Mario Tokić (born 23 July 1975) is a Croatian football manager and former player. he is the currently assistant coach of China.
He retired following the end of the 2010–11 season.[1]
Mario Tokić started his professional career in NK Rijeka in 1992. After six years, in 1998 he moved to Dinamo Zagreb. In 2001, he was transferred to the Austrian side Grazer AK, where he played until 2005, while at Grazer AK he scored what was called his best goal against Liverpool in a champions league qualifier, despite winning 1-0 Grazer AK still lost the tie 2–1 when he moved to Austria Wien. At the end of the 2006–07 season Tokić announced he would be joining Austria's arch rivals Rapid for the new season. In August 2009, after two seasons with Rapid,[2] the club announced that the contract with Tokić was cancelled.
Tokić made his debut for Croatia in a September 1998 European Championship qualification match away against the Republic of Ireland, coming on as a 77th-minute substitute for Zvonimir Soldo, and earned a total of 28 caps, scoring no goals.[3] Tokić was part of the Croatian squad at Euro 2004 and the 2006 World Cup, but did not play any games at either tournament. His final international was a June 2006 friendly match against Spain.[4]
On 6 July 2016, following the sacking of Valentin Barišić, Tokić was named manager of NK Lokomotiva Zagreb.
In December 2016 Tokić returning the manager of NK Lokomotiva Zagreb, only to be dismissed in December 2017.[5]
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Croatia | League | Croatian Cup | Super Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 1992-93 | HNK Rijeka | Prva HNL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | - | - | 6 | 0 |
| 1993-94 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | - | - | 20 | 0 | ||
| 1994-95 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | – | - | - | 30 | 1 | ||
| 1995-96 | 34 | 1 | 5 | 1 | – | – | - | - | 39 | 2 | ||
| 1996-97 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | – | - | - | 29 | 3 | ||
| 1997-98 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | - | - | 26 | 0 | ||
| 1998-99 | Dinamo Zagreb | Prva HNL | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| 1999-00 | 25 | 1 | 8 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 | 39 | 1 | ||
| 2000-01 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Austria | League | ÖFB Cup | Super Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2001-02 | Grazer AK | Austrian Bundesliga | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 37 | 1 |
| 2002-03 | 34 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 42 | 1 | ||
| 2003-04 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 0 | - | - | 4 | 0 | 42 | 4 | ||
| 2004-05 | 34 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 48 | 1 | ||
| 2005-06 | Austria Wien | Austrian Bundesliga | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 4 | 0 | 34 | 2 |
| 2006-07 | 31 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | - | 6 | 0 | 41 | 0 | ||
| 2007-08 | Rapid Wien | Austrian Bundesliga | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 5 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
| 2008-09 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Croatia | League | Croatian Cup | Super Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2009-10 | NK Zagreb | Prva HNL | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | - | - | 12 | 0 |
| 2010-11 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | - | - | 28 | 0 | ||
| Country | Croatia | 235 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 270 | 3 | |
| Austria | 246 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 3 | 312 | 12 | ||
| Total | 481 | 10 | 41 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 56 | 3 | 581 | 14 | ||
| Croatia national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | 3 | 0 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | 7 | 0 |
| 2005 | 5 | 0 |
| 2006 | 7 | 0 |
| Total | 28 | 0 |
Croatia tournament squads | |||||||
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