Nestor El Maestro (born Nestor Jevtić, sr-cyr, Нестор Јевтић; on 25 March 1983) is a Serbian

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Personal life

Born into a Serbian family that emigrated to

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, 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

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Managerial career

Spartak Trnava

In May 2017, El Maestro signed a two-year contract with Slovak club

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, taking over as their manager from the new season. 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

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. 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

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. He was sacked on 25 June 2020 after a series of seven losses in eight games. 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. On 22 August 2021, he was sacked by Al-Taawoun.

Göztepe

On 8 September 2021,

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side Göztepe announced agreement with El Maestro, which was contracted on two seasons. 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

, taking over from Saša Ilić. He was sacked on 14 April 2024 and was replaced by

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Debrecen

On 11 November 2024, Nemzeti Bajnokság side

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announced agreement with El Maestro, which was contracted until 30 June 2026. On 14 2025, he left the club by mutual consent. The supporters heavily criticized the management of Debrecen due their decision.

Managerial statistics

Honours

Manager

Spartak Trnava *

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: 2017–18 Individual * Slovak Super Liga Manager of the season: 2017–18

References

External links

FC Spartak Trnava official club profile
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