Josip Višnjić (Cyrillic: Јосип Вишњић; born 17 November 1966) is a Serbian retired footballer who played as a defensive midfielder, and a coach.

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

+ Managerial record by team and tenureTeamFromToRecord Hércules B1 July 200217 March 2003Hércules 17 March 200330 June 2003Alcalá 1 July 200430 June 2005Las Palmas1 July 200520 March 2006Granada1 July 200629 January 2007Alcalá 1 July 200830 June 2009Logroñés 1 July 2009 25 October 2010Alcalá28 September 201130 June 2012Fuenlabrada6 July 201330 June 2014Toledo1 July 201430 June 2015Fuenlabrada21 February 201624 October 2016Hércules13 February 201817 May 2018Villanovense15 March 202227 June 2022Hércules B14 February 202330 June 2024Jove Español9 July 202430 November 2024 Career total—

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External links

Josip Višnjić at Partizanopedia