Tomislav Sivić

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Tomislav Sivić

| image = Tomislav Sivic.jpg

| image_size = 200px

| caption = Sivić in 2009

| fullname = Tomislav Sivić

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1966|08|29|df=y}}

| birth_place = Subotica, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia

| height = 1.72 m

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = FK Spartak Subotica (head coach)

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1988–1990

| clubs1 = Bačka Subotica

| caps1 =

| goals1 =

| years2 = 1992–1993

| clubs2 = Spartak Subotica

| caps2 = 18

| goals2 = 1

| years3 = 1995

| clubs3 = HK

| caps3 = 12

| goals3 = 3

| years4 = 1996

| clubs4 = VB

| caps4 = 15

| goals4 = 4

| years5 = 1997–1999

| clubs5 = B36

| caps5 = 35

| goals5 = 6

| years6 = 2000–2001

| clubs6 = KÍ

| caps6 = 29

| goals6 = 3

| totalcaps = 109+

| totalgoals = 17+

| manageryears1 = 1996

| managerclubs1 = VB (player-manager)

| manageryears2 = 1997–1999

| managerclubs2 = B36 (player-manager)

| manageryears3 = 2000–2001

| managerclubs3 = KÍ (player-manager)

| manageryears4 = 2004

| managerclubs4 = Serbia and Montenegro U17

| manageryears5 = 2004

| managerclubs5 = Serbia and Montenegro U21 (caretaker)

| manageryears6 = 2005

| managerclubs6 = Smederevo

| manageryears7 = 2006

| managerclubs7 = Voždovac

| manageryears8 = 2006–2007

| managerclubs8 = Spartak Subotica

| manageryears9 = 2007–2009

| managerclubs9 = Kecskemét

| manageryears10 = 2010

| managerclubs10 = Serbia U19

| manageryears11 = 2010

| managerclubs11 = Serbia U21 (caretaker)

| manageryears12 = 2010–2011

| managerclubs12 = Kecskemét

| manageryears13 = 2012

| managerclubs13 = Hajduk Kula

| manageryears14 = 2012–2013

| managerclubs14 = Paks

| manageryears15 = 2013–2015

| managerclubs15 = Diósgyőr

| manageryears16 = 2015–2016

| managerclubs16 = Serbia U21

| manageryears17 = 2016–2017

| managerclubs17 = Mezőkövesd

| manageryears18 = 2019

| managerclubs18 = Paks

| manageryears19 = 2020–2021

| managerclubs19 = Tisa Adorjan

| manageryears20 = 2022

| managerclubs20 = Novi Pazar

| manageryears21 = 2022

| managerclubs21 = Radnički Niš

| manageryears22 = 2022–2023

| managerclubs22 = Železničar Pančevo

| manageryears23 = 2023–2024

| managerclubs23 = Mladost Lučani

| manageryears24 = 2024

| managerclubs24 = Železničar Pančevo

| manageryears25 = 2024–2025

| managerclubs25 = Novi Pazar

| manageryears26 = 2025–

| managerclubs26 = Spartak Subotica

}}

Tomislav Sivić ({{Lang-sr-Cyrl|Томислав Сивић}}; born 29 August 1966) is a Serbian football coach and former player, who is the head coach of Serbian Superliga club FK Spartak Subotica.

Playing career

Between 1988 and 1990, Sivić spent two seasons with Bačka Subotica in the Vojvodina League,{{Cite web | url=https://issuu.com/morsviolenta/docs/monografija_fk_ba__ka_1901 | title=Lučonoše Jugoslovenskog fudbala | date=24 July 2013 | language=sr | publisher=issuu.com | access-date=7 July 2022}} the fourth tier of Yugoslav football. He would later play for Spartak Subotica during the 1992–93 First League of FR Yugoslavia.

In 1995, Sivić played for HK in Iceland.{{Cite web | url=https://www.ksi.is/mot/leikmadur/?leikmadur=37566 | title=Sivic Tomislav | language=is | publisher=ksi.is | access-date=5 March 2022}} He subsequently moved to the Faroe Islands, serving as player-manager for several clubs.{{Cite web | url=https://www.faroesoccer.com/player.php?playerID=604 | title=Tomislav Sivic | language=fo | publisher=faroesoccer.com | access-date=5 March 2022}}{{Cite web | url=https://www.faroesoccer.com/coach.php?coachID=38 | title=Tomislav Sivic | language=fo | publisher=faroesoccer.com | access-date=5 March 2022}}

Managerial career

In January 2005, Sivić was appointed as manager of Smederevo.{{Cite web | url=https://www.b92.net/sport/fudbal/vesti.php?yyyy=2005&mm=01&dd=09&nav_id=159577 | title=Sivić novi trener Smedereva | language=sr | publisher=b92.net | date=9 January 2005 | access-date=5 March 2022}} He resigned from his position in early November after three consecutive losses.{{Cite web | url=https://www.b92.net/sport/fudbal/vesti.php?yyyy=2005&mm=11&dd=02&nav_id=179551 | title=Smederevo: Ostavka Tomislava Sivića | language=sr | publisher=b92.net | date=2 November 2005 | access-date=5 March 2022}} In June 2006, Sivić took charge of Voždovac,{{Cite web | url=https://mondo.rs/Sport/Fudbal/a26399/Sivic-u-Vozdovcu-Ivanovic-u-Smederevu.html | title=Sivić u Voždovcu, Ivanović u Smederevu | language=sr | publisher=mondo.rs | date=17 June 2006 | access-date=5 March 2022}} but left the club after just two months due to poor results early in the season.{{Cite web | url=https://mondo.rs/Sport/Fudbal/a33336/Jevric-umesto-Sivica-na-klupi-Vozdovca.html | title=Jevrić umesto Sivića na klupi Voždovca | language=sr | publisher=mondo.rs | date=28 August 2006 | access-date=5 March 2022}}

On 31 July 2015, Sivić was named as manager of the Serbia under-21s.{{Cite web | url=https://www.rts.rs/page/sport/sr/story/36/fudbal/1994291/ | title=Paunović ostaje u FSS-u, Sivić selektor mladih | language=sr | publisher=rts.rs | date=31 July 2015 | access-date=5 March 2022}} He managed to qualify the team for the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship via the play-offs.{{Cite web | url=https://www.politika.rs/sr/clanak/367914/ | title=Mlada reprezentacija Srbije se plasirala na EP | language=sr | publisher=politika.rs | date=15 November 2016 | access-date=5 March 2022}} However, on 26 December 2016, it was announced that Sivić left his position due to "private reasons",{{Cite web | url=https://www.b92.net/sport/fudbal/vesti.php?yyyy=2016&mm=12&dd=26&nav_id=1214160 | title=Sivić sam otišao iz privatnih razloga | language=sr | publisher=b92.net | date=26 December 2016 | access-date=5 March 2022}} only to take over as manager of Hungarian club Mezőkövesd the following day.{{Cite web | url=https://mondo.rs/Sport/Fudbal/a968550/Tomislav-Sivic-se-vratio-u-Madjarsku.html | title=Sivić se brzo snašao – vratio se u komšiluk | language=sr | publisher=mondo.rs | date=27 December 2016 | access-date=5 March 2022}}

Personal life

Sivić was born to a Bunjevac father and a Hungarian mother in Subotica, SFR Yugoslavia (present-day Serbia). He obtained Hungarian citizenship in 2012.{{Cite web | url=https://rangado.24.hu/hirek/2012/10/03/szivics-magyar-allampolgar-lett/ | title=Szivics magyar állampolgár lett | language=hu | publisher=rangado.24.hu | date=3 October 2012 | access-date=5 March 2022}}