager for Dong A Thanh Hoa.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tomislav Steinbrückner | ||
| Date of birth | 17 October 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | Petrijevci, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Osijek | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984–1992 | Osijek | 114 | (11) |
| 1993–1994 | Belišće | 21 | (1) |
| 1995–1996 | Marsonia | 26 | (2) |
| 1997–1998 | Istra | 25 | (2) |
| 1998–1999 | Cibalia | 24 | (5) |
| 1999 | SAFFC | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2008–2010 | Osijek | ||
| 2012–2013 | Novigrad | ||
| 2013 | Osijek | ||
| 2014 | Belišće | ||
| 2015 | T-Team | ||
| 2020–2021 | BSK Bijelo Brdo | ||
| 2023–2024 | Terengganu | ||
| 2025 | Đông Á Thanh Hóa | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Managerial career
As head coach, he held the head coach job at Osijek for two stints.[2] He also coached NK Novigrad and a had a short stint with NK Belišće.[3] From December 2014 to November 2015, Steinbrückner was the head coach of Malaysian side T-Team. After a few seasons, he went back to Croatia to coach the Osijek Reserves and took the helm at Bijelo Brdo, where he resigned in December 2021.[4] He was announced as the new head coach for Terengganu FC on 1 December 2022 for the 2023 season. On October 1, 2024 Terengganu F.C. and Tomi held a discussion and has reached mutual agreement for the termination of his contract as the Head Coach of the Terengganu FC main team for this season. He place will taken by his assistant Badrul Afzan as caretaker coach.[5] In March 2025, he is head coach of Dong A Thanh Hoa now playing in V.League 1.[6]
Managerial statistics
- As of match played 22 June 2025
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win% | ||||
| NK Osijek |  |
26 September 2008 | 16 August 2010 | 59 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 35.59 |
| NK Osijek | |
4 June 2013 | 18 August 2013 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 16.67 |
| T-Team |  |
1 January 2015 | 30 November 2015 | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 50.00 |
| Bijelo Brdo | |
26 December 2019 | 2 December 2021 | 53 | 24 | 14 | 15 | 45.28 |
| Terengganu | |
1 December 2022 | 1 October 2024 | 59 | 29 | 17 | 13 | 49.15 |
| Đông Á Thanh Hóa |  |
24 March 2025 | 10 July 2025 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10.00 |
| Career Total | 217 | 91 | 58 | 68 | 41.94 | |||
Honours
Manager
Terengganu
- Malaysia Charity Shield runner-up: 2023
- Malaysia Cup runner-up: 2023
