Stevica "Stevo" Ristić ( mk, Стевица Ристиќ, ; born 23 May 1982) is a

Macedonian Macedonian most often refers to someone or something from or related to Macedonia. Macedonian(s) may specifically refer to: People Modern * Macedonians (ethnic group), a nation and a South Slavic ethnic group primarily associated with North M ...

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* * * Old Serbian (disambiguat ...

retired

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striker Striker or The Strikers may refer to: People *A participant in a strike action *A participant in a hunger strike *Blacksmith's striker, a type of blacksmith's assistant *Striker's Independent Society, the oldest mystic krewe in America People wi ...

who played for the

Macedonia national football team The North Macedonia national football team ( mk, Фудбалска репрезентација на Северна Македонија, Fudbalska reprezentacija na Severna Makedonija) represents North Macedonia in men's international footbal ...

. He took Macedonian citizenship to be eligible for the national team.

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. Then, he moved, in 2003, to

Macedonia Macedonia most commonly refers to: * North Macedonia, a country in southeastern Europe, known until 2019 as the Republic of Macedonia * Macedonia (ancient kingdom), a kingdom in Greek antiquity * Macedonia (Greece), a traditional geographic reg ...

to play with

FK Sileks FK Sileks ( mk, ФК Силекс) is a football club based in Kratovo, North Macedonia who play in the Macedonian First League. History The club was founded in 1965. Sileks biggest accomplishment in 90s came in the Yugoslav Cup where they rea ...

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 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors ( ko, 전북 현대 모터스) is a South Korean professional football club based in Jeonju, North Jeolla Province that competes in the K League 1, the top tier of South Korean football. Playing at the Jeonju World Cup S ...

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

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

ese club Urawa Red Diamonds, for a rumored sum of 1.725 million Euros.

Pohang Steelers The Pohang Steelers (Hangul: 포항 스틸러스) are a South Korean professional football club based in Pohang, North Gyeongsang Province that compete in the K League 1, the top flight of South Korean football. The Steelers were founded on 1 A ...

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 FC Amkar Perm (russian: link=no, Футбо́льный клуб "Амка́р" Пермь ) is a professional football club. Originally founded in 1994, it is based in the city of Perm. It was a participant in second-tier football from 1995 and ...

International career

He elected to play and made his senior debut for

in a February 2007 friendly match against Albania in which he immediately scored and has earned a total of 17 caps, scoring 1 goal. His final international was an October 2012

FIFA World Cup qualification The FIFA World Cup qualification is a competitive match that a national association football team takes in order to qualify for one of the available berths at the final tournament of the (men's) FIFA World Cup. Qualifying tournaments are hel ...

match against Croatia.

International goals

:''Results list Macedonia's goal tally first.''

Personal life

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

Honors

;Sileks * Macedonian League Runner-up: 2003–04 ;Pohang Steelers * Korean FA Cup (1):

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* League Cup (1):

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AFC Champions League The AFC Champions League (abbreviated as ACL) is an annual continental club football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation, and contested by Asia's top-division football clubs. It is the most prestigious club competition ...

(1):

;Bunyodkor * Uzbek Cup: 2010

References

External links

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Profile at MacedonianFootball
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ristic, Stevica 1982 births Living people People from Vršac Macedonian people of Serbian descent Association football forwards Serbian footballers Macedonian footballers North Macedonia international footballers FK Sileks players Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors players Pohang Steelers players FC Bunyodkor players FC Amkar Perm players Suwon Samsung Bluewings players Shonan Bellmare players Jeonnam Dragons players FK Temnić players Macedonian First Football League players K League 1 players Uzbekistan Super League players Russian Premier League players J1 League players Macedonian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in South Korea Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in South Korea Expatriate footballers in Uzbekistan Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Uzbekistan Expatriate footballers in Russia Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Expatriate footballers in Japan Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Japan