Tomislav Glumac (born 15 May 1991) is a

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n footballer who currently plays as a defender for Turkish club

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Club career

Glumac started his career playing at youth level for his hometown club GOŠK Dubrovnik. At the age of 15 he joined Hajduk Split where he eventually signed a professional five-year contract. In the second part of the 2009–10 season, he was loaned to

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to help the team avoid relegation. He was a first-team regular and played in 13 matches that season. He also remained at Zadar the following season and scored his first goal in Prva HNL in a 3–2 defeat to

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. In the 2011–12 season, Glumac returned to Hajduk and made his debut for the first team on 21 October 2011 as a late substitute in the 3–0 win against Lučko. A month later, manager

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announced that Glumac was no longer a part of the first team. On 9 January 2012, it was announced that Glumac was transferred to

in exchange for Goran Milović, signing a two-and-a-half-year contract.

International career

Glumac was a part of the Croatian national under-19 team in the 2010 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship held in France. Croatia reached semi-finals where they lost 2–1 to hosts but with this achievement they qualified for the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Glumac was selected in the 21-man squad by manager Ivica Grnja despite initial objection of Hajduk as they wanted to keep the defender in case of first-team injuries. Croatia finished in the last place in the group, losing all three matches to Saudi Arabia, Nigeria and Guatemala.

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Tomislav Glumac
at Sportnet.hr {{DEFAULTSORT:Glumac, Tomislav 1991 births Living people Sportspeople from Dubrovnik Men's association football defenders Croatian men's footballers Croatia men's youth international footballers Croatia men's under-21 international footballers HNK Hajduk Split players NK Zadar players RNK Split players Balıkesirspor footballers Ümraniyespor footballers Croatian Football League players TFF First League players Croatian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey