Background
Toplak was born in Varaždin to Croatian parents and spent most of his playing and managerial career in his hometown club NK Varteks.
Toplak was born in Varaždin to Croatian parents and spent most of his playing and managerial career in his hometown club NK Varteks.
Toplak started his career in NK Varteks and spent the first ten seasons of his career there. After proving himself as one of the best defenders in Croatian first division, Toplak transferred to Bundesliga team VfL Bochum. He spent four seasons in Germany, floating between first and second division.
Toplak returned to Varteks in summer of 2002, for the last season of his top level football career.
In 2003 he moved to lower league side Graničar Tučenik and stayed there until the summer of 2006.