- Full name: Igor Tudor
- Age: 47
- Date of birth: April 16, 1978
- Height: 6 ft 4
- Place of birth: Split, Croatia
- Nationality: Croatian
Igor Tudor was appointed as the interim Tottenham Hotspur manager on 14 February 2026 to replace Thomas Frank at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on an interim basis.
After a terrible run of results under Thomas Frank, the decision was made to part ways with the Danish manager. It was unknown at first whether a new permanent manager would come in or whether Spurs would bridge the gap until the summer with a temporary appointment.
After much speculation involving the likes of Mauricio Pochettino and Roberto De Zerbi, Tudor emerged as the leading candidate and was given a five-month contract as Tottenham Hotspur manager.
Tottenham Hotspur manager Igor Tudor’s past coaching career
Tudor spent just seven months with Italian giants Juventus before being relieved of his duties back in October 2025. During that time, he suffered an eight-game winless run and only managed ten wins from 24 games.
Before that, he had a brief spell with another Serie A side, Lazio. There, he won six of his 11 matches and impressed in such a short period.
Tudor’s 48-game stint with Marseille through the 2022/23 campaign is actually the longest he has spent with a club in the last decade. During that spell, he actually lost to Tottenham in the Champions League, with Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg scoring a dramatic last-minute winner for the Lilywhites.
He has worked in Italy mostly, with spells at Hellas Verona, two different stints with Udinese, and an assistant manager role at Juventus for the 2020/21 season.
Tudor began his managerial career in Croatia with his boyhood club Hajduk Split. Between 2013 and 2015, he oversaw 70 matches there, winning 32 of them. He returned to Split in 2020, having spent time at PAOK, Karabükspor, and Galatasaray.
It’s worth noting that Tudor has also served as assistant manager to Igor Stamic for the Croatia national team across eight games in 2012-2013.
Igor Tudor’s coaching career timeline
- 2026–present: Tottenham Hotspur
- 2025: Juventus
- 2024: Lazio
- 2022-2023: Marseille
- 2021-2022: Hellas Verona
- 2020-2021: Juventus
- 2020: Hajduk Split
- 2018-2019: Udinese
- 2017: Galatasaray
- 2016–2017: Karabükspor
- 2015–2016: PAOK
- 2013–2015: Hajduk Split
- 2012–2013: Croatia
- 2009–2013: Hajduk Split youth
| Club | Period at club | Matches | W | D | L | PPG |
| Juventus | 23/03/25 – 27/10/25 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 1.58 |
| Lazio | 18/03/24 – 05/06/24 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1.91 |
| Marseille | 04/07/22 – 30/06/23 | 48 | 27 | 7 | 14 | 1.83 |
| Hellas Verona | 14/09/21 – 28/05/22 | 36 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 1.47 |
| Hajduk Split | 01/01/20 – 21/08/20 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 1.56 |
| Udinese | 20/03/19 – 01/11/19 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 1.33 |
| Udinese | 24/04/18 – 30/06/18 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.75 |
| Galatasaray | 15/02/17 – 18/12/17 | 34 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 1.79 |
| Karabükspor | 01/07/16 – 14/02/17 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 1.29 |
| PAOK | 01/07/15 – 09/03/16 | 45 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 1.51 |
| Hajduk Split | 29/04/13 – 04/02/15 | 70 | 32 | 18 | 20 | 1.63 |
Igor Tudor’s playing career
A lot of Tudor’s managerial habits can be traced back to his playing days. He was a big, powerful centre-half who loved to make life difficult for his opponents.
He came through the Hajduk Split academy and progressed through their youth teams, before making a good impression in the first team and securing a move to Juventus in 1998.
Tudor made 174 appearances over seven years in Turin, becoming a rock at the back and also contributing 21 goals. He won two Serie A titles, two Italian Super Cups, and also won the Serie B title with Juventus when they were relegated,
Injuries hampered his career somewhat. He spent a season on loan at AC Siena in 2005/06, before leaving to rejoin Split on a free transfer in 2007. Tudor retired from playing a year later.
At international level, Tudor was capped 55 times by Croatia and scored three goals.
What to expect from Tudor at Tottenham
After his appointment as manager, Tudor spoke about wanting to play offensive and intelligent football. He acknowledged the fact his squad is ravaged by injuries and suggested he will be pragmatic in selecting a style of football that matches the ethos of the club, his own preference, and that fits the players at his disposal.
His first act as Tottenham Hotspur manager was to hire three new coaches: Ivan Javorcic, Riccardo Ragnacci, and Tomislav Rogic. Tudor knew these coaches well from his past jobs.
After that, his focus was the North London Derby. Talk about a baptism of fire, there could hardly have been a more important and high-pressure game for Tudor to step into.