Ivan Tomas is the new Cibona head coach

Ivan Tomas (45) was born in Križevci and returns to Cibona as someone who knows the club inside out. During his playing career as a point guard, he represented Zagreb, Cibona, Zadar and Zabok, while also playing abroad for Lietuvos Rytas, Panellinios, PAOK, Fuenlabrada, Lokomotiv Rostov, Krka and Široki. He represented the Croatian national team from 1998 to 2005, including an appearance at EuroBasket 2003.

He began his coaching career in Cibona's youth categories and served as an assistant coach of the senior team from 2016 to 2018. His first independent senior coaching role came in 2018 with Zabok, which he coached for a total of six seasons in the Croatian Premier League across two separate spells. Between those two stints, he was in charge of Bosco. He also served as head coach of the Croatian junior national team and is a member of the coaching staff of the Croatian senior national team.

"Cibona is a club whose jersey I wore as a player and where I began my coaching career, so this return carries special significance for me. I would like to thank the club's management and sporting director for their trust. I am fully aware of the responsibility that comes with being Cibona's head coach, and I can't wait to get to work. I am taking over a team that has quality, character and clear goals. Our task is to improve from game to game and to make sure our fans see a team that fights for every ball," said Cibona's new head coach Ivan Tomas.

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Ivan Tomas novi je trener Cibone

Košarkaški klub Cibona i Ivan Tomas dogovorili su suradnju, čime je Tomas postao novi glavni trener prve momčadi. Ugovor je potpisan do kraja sezone, a Tomas momčad preuzima odmah, uoči susreta 6. kola AdmiralBet ABA lige protiv Igokee u petak u Draženovom domu. 

Tomas (45) rođen je u Križevcima, a Ciboni se vraća kao čovjek koji klub dobro poznaje iznutra. Kao razigravač nosio je dres Zagreba, Cibone, Zadra i Zaboka, a u inozemstvu je igrao za Lietuvos rytas, Panellinios, PAOK, Fuenlabradu, Lokomotiv Rostov, Krku i Široki. Za hrvatsku reprezentaciju nastupao je od 1998. do 2005. godine, uključujući Europsko prvenstvo 2003.

Trenerski put započeo je u mlađim uzrastima Cibone, a od 2016. do 2018. bio je pomoćni trener seniorske momčadi. Prvi samostalni seniorski angažman preuzeo je 2018. u Zaboku, koji je u dva navrata vodio ukupno šest sezona u Premijer ligi, a između ta dva mandata vodio je Bosco. Bio je i izbornik juniorske reprezentacije Hrvatske te je član stručnog stožera seniorske reprezentacije.

„Cibona je klub čiji sam dres nosio i u kojem sam postao trener, pa ovaj povratak za mene ima posebnu težinu. Zahvaljujem upravi i sportskom direktoru na povjerenju. Svjestan sam odgovornosti koju nosi klupa Cibone i jedva čekam da krenemo s radom. Preuzimam momčad koja ima kvalitetu, karakter i jasne ciljeve. Naš je zadatak da iz utakmice u utakmicu budemo bolji i da navijači u nama prepoznaju momčad koja se bori za svaku loptu“, rekao je novi trener Cibone Ivan Tomas.