Tomislav Erceg

Tomislav Erceg
Personal information
Date of birth (1971-10-22) 22 October 1971 (age 52)
Place of birth Split, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1991 Šibenik 16 (3)
1991–1995 Hajduk Split 85 (43)
1995–1996 Lugano 18 (9)
1996 Grasshopper 9 (3)
1996–1997 MSV Duisburg 5 (0)
1997–1998 Hajduk Split 26 (17)
1998 Ancona 19 (3)
1998–1999 Perugia 4 (0)
1999–2000 Hajduk Split 12 (7)
2000 Levante 17 (0)
2000–2001 Kocaelispor 15 (10)
2001–2002 Hajduk Split 25 (12)
2002–2003 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 15 (3)
2003–2004 Hapoel Petah Tikva 29 (12)
2004–2005 Rijeka 32 (17)
2005–2006 SpVgg Greuther Fürth 9 (2)
2006 Hajduk Split 13 (1)
Total 348 (142)
International career
1997 Croatia 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Tomislav Erceg (born 22 October 1971) is a Croatian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He made four appearances for the Croatia national team, scoring one goal.

Club career

Erceg started his career at HNK Šibenik in 1990, moving to HNK Hajduk Split after his first season with the club. After three seasons in Split, he went abroad, going on to play in the national leagues of Switzerland, Germany, Italy, Spain, Turkey, Japan and Israel. He was top scorer of the Prva HNL when he played for NK Rijeka in the 2004–05 season, scoring 17 goals. He was Rijeka's first player to become the league goalscorer in Prva HNL[1]

As of May 2010 and the conclusion of the 2009–10 Prva HNL season, Erceg is ranked fifth all-time top scorer in Prva HNL with 97 goals.[2]

International career

He made his debut for Croatia in a June 1997 Kirin Cup match against Japan, coming on as a 74th-minute substitute for Robert Prosinečki, and earned a total of 4 caps, scoring 1 goal in a friendly game against Turkey on 12 June 1997. His final international was a September 1997 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification World Cup qualification match away against Denmark.[3]

Career statistics

Club

Source:[4]
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Yugoslavia League Yugoslav Cup League Cup Europe Total
1990–91 Šibenik Yugoslav Second League 16 3 - - – – - - 16 3
Croatia League Croatian Cup Super Cup Europe Total
1992 Hajduk Split Prva HNL 10 1 1 0 - 0 0 16 3
1992–93 21 7 8 5 0 0 0 0 28 12
1993–94 27 18 5 6 0 0 0 0 32 24
1994–95 27 17 7 7 1 0 8 1 43 25
Switzerland League Swiss Cup League Cup Europe Total
1995–96 Lugano Nationalliga A 18 9 1 0 - 4 6 23 15
1996–97 Grasshopper Zürich 9 3 0 0 - - 9 3
Germany League DFB-Pokal DFL-Supercup Europe Total
1996–97 Duisburg Bundesliga 5 0 1 0 - - 9 3
Croatia League Croatian Cup Super Cup Europe Total
1996–97 Hajduk Split Prva HNL 14 6 - - - 14 6
1997–98 12 11 1 1 - 6 3 19 15
Italy League Coppa Italia Supercoppa Italiana Europe Total
1997–98 Ancona Serie B 19 3 - - - 19 3
1998–99 Perugia Serie A 4 0 1 0 - - 19 3
Croatia League Croatian Cup Super Cup Europe Total
1998–99 Hajduk Split Prva HNL 12 7 2 0 - - 19 3
Spain League Copa del Rey Supercopa de España Europe Total
1999–00 Levante Segunda División 17 0 0 0 - - 17 0
Turkey League Turkish Cup Süper Kupa Europe Total
2000–01 Kocaelispor First League 14 10 0 0 - 1 0 15 10
2001–02 Süper Lig 1 0 - - - 1 0
Croatia League Croatian Cup Super Cup Europe Total
2001-02 Hajduk Split Prva HNL 21 13 4 2 - 2 0 27 15
2002-03 5 0 - - 2 3 7 3
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Asia Total
2002 Sanfrecce Hiroshima J1 League 10 1 3 0 0 0 - 13 1
2003 J2 League 5 2 0 0 - - 5 2
Israel League Israel State Cup Toto Cup Europe Total
2003–04 Hapoel Petah Tikva Premier League 29 12 1 0 4 1 - 34 13
Croatia League Croatian Cup Super Cup Europe Total
2004–05 Rijeka Prva HNL 32 17 8 7 0 0 2 2 42 26
Germany League DFB-Pokal DFL-Supercup Europe Total
2005–06 Greuther Fürth 2. Bundesliga 9 2 1 0 - - 10 2
Croatia League Croatian Cup Super Cup Europe Total
2005–06 Hajduk Split Prva HNL 13 1 2 0 - - 15 1
Country Yugoslavia 16 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 3
Croatia 194 97 38 28 1 0 20 9 253 134
Switzerland 27 12 1 0 0 0 4 6 32 18
Germany 14 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 16 2
Italy 23 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 3
Spain 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0
Turkey 15 10 0 0 0 0 1 0 16 10
Japan 15 3 3 0 0 0 - 18 3
Israel 29 12 1 0 4 1 0 0 34 13
Total 350 143 43 28 5 1 25 15 423 187

[5]

International

Croatia
Year Apps Goals
1997 4 1
Total 4 1

International goals

Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 12 June 1997 Yurtec Stadium, Sendai  Japan
0 – 1
1 – 1
 Kirin Cup

[6]

Honours

Hajduk Split
Rijeka

Individual

References

  1. ^ Kramarsic, Igor (12 June 2009). "Croatia – List of Topscorers". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 31 July 2010.
  2. ^ Lesički, Alen (22 July 2010). "Vugrinec opet u Varaždinu: Takvom sam se epilogu potajno i nadao – Jutarnji.hr". Jutarnji list (in Croatian). Retrieved 31 July 2010.
  3. ^ "Player Database". EU-football. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  4. ^ Tomislav Erceg at National-Football-Teams.com
  5. ^ "Tomislav Erceg statistics". hrnogomet.com. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  6. ^ "Tomislav Erceg national team statistics". Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 19 October 2017.

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