Marijo Tot

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Marijo Tot

| image = Marijo Tot Dinamo.jpg

| image_size = 300px

| caption = Tot managing Dinamo Zagreb in 2011

| fullname = Marijo Tot

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1972|6|2}}

| birth_place = Županja, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia

| position = Left back

| currentclub =

| years1 = 1996–1997

| clubs1 = Inker Zaprešić

| caps1 = 20

| goals1 = 1

| years2 =

| clubs2 = Publikum Celje

| caps2 =

| goals2 =

| manageryears1 = 1999–2003

| manageryears2 = 2003–2004

| manageryears3 = 2004–2005

| manageryears4 = 2006–2008

| manageryears5 = 2008–2009

| manageryears6 = 2010–2011

| manageryears7 = 2011

| manageryears8 = 2011

| manageryears9 = 2012–2013

| manageryears11 = 2014–2015

| manageryears12 = 2015

| manageryears13 = 2015

| manageryears14 = 2016–2017

| manageryears15 = 2017

| manageryears16 = 2018–2019

| manageryears17 = 2021–2022

| manageryears18 = 2024

| managerclubs1 = Brotnjo (assistant)

| managerclubs2 = Brotnjo

| managerclubs3 = Drinovci

| managerclubs4 = Croatia Women

| managerclubs5 = Rijeka (assistant)

| managerclubs6 = Dinamo Zagreb (assistant)

| managerclubs7 = Dinamo Zagreb

| managerclubs8 = Lokomotiva

| managerclubs9 = Kedah

| managerclubs11 = Zhejiang Yiteng

| managerclubs13 = Changchun Yatai

| managerclubs14 = Istra 1961

| managerclubs15 = Zhejiang Yiteng

| managerclubs16 = Al-Ittihad (assistant)

| managerclubs17 = Iran (assistant)

| managerclubs18 = Dinamo București (assistant)

}}

Marijo Tot ({{IPA|hr|tôːt}};{{cite web|url=http://hjp.znanje.hr/index.php?show=search_by_id&id=f19kWxB%2F&keyword=Tot|title=Tȏt|quote=Tȏt|website=Hrvatski jezični portal|accessdate=17 March 2018|language=sh}} born 2 June 1972) is a Croatian football manager and former player who played as a left back.

Playing career

As a player, he has played for Inter Zaprešić and NK Celje as a left back, retiring at the young age of 26 and enrolling into the Croatian Football Federation coaching academy.

Managerial career

Three seasons from 2000 to 2003 he was assistant manager of NK Brotnjo, being part of three most successful seasons in the history of this club, playing European qualifying matches each year. In 2003, as 31 year old coach, he became the youngest manager in all Bosnian clubs ever when he took a managerial role of Bosnian Super League club NK Brotnjo{{cite web|url=http://www.globalsoccertransfers.com/manager/mgmov0307.html|title=Manager Moves Jul.2003|website=www.globalsoccertransfers.com|accessdate=20 April 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.jutarnji.hr/marijo-tot--nisam-trazio-savjete-od-vahe-za-utakmicu-protiv-varazdina/945019/|title=Novi šef je u Maksimiru: 'Vodio sam Brotnjo iz Čitluka s 31. godinom! Ne treba mi Vahin savjet'|publisher=|accessdate=20 April 2018}}

He became a manager of Croatia Women National Team from 2006 to 2008 season.

In the season 2008–2009, he became assistant manager of HNK Rijeka.{{cite web|url=http://www.jutarnji.hr/bacio-je-kopacke-i-uzeo-knjige--vidio-sam-da-na-igrackom-planu-ne-mogu-dalje/944627/|title=Bacio je kopačke, uzeo knjige, završio akademiju i došao do Dinama|publisher=|accessdate=20 April 2018}}

