Nestor El Maestro (born Nestor Jevtić, Serbian Cyrillic: Нестор Јевтић; on 25 March 1983) is a Serbian football manager who is the head coach of Hungarian club Debreceni VSC.
 Nestor El Maestro in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nestor El Maestro | ||
| Birth name | Nestor Jevtić | ||
| Date of birth | 25 March 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Belgrade, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Debrecen (manager) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2006–2008 | Schalke 04 (assistant) | ||
| 2010–2013 | Hannover 96 (assistant) | ||
| 2014 | Hamburger SV (assistant) | ||
| 2016–2017 | Austria Wien (assistant) | ||
| 2017–2018 | Spartak Trnava | ||
| 2018−2019 | CSKA Sofia | ||
| 2019−2020 | Sturm Graz | ||
| 2021 | Al-Taawoun | ||
| 2021–2022 | Göztepe | ||
| 2023–2024 | CSKA Sofia | ||
| 2024– | Debrecen | ||
Personal life
editBorn into a Serbian family that emigrated to West Sussex, England when El Maestro was eight years old, he changed his surname from Jevtić to El Maestro at the age of 18. He had changed it once before in his teenage years, due to himself identifying as solely British and in an attempt to distance himself from his Serbian descent because of his native country's role in the Yugoslav Wars.[1]
Managerial career
editSpartak Trnava
editIn May 2017, El Maestro signed a 2−year contract with Slovak club Spartak Trnava, taking over as their manager from the new season.[2] In his first season as a manager, he led them to a historic league title for the first time in 45 years.
CSKA Sofia
editIn June 2018, he signed a contract with Bulgarian side CSKA Sofia.[3] He was sacked in February 2019, despite reaching 45 points after 20 games in the Parva Liga.
SK Sturm Graz
editOn 12 June 2019, it was announced that El Maestro has signed a 2–year contract with the Austrian side SK Sturm Graz.[4] He was sacked on 25 June 2020 after a series of seven losses in eight games.[5] During the 29 games under El Maestro's tenure, the team reached a disappointing 37 points.
Al-Taawoun
editOn 12 March 2021, he was appointed as the manager of Saudi Pro League club Al-Taawoun.[6] On 22 August 2021, he was sacked by Al-Taawoun.[7]
Göztepe
editOn 8 September 2021, Süper Lig side Göztepe S.K. announced agreement with El Maestro, which was contracted on 2 seasons.[8] After 6 defeats in a row, he was sacked on 7 March 2022 after only 6 months.
CSKA Sofia (second stint)
editOn 29 July 2023, El Maestro was reappointed as manager of First League club CSKA Sofia, taking over from Saša Ilić.[9] He was sacked on 14th April 2024 and was replaced by Stamen Belchev.
Debrecen
editOn 11 November 2024, Nemzeti Bajnokság side Debreceni VSC announced agreement with El Maestro, which was contracted until 30 June 2026.[10]
Managerial statistics
edit- As of match played 12 April 2024
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | Ref | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Spartak Trnava | 
|
1 June 2017 | 7 June 2018 | 39 | 25 | 6 | 8 | 67 | 31 | +36 | 64.10 | [11] |
| CSKA Sofia | 
|
7 June 2018 | 8 February 2019 | 28 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 49 | 15 | +34 | 67.86 | [12] |
| Sturm Graz | 
|
12 June 2019 | 25 June 2020 | 35 | 14 | 5 | 16 | 53 | 56 | −3 | 40.00 | [13] |
| Al-Taawoun | 
|
12 March 2021 | 22 August 2021 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 50.00 | [14] |
| Göztepe | 
|
8 September 2021 | 7 March 2022 | 29 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 39 | 44 | −5 | 31.03 | [15] |
| CSKA Sofia |
|
29 July 2023 | 14 April 2024 | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 48 | 21 | +27 | 63.33 | [16] |
| Debrecen | 
|
11 November 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | [17] | |
| Total | 173 | 92 | 25 | 56 | 282 | 189 | +93 | 53.18 | — | |||
Honours
editManager
editSpartak Trnava
Individual
References
edit- ^ Vrablik, Lukas (29 April 2018). "Meet El Maestro: the already Serbia-born Briton about to win the Slovakian title". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
- ^ Definitíva: Novým trénerom Spartaka sa stane Nestor El Maestro 16 May 2017, trnavskyhlas.sk
- ^ Oficiálne: El Maestro má nový klub, podpísal zmluvu s CSKA Sofia 7 June 2018, trnavskyhlas.sk
- ^ Nestor El Maestro wird neuer Trainer des SK Sturm 12 June 2019, sksturm.at
- ^ Nestor El Maestro wird dienstfrei gestellt 25 June 2020, sksturm.at
- ^ "Ex-Sturm-Trainer Nestor El Maestro hat einen neuen Job". kleinezeitung.at (in German). 12 March 2021.
- ^ "التعاون يلغي عقد المدرب إل مايسترو ويعيد غوميز".
- ^ "Göztepe'de Nestor El Maestro dönemi" [Nestor El Maestro Term at Göztepe] (in Turkish). İhlas News Agency. 8 September 2021. Archived from the original on 12 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
- ^ Kichukov, Simeon (29 July 2023). "Нестор Ел Маестро се връща като треньор на ЦСКА" (in Bulgarian). dnevnik.bg. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- ^ "Nestor El Maestro is the new head coach of DVSC". Debreceni VSC Official Website. 11 November 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ^ "FC Spartak Trnava: Matches". Perform Group. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- ^ "PFC CSKA Sofia: Matches". Perform Group. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- ^ "SK Sturm Graz: Matches". Perform Group. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- ^ "Al-Taawoun FC: Matches". Perform Group. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ "Göztepe SK: Matches". Perform Group. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- ^ "PFC CSKA Sofia: Matches". Perform Group. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- ^ "Debreceni VSC: Matches". Perform Group. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ^ "Vyhlásili najlepších hráčov sezóny. Anketu ovládol DAC, hviezdou večera kanonier Žiliny - ProFutbal.sk". profutbal.sk.
External links
edit- FC Spartak Trnava official club profile
- Nestor El Maestro at Soccerway
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