Nestor El Maestro (born Nestor Jevtić, sr-cyr, Нестор Јевтић; on 25 March 1983) is a Serbian-born English

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Personal life

Born to Serbian parents who later relocated to

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when he was eight years old, he changed his surname to El Maestro at the age of 18, after having it changed once before in his teenage years, due to himself identifying as British and in an attempt to distance himself from his Serbian roots because of his native country's role in the

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Managerial career

Spartak Trnava

In May 2017, El Maestro signed a 2−year contract with Slovak club

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, taking over as their manager from the new season. In his first season as a manager, he led them to a historic league title for the first time in 45 years.

CSKA Sofia

In June 2018, he signed a contract with Bulgarian side

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. He was sacked in February 2019, despite reaching 45 points after 20 games in the Parva Liga.

SK Sturm Graz

On 12 June 2019, it was announced that El Maestro has signed a 2–year contract with the Austrian side

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. He was sacked on 25 June 2020 after a series of seven losses in eight games. During the 29 games under El Maestro's tenure, the team reached a disappointing 37 points.

Al-Taawoun

On 12 March 2021, he was appointed as the manager of Saudi Pro League club Al-Taawoun. On 22 August 2021, he was sacked by Al-Taawoun.

Göztepe

On 8 September 2021,

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side

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announced agreement with El Maestro, which was contracted on 2 seasons.

Managerial statistics

Honours

Manager

Spartak Trnava *

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: 2017–18 Individual * Slovak Super Liga Manager of the season: 2017–18

References

External links

FC Spartak Trnava official club profile
* 1983 births Living people Serbian football managers FC Spartak Trnava managers Sportspeople from Belgrade FC Schalke 04 non-playing staff Hamburger SV non-playing staff Hannover 96 non-playing staff FK Austria Wien non-playing staff PFC CSKA Sofia managers FK Austria Wien managers SK Sturm Graz managers Al-Taawoun FC managers Saudi Professional League managers Serbian expatriate football managers Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate football managers in Germany Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Austria Expatriate football managers in Austria Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria Expatriate football managers in Bulgaria Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia Expatriate football managers in Slovakia Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Expatriate football managers in Saudi Arabia {{Yugoslavia-footy-bio-stub