Ilija Ristanić (born 11 February 1986) is a Bosnian-Herzegovinian retired football midfielder.

Ilija Ristanić
Personal information
Full name Ilija Ristanić
Date of birth (1986-02-11) 11 February 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Brčko, SFR Yugoslavia
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2005 BASK 5 (1)
2005–2007 Orašje [1] 43 (1)
2008 Rad 4 (0)
2008–2009Modriča (loan) 19 (0)
2009–2010 Napredak Kruševac 3 (0)
2010 Sloboda Tuzla 4 (0)
2011 Orašje
2012 Zvijezda Gradačac 20 (0)
2013-2016 Jedinstvo Brčko
2016-2017 Hajduk Orašje
International career
2007–2008 Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career edit

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]

International career edit

Since 2007, he was part of the Bosnia and Herzegovina national under-21 football team.[4][5]

References edit

  1. ^ Note: Missing the stats for Orašje for the second half of the 2004-05 season, and the first half of the 2007-08 season.
  2. ^ Ilija Ristanić at Playerhistory
  3. ^ Ilija Ristanić at Soccerwat
  4. ^ Ilija Ristanić at UEFA.com
  5. ^ Ilija Ristanić at NK Zvijezda Gradačac official website, retrieved 12-5-2013

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