Darko Nestorović

Darko Nestorović (Serbian Cyrillic: Дарко Hecтopoвић, born 4 April 1965) is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player who is the manager of Kuwait Premier League club Al-Arabi, alongside Juan Ignacio Martínez.

Darko Nestorović
Personal information
Full name Darko Nestorović
Date of birth (1965-04-04) 4 April 1965
Place of birth Kakanj, SFR Yugoslavia
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Al-Arabi (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985–1989 Čelik Zenica 79 (37)
1989–1990 Rad 15 (3)
1990–1991 Rijeka 24 (2)
1991–1992 Panserraikos 19 (1)
1995 Hamarkameratene 10 (4)
Total 147 (47)
Teams managed
2002–2003 Drina Zvornik
2009–2010 Rudar Prijedor
2010–2011 Sloboda Mrkonjić Grad
2011–2012 Radnik Bijeljina
2012–2014 Sutjeska Foča
2014 Rudar Prijedor
2014–2016 Bosnia and Herzegovina U21
2017 Al-Arabi
2018–2019 Zvijezda 09
2019– Al-Arabi
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Born in Kakanj, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, Nestorović played for Čelik Zenica, Rad and Rijeka in the former SFR Yugoslavia.[1] He then joined Panserraikos in the Greek First Division during the 1991–92 season, making 19 league appearances.[2] After Panserraikos, he played for Norwegian club Hamarkameratene in 1995, after which he decided to finish his playing career.

Managerial career

After ending his playing career, Nestorović stayed in football as an professional manager, starting off at Drina Zvornik. After Drina, he managed Rudar Prijedor, Sloboda Mrkonjić Grad, Radnik Bijeljina, who he promoted to the Bosnian Premier League by winning the 2011–12 First League of RS, Sutjeska Foča and Rudar, before becoming head coach of the Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 national team on 27 December 2014.[3] Nestorović stayed as head coach until 2016.

He then became manager of Kuwait Premier League club Al-Arabi on 13 August 2017[4], working alongside Kuwaiti manager Mohammed Ebrahim Hajeyah. On 5 September 2018, he became the new manager of newly promoted Bosnian Premier League club Zvijzeda 09.[5] Even after making decent results with the club, Nestorović decided to leave Zvijezda on 11 March 2019.[6] On 6 September 2019, he returned to Al-Arabi[7], this time working alongside Spanish manager Juan Ignacio Martínez.

Honours

Manager

Radnik Bijeljina

References
  1. STats from Yugoslav First and Second Leagues at zerodic.com
  2. Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander (19 June 2003). "Greece 1991/92". RSSSF.
  3. A. Pašić (27 December 2014). "Nestorović novi selektor mlade reprezentacije BiH" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  4. A. Pašić (13 August 2017). "Nestorović pronašao inostrani angažman" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  5. E. Čaušević (5 September 2018). "Darko Nestorović novi trener Zvijezde 09" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  6. S. Mlaćo (11 March 2019). "Darko Nestorović napustio klupu Zvijezde 09!" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  7. A. Pašić (6 September 2019). "Darko Nestorović ponovo u Kuvajtu" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
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