Nestor El Maestro

Nestor El Maestro
Nestor El Maestro in 2018
Personal information
Full name Nestor El Maestro
Birth name Nestor Jevtić
Date of birth (1983-03-25) 25 March 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Belgrade, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia
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

Nestor El Maestro (born Nestor Jevtić, Serbian Cyrillic: Нестор Јевтић; on 25 March 1983) is a Serbian football manager.

Personal life

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Born 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

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Spartak Trnava

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In 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

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In 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

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On 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

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On 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

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On 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)

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On 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.

Managerial statistics

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As of match played 12 April 2024
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Spartak Trnava Slovakia 1 June 2017 7 June 2018 39 25 6 8 67 31 +36 064.10 [10]
CSKA Sofia Bulgaria 7 June 2018 8 February 2019 28 19 3 6 49 15 +34 067.86 [11]
Sturm Graz Austria 12 June 2019 25 June 2020 35 14 5 16 53 56 −3 040.00 [12]
Al-Taawoun Saudi Arabia 12 March 2021 22 August 2021 12 6 1 5 26 22 +4 050.00 [13]
Göztepe Turkey 8 September 2021 7 March 2022 29 9 5 15 39 44 −5 031.03 [14]
CSKA Sofia Bulgaria 29 July 2023 14 April 2024 30 19 5 6 48 21 +27 063.33 [15]
Total 173 92 25 56 282 189 +93 053.18

Honours

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Manager

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Spartak Trnava

Individual

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Definitíva: Novým trénerom Spartaka sa stane Nestor El Maestro 16 May 2017, trnavskyhlas.sk
  3. ^ Oficiálne: El Maestro má nový klub, podpísal zmluvu s CSKA Sofia 7 June 2018, trnavskyhlas.sk
  4. ^ Nestor El Maestro wird neuer Trainer des SK Sturm 12 June 2019, sksturm.at
  5. ^ Nestor El Maestro wird dienstfrei gestellt 25 June 2020, sksturm.at
  6. ^ "Ex-Sturm-Trainer Nestor El Maestro hat einen neuen Job". kleinezeitung.at (in German). 12 March 2021.
  7. ^ "التعاون يلغي عقد المدرب إل مايسترو ويعيد غوميز".
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ Kichukov, Simeon (29 July 2023). "Нестор Ел Маестро се връща като треньор на ЦСКА" (in Bulgarian). dnevnik.bg. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  10. ^ "FC Spartak Trnava: Matches". Perform Group. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  11. ^ "PFC CSKA Sofia: Matches". Perform Group. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  12. ^ "SK Sturm Graz: Matches". Perform Group. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  13. ^ "Al-Taawoun FC: Matches". Perform Group. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  14. ^ "Göztepe SK: Matches". Perform Group. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  15. ^ "PFC CSKA Sofia: Matches". Perform Group. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  16. ^ "Vyhlásili najlepších hráčov sezóny. Anketu ovládol DAC, hviezdou večera kanonier Žiliny - ProFutbal.sk". profutbal.sk.
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