Stevica Ristić

Stevica "Stevo" Ristić (Macedonian: Стевица Ристиќ, Serbian Cyrillic: Стевица Ристић; born 23 May 1982) is a Macedonian-Serbian retired football striker who played for the Macedonia national football team. He took Macedonian citizenship to be eligible for the national team.

Stevica Ristić
Personal information
Full name Stevica Ristić
Date of birth (1982-05-23) 23 May 1982
Place of birth Vršac, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2002 Jedinstvo Vršac
2002–2003 Mladost Lukićevo 27 (8)
2003–2006 Sileks 107 (84)
2007–2009 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 35 (14)
2008–2009 → Pohang Steelers (loan) 32 (13)
2010 Bunyodkor 17 (11)
2010–2011 Amkar Perm 23 (6)
2011–2013 Suwon Bluewings 61 (24)
2013 Shonan Bellmare 8 (1)
2014–2016 Jeonnam Dragons 84 (27)
2017 Temnić
National team‡
2007–2012 Macedonia 17 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 December 2015
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 March 2015

Club career

He played for Jedinstvo Vršac in 2001–02 in FR Yugoslavia third level, and then with Mladost Lukićevo in Second League of FR Yugoslavia.[1] Then, he moved, in 2003, to Macedonia to play with FK Sileks from Kratovo. He was the best striker in Makedonska 1. Liga over his first three seasons with them and his great form earned him a 250,000 Euros transfer to Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors in the South Korean K-League. His form in his inaugural K-League season earned him Player of the Year awards and has reportedly been targeted by the 2008 AFC Champion, the Japanese club Urawa Red Diamonds, for a rumored sum of 1.725 million Euros. Pohang Steelers agreed a player swap loaned with Shin Kwang-Hoon going in the opposite direction for two and a half years in 2008.

In August 2010, Ristić signed a three-year contract with Russian Premier League side Amkar Perm.[2]

International career

He elected to play and made his senior debut for Macedonia in a February 2007 friendly match against Albania in which he immediately scored and has earned a total of 17 caps, scoring 1 goal.[3] His final international was an October 2012 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Croatia.[4]

International goals
Results list Macedonia's goal tally first.
DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
7 February 2007Tirana, Albania Albania1 goal1-0Friendly

Personal life

He is married and has two kids. His wife is Macedonian.

Honors
Sileks
Pohang Steelers
Bunyodkor

References
  1. Stevica Ristić at srbijafudbal.com, retrieved 24–9–2017 (in Serbian)
  2. "Амкар" подписал трёхлетний контракт с Ристичем. championat.com (in Russian). championat. 29 August 2010. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  3. Appearances for (North) Macedonia National Team - RSSSF
  4. "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
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