As a player, he has played for Inter Zaprešić and NK Celje as a left back, retiring at the young age of 26 and enrolling into the Croatian Football Federation coaching academy.

When Halilhodžić was dismissed in early May 2011, Tot takes over Dinamo for the remaining matches [5] and wins the Championship title for the 2010/2011 season.

He also won the 2010–11 Croatian Cup with Dinamo, defeating NK Varaždin 8–2 on aggregate in the final.

[10] Tot spent two seasons in China, managing first Harbin Yiteng in 2014 and Changchun Yatai F.C.

In March 2021, at the invitation of his fellow Croatian coach Dragan Skočić, Tot joined the Iran national team.