Toni Golem

Toni Golem (Croatian pronunciation: [tôni ɡǒlem, tôː-];[1][2] born 14 January 1982) is a Croatian retired professional footballer who played as centre or right back on defence.[3] He currently is manager of club Rudeš.

Toni Golem
Personal information
Date of birth (1982-01-14) 14 January 1982
Place of birth Split, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Rudeš (manager)
Youth career
0000–2000 Hajduk Split
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2005 Mosor Žrnovnica
2005 Hrvatski Dragovoljac 18 (2)
2006–2007 Górnik Łęczna 32 (0)
2007–2008 Ruch Chorzów 10 (0)
2009–2010 Inter Zaprešić 25 (1)
2010–2012 Karlovac 2 (0)
Managerial career
2017 Slaven Belupo (assistant)
2017–2018 Hajduk Split (assistant)
2019 Balmazújváros
2019–2020 Lučko
2020–2021 Hajduk Split (assistant)
2021 Tractor (assistant)
2022–2023 Solin
2023 Hajduk Split U-19
2023– Rudeš
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Managerial career

After retiring in 2012, Golem began his coaching career at his former club, Hrvatski Dragovoljac. He signed a contract until June 2014.[4] He worked in the staff until just before the summer 2017.[5] He then joined the staff of manager Željko Kopić in Slaven Belupo, functioning as an assistant coach.[6]

On 13 November 2018, Željko Kopić was appointed as the new manager of Hajduk Split, where Golem followed with him, remaining as his assistant.[7] In the end of November 2017, Golem finished his UEFA Pro Licence.[8] Golem left Hajduk in the summer 2018.

On 3 January 2019, Golem became the manager of Balmazújvárosi FC in the Nemzeti Bajnokság II and in July that year he took over at Lučko.[9]

During his spell as assistant coach in Hajduk Toni was in charge of the first team as Head coach when the manager was sacked. He led the Hajduk Split team in three games.

When Toni worked as an assistant coach his second time in Hajduk Split he was the right hand of Paolo Tramezzani who in the past was the manager of Livorno in Serie A, and APOEL in Cyprus as well as Switzerland first division teams like Sion and Lugano. In addition he has also worked for Boro Primorac who was the assistant coach of Arsene Wenger for over 20  years in Arsenal.

In February 2022, he was appointed manager of Croatian second tier-side NK Solin.[10]

References
  1. "Àntūn". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 19 March 2018. Tȍni (Tȏni)
  2. "gòlem". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 19 March 2018. Gòlem
  3. "Statistika: Toni Golem" (in Croatian). Hrvatska nogometna liga. Archived from the original on 18 July 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
  4. Glasnik 38/13 - HNS-a, hns-cff.hr, 27 August 2013
  5. Glasnik 30/17 - HNS-a, hns-cff.hr, 11 July 2017
  6. “Znam da od igrača tražim puno”, telesport.telegram.hr, 26 May 2017
  7. Zeljko Kopic appointed as new head coach, hajduk.hr, 13 November 2018
  8. TONI GOLEM OBRANIO DIPLOMSKI RAD I STEKAO UEFA PRO LICENCU, hajduk.hr, 22 November 2017
  9. TONI GOLEM NOVI TRENER PRVE MOMČADI! - NK Lučko
  10. NK SOLIN: Toni Golem novi kormilar modrih s Jadra vjeruje u ostanak - Solin (in Croatian)
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