Tomislav Sivić (; born 29 August 1966) is a

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manager and former player.

Playing career

Between 1988 and 1990, Sivić spent two seasons with Bačka Subotica in the Vojvodina League, 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. He subsequently moved to the Faroe Islands, serving as

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for several clubs.

Managerial career

In January 2005, Sivić was appointed as manager of

Smederevo Smederevo ( sr-Cyrl, Смедерево, ) is a city and the administrative center of the Podunavlje District in eastern Serbia. It is situated on the right bank of the Danube, about downstream of the Serbian capital, Belgrade. According to ...

. He resigned from his position in early November after three consecutive losses. In June 2006, Sivić took charge of

Voždovac Voždovac ( sr-cyr, Вождовац, ) is a municipality of the city of Belgrade. According to the 2011 census results, the municipality has a population of 158,213 inhabitants. The municipality is located in the south-central part of the urban ...

, but left the club after just two months due to poor results early in the season. On 31 July 2015, Sivić was named as manager of the Serbia under-21s. He managed to qualify the team for the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship via the

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. However, on 26 December 2016, it was announced that Sivić left his position due to "private reasons", only to take over as manager of Hungarian club

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the following day.

Personal life

Sivić was born to a

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father and a Hungarian mother in

Subotica Subotica ( sr-cyrl, Суботица, ; hu, Szabadka) is a List of cities in Serbia, city and the administrative center of the North Bačka District in the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. Formerly the largest city of Vojvodina region, ...

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(in present-day Serbia). He obtained Hungarian citizenship in 2012.

Honours

;Kecskemét *

Nemzeti Bajnokság II NB II, currently known as the Merkantil Bank Liga for sponsorship reasons, is the second tier of Hungarian football. At the end of the 2004–05 season, the tournament format was changed from one division of 14 teams to two divisions: ''Keleti ...

: 2007–08 *

Magyar Kupa The Hungarian Cup ( hu, Magyar Kupa) is the Hungarian cup competition for football clubs. It was started by the Hungarian Football Association, the ''Magyar Labdarúgó Szövetség,'' in 1909, eight years after the commencement of the Hungarian ...

: 2010–11 ;Diósgyőr *

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: 2013–14

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sivic, Tomislav 1966 births Living people Sportspeople from Subotica Serbian people of Croatian descent Serbian people of Hungarian descent Yugoslav footballers Serbia and Montenegro footballers Serbian footballers Association football midfielders FK Bačka 1901 players FK Spartak Subotica players Handknattleiksfélag Kópavogs players VB Vágur players B36 Tórshavn players KÍ Klaksvík players First League of Serbia and Montenegro players Faroe Islands Premier League players Serbia and Montenegro expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Iceland Expatriate footballers in the Faroe Islands Serbian football managers B36 Tórshavn managers KÍ Klaksvík managers FK Smederevo managers FK Voždovac managers FK Spartak Subotica managers Kecskeméti TE managers Serbia national under-21 football team managers FK Hajduk Kula managers Paksi FC managers Diósgyőri VTK managers Mezőkövesdi SE managers FK Novi Pazar managers FK Radnički Niš managers Serbian SuperLiga managers Nemzeti Bajnokság I managers Serbia and Montenegro expatriate football managers Serbian expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Iceland Expatriate football managers in the Faroe Islands Expatriate football managers in Hungary Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Hungary