Ilija Ristanić (born 11 February 1986) is a Bosnian-Herzegovinian retired football midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ilija Ristanić | ||
| Date of birth | (1986-02-11) 11 February 1986 (age 36) | ||
| Place of birth | Brčko, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2005 | BASK Beograd | 5 | (1) |
| 2005–2007 | HNK Orašje | [1] 43 | (1) |
| 2008 | Rad Beograd | 4 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | → FK Modriča (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Napredak Kruševac | 3 | (0) |
| 2010 | Sloboda Tuzla | 4 | (0) |
| 2011 | HNK Orašje | ||
| 2012 | Zvijezda Gradačac | 20 | (0) |
| 2013-2016 | Jedinstvo Brčko | ||
| 2016-2017 | Hajduk Orašje | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007–2008 | Bosnia and Herzegovina U-21 | 5 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 May 2013 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 May 2013 | |||
Born in Brčko,[2] SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, he started his career in 2004 playing with Belgrade's FK BASK, before moving, in January 2005, to play with HNK Orašje. In January 2008, he was transferred to Serbian First League club FK Rad where he played the rest of the season. In summer 2008, he was loaned to Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina club FK Modriča. Between January and June 2010 he played once more in Serbia, this time with FK Napredak Kruševac in the Serbian SuperLiga. In summer 2010 he returned to Bosnia signing with FK Sloboda Tuzla in the Premier League, but in the winter break he moved to his former club HNK Orašje. In the winter break of the 2010-11 season, he joined Bosnian Premier League side NK Zvijezda Gradačac.[3]
Since 2007, he was part of the Bosnia and Herzegovina national under-21 football team.[4][5]