Nestor El Maestro
Serbian football manager (born 1983)
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Nestor El Maestro (born Nestor Jevtić, Serbian Cyrillic: Нестор Јевтић; on 25 March 1983) is a Serbian-English football manager, He is the currently head coach of Saudi Pro League club Al-Najma.
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Nestor El Maestro in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nestor El Maestro | ||
| Birth name | Nestor Jevtić | ||
| Date of birth | 25 March 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Belgrade, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Najma (manager) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2017–2018 | Spartak Trnava | ||
| 2018−2019 | CSKA Sofia | ||
| 2019−2020 | Sturm Graz | ||
| 2021 | Al-Taawoun | ||
| 2021–2022 | Göztepe | ||
| 2023–2024 | CSKA Sofia | ||
| 2024–2025 | Debrecen | ||
| 2026– | Al-Najma | ||
Personal life
Born into a Serbian family that emigrated to West Sussex, England when El Maestro was eight years old, he changed his surname from Jevtić to El Maestro at the age of 18. He had changed it once before in his teenage years, due to himself identifying as solely British and in an attempt to distance himself from his Serbian descent because of his native country's role in the Yugoslav Wars.[1]
Managerial career
Spartak Trnava
In May 2017, El Maestro signed a two-year contract with Slovak club Spartak Trnava, taking over as their manager from the new season.[2] 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 CSKA Sofia.[3] He was sacked in February 2019, despite reaching 45 points after 20 games in the Parva Liga.
Sturm Graz
On 12 June 2019, it was announced that El Maestro has signed a two-year contract with Austrian side Sturm Graz.[4] He was sacked on 25 June 2020 after a series of seven losses in eight games.[5] 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.[6] On 22 August 2021, he was sacked by Al-Taawoun.[7]
Göztepe
On 8 September 2021, Süper Lig side Göztepe announced agreement with El Maestro, which was contracted on two seasons.[8] After six defeats in a row, he was sacked on 7 March 2022 after six months.
CSKA Sofia (second stint)
On 29 July 2023, El Maestro was reappointed as manager of First League club CSKA Sofia, taking over from Saša Ilić.[9] He was sacked on 14 April 2024 and was replaced by Stamen Belchev.
Debrecen
On 11 November 2024, Nemzeti Bajnokság side Debreceni VSC announced agreement with El Maestro, which was contracted until 30 June 2026.[10] On 14 June 2025, he left the club by mutual consent.[11] The supporters heavily criticized the management of Debrecen due to their decision.[12]
Managerial statistics
- As of match played 25 May 2025
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | Ref | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Spartak Trnava |  |
1 June 2017 | 7 June 2018 | 39 | 25 | 6 | 8 | 67 | 31 | +36 | 64.10 | [13] |
| CSKA Sofia |  |
7 June 2018 | 8 February 2019 | 28 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 49 | 15 | +34 | 67.86 | [14] |
| Sturm Graz |  |
12 June 2019 | 25 June 2020 | 35 | 14 | 5 | 16 | 53 | 56 | −3 | 40.00 | [15] |
| Al-Taawoun |  |
12 March 2021 | 22 August 2021 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 50.00 | [16] |
| Göztepe |  |
8 September 2021 | 7 March 2022 | 29 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 39 | 44 | −5 | 31.03 | [17] |
| CSKA Sofia | |
29 July 2023 | 14 April 2024 | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 48 | 21 | +27 | 63.33 | [18] |
| Debrecen |  |
11 November 2024 | 14 June 2025 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 37 | 35 | +2 | 33.33 | [19] |
| Total | 194 | 99 | 29 | 66 | 319 | 224 | +95 | 51.03 | — | |||
Honours
Manager
Spartak Trnava
Individual