Josip Višnjić

Josip Višnjić

Personal information
Date of birth	(1966-11-17) 17 November 1966
Place of birth	Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height
Position(s)	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)
Managerial career
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
2016	Fuenlabrada
2018	Hércules
2022	Villanovense
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Josip Višnjić (Cyrillic: Jocип Bишњић; born 17 November 1966) is a Serbian retired footballer who played as a defensive midfielder, and a coach. His first name has also been spelled as Josif.

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 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 Manolo Alfaro at RSD Alcalá. Višnjić returned to manage Hércules in 2018.

Managerial statistics

As of match played 15 May 2022

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	Nat	From	To	Record								Ref
				G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Hércules B		1 July 2002	17 March 2003	25	18	4	3	55	23	+32	72.00
Hércules		17 March 2003	30 June 2003	10	3	4	3	14	15	−1	30.00
Alcalá		1 July 2004	30 June 2005	42	18	14	10	42	33	+9	42.86
Las Palmas		1 July 2005	20 March 2006	32	14	12	6	37	22	+15	43.75
Granada		1 July 2006	29 January 2007	22	7	6	9	23	22	+1	31.82
Alcalá		1 July 2008	30 June 2009	46	29	10	7	75	28	+47	63.04
Logroñés		1 July 2009	31 October 2010	53	18	18	17	54	47	+7	33.96
Alcalá		28 September 2011	30 June 2012	32	9	14	9	32	34	−2	28.13
Fuenlabrada		6 July 2013	30 June 2014	39	17	14	8	52	39	+13	43.59
Toledo		1 July 2014	30 June 2015	39	16	9	14	48	56	−8	41.03
Fuenlabrada		21 February 2016	24 October 2016	22	8	6	8	28	30	−2	36.36
Hércules		13 February 2018	17 May 2018	13	4	5	4	13	9	+4	30.77
Villanovense		15 March 2022	27 June 2022	9	3	3	3	10	9	+1	33.33
Career total				384	164	119	101	483	367	+116	42.71	—

External links

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