He has been assistant manager to Vahid Halilhodžić at Dinamo Zagreb during 2010–2011 season. When Halilhodžić was dismissed in early May 2011, Tot takes over Dinamo for the remaining matches {{cite web|url=http://www.index.hr/sport/clanak/tot-ozbiljno-shvatio-finale-s-varazdinom-quotnisam-prvi-put-na-klupi-vodio-sam-brotnjo-iz-bihquot/551016.aspx|title=Tot ozbiljno shvatio finale s Varaždinom: "Nisam prvi put na klupi, vodio sam Brotnjo iz BiH"|publisher=|accessdate=20 April 2018}} and wins the Championship title for the 2010/2011 season. He also won the 2010–11 Croatian Cup with Dinamo, defeating NK Varaždin 8–2 on aggregate in the final.{{cite web|url=http://www.vecernji.hr/sport/nogomet/marijo-tot-celnicima-sam-iznio-planove-zelim-ostati-trener-lp-clanak-292318|title=Marijo Tot: Čelnicima sam iznio planove, želim ostati trener za LP!|publisher=|accessdate=20 April 2018}}

He then accepted the job as manager of NK Lokomotiva Zagreb.{{cite web|url=http://www.hrsport.net/vijesti/418653/nogomet-1-hnl/marijo-tot-preuzeo-lokomotivu/|title=Marijo Tot preuzeo Lokomotivu|publisher=|accessdate=20 April 2018}}

Later on this UEFA-certified coach instructor and instructor{{cite web|url=http://www.soccernewsday.com/canada/r/257048/uefa-certified-instructor-mario-tot-here-mid-april-coaching-seminar-scheduled |title=UEFA-CERTIFIED INSTRUCTOR MARIO TOT HERE MID-APRIL Coaching seminar scheduled | CSL via SoccerNewsday.com |accessdate=4 September 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216191326/http://www.soccernewsday.com/canada/r/257048/uefa-certified-instructor-mario-tot-here-mid-april-coaching-seminar-scheduled |archivedate=16 December 2013 }} moved to Malaysia in August 2012 to join Kedah FA, one of the biggest teams in Malaysian history, replacing Wan Jamak Wan Hassan.{{Cite web |url=http://football.thestar.com.my/2012/08/10/kedah-hire-croatian-coach-tot-for-malaysia-cup-campaign/ |title=Football Every Day » Kedah hire Croatian coach Tot for Malaysia Cup campaign |access-date=4 September 2012 |archive-date=15 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120815163906/http://football.thestar.com.my/2012/08/10/kedah-hire-croatian-coach-tot-for-malaysia-cup-campaign/ |url-status=dead }} He coached the team until the end of July 2013, choosing not to renew his contract with Kedah.{{cite web| url = http://www.nst.com.my/sports/soccer/kedah-part-company-with-coach-1.307653| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130626053144/http://www.nst.com.my/sports/soccer/kedah-part-company-with-coach-1.307653| archive-date = 2013-06-26| title = Kedah part company with coach - Soccer - New Straits Times}}

Tot spent two seasons in China, managing first Harbin Yiteng in 2014 and Changchun Yatai F.C. in 2015 season, which makes him the only Croatian manager ever to have managed two of China Super League teams.

At the end of 2016 Tot took over Croatian First League club Istra 1961 and through series of good showings secured one of the most calm season finishes that Istrian club has seen in recent years in Croatian First League.

Immediately after finishing his successful role as manager of Istra 1961 in June 2017 Marijo Tot accepted an offer to become manager of China League One side Zhejiang Yiteng F.C. He parted ways with the club on 31 December after securing their stay in the league.

In October 2018 he joined the Saudi Premier League football giant Al-Ittihad as assistant to the head coach Slaven Bilić, the most famous Croatian football manager.

In March 2021, at the invitation of his fellow Croatian coach Dragan Skočić, Tot joined the Iran national team. From an almost hopeless situation in the qualifiers, Iran became the first team from Asia{{Cite magazine |agency=Associated Press |title=Iran Qualifies for Third Straight World Cup |url=https://www.si.com/soccer/2022/01/27/iran-qualifies-2022-world-cup-qatar |access-date=2022-03-01 |magazine=Sports Illustrated |date=27 January 2022 |language=en-us}} to qualify for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar with a series of victories that drew attention to the Croatian coaching duo.