Ilija Ristanić

Ilija Ristanić
Personal information
Full name Ilija Ristanić
Date of birth 11 February 1986 (1986-02-11) (age 26)
Place of birth Brčko, SFR Yugoslavia
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club HNK Orašje
Number TBA
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004-2005 BASK Beograd 5 (1)
2005-2007 HNK Orašje
2008 Rad Beograd 4 (0)
2008-2009 FK Modriča (loan) 17 (0)
2009-2010 Napredak Kruševac 3 (0)
2010 Sloboda Tuzla 4 (0)
2011- HNK Orašje
National team
2007 Bosnia and Herzegovina U-21
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 December 2010.
† Appearances (Goals).

Ilija Ristanić (born 11 February 1986 in Brčko) is a professional Bosnian football midfielder playing with HNK Orašje.

Club career

He started his career in 2004 playing with Belgrade's 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.

International career

In 2008, he was part of the Bosnia and Herzegovina national under-21 football team.

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