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.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Stevica Ristić | ||
Date of birth | (1982-05-23) 23 May 1982 (age 40) | ||
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) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 December 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 March 2015 |
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]
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]
Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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7 February 2007 | Tirana, Albania | ![]() | 1 goal | 1-0 | Friendly |
He is married and has two kids. His wife is Macedonian.
Macedonian First Football League top scorers | |
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