Josip Višnjić

Josip Višnjić

Personal information
Date of birth	17 November 1966
Place of birth	Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1987–1990	Radnički Niš	71	(19)
1990–1991	Partizan	35	(9)
1991–1992	Mérida	37	(4)
1992–1995	Rayo Vallecano	99	(7)
1995–2000	Hércules	111	(3)
Total		353	(42)
Teams managed
2001–2002	Hércules (youth)
2002–2003	Hércules B
2003	Hércules
2004–2005	Alcalá
2005–2006	Las Palmas
2006–2007	Granada
2008–2009	Alcalá
2009–2010	Logroñés
2011–2012	Alcalá
2012–2013	Hércules (youth)
2013–2014	Fuenlabrada
2014–2015	Toledo
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Josip Višnjić (Cyrillic: Jocип Bишњић; born 17 November 1966) is a Serbian retired footballer who played as a defensive midfielder, and a current coach. His first name has also been spelled as Josif.^[1] After starting out at Radnički Niš, he went on to spend the vast majority of his career in Spain, as both a player and manager. In La Liga, he represented Rayo Vallecano and Hércules.

Playing career

In his country, Belgrade-born Višnjić played for FK Radnički Niš and FK Partizan. At nearly 25 he moved abroad, going on to spend the remaining years of his career in Spain, with three different clubs: he started out with CP Mérida in the second division, then achieved both one promotion and relegation from La Liga with Madrid's Rayo Vallecano.

In 1995, Višnjić signed with Hércules CF in Alicante, playing 30 matches in his first season which ended in top flight promotion, followed by immediate relegation. After the club's demotion into the third level in 1999, the 32-year-old retired one year later, having appeared in 88 games in the Spanish top division (238 with both major levels accounted for).

Coaching career

Višnjić started coaching one year after retiring, starting with the reserves of his last club (he also briefly managed the first team) and working mainly in Spain, never in higher than division three. In the 2004–05 campaign, he worked with former Hércules teammate Manuel Alfaro at RSD Alcalá.

References

1. "Issue #1338, pg. 11" (in Serbo-Croatian). Tempo magazine. 16 October 1991.

External links

• Josip Višnjić profile at BDFutbol
• Josip Višnjić manager profile at BDFutbol