Tomislav Rukavina (born 14 October 1974) is a Croatian professional

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and former

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who is the manager of the Croatia national U-17 team.

Club career

In 1992 Rukavina started his football career in his hometown of Osijek, before moving to

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during his second season. After 57 appearances for NK Zagreb, he was transferred to Dinamo (then called Croatia Zagreb), where he won four

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. He played four seasons in Italy for S.S.C. Venezia before returning to his homeland and finishing his career at

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. He won the HNL seven times and the Croatian cup three times.

International career

Rukavina made his international debut for the Croatia national team against Poland in the 2–1 friendly win at

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on 28 February 1996. He made five appearances for Croatia. His final international was a November 1999 friendly away against

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Managerial career

Rukavina became first team coach at Dinamo in March 2009., after arriving of

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. He took charge of

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in March 2014. He became a youth coach at Dinamo in June 2017.TOMISLAV RUKAVINA NOVI TRENER JUNIORA
- GNK Dinamo

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Tomislav Rukavina
at the Croatian Football Federation * 1974 births Living people Sportspeople from Osijek Association football fullbacks Croatian footballers Croatia international footballers NK Osijek players NK Zagreb players GNK Dinamo Zagreb players Venezia F.C. players HNK Hajduk Split players Croatian Football League players Serie A players Serie B players Croatian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Italy Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Croatian football managers NK Osijek managers Croatian Football League managers GNK Dinamo Zagreb non-playing staff {{Croatia-footy-midfielder-stub