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 References External links 1966 births Living people Serbian people of Croatian descent Footballers from Belgrade Serbian footballers Yugoslav footballers Association football midfielders Yugoslav First League players FK Radnički Niš players FK Partizan players La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players CP Mérida footballers Rayo Vallecano players Hércules CF players Serbian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Spain Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Serbian football managers Segunda División B managers Hércules CF managers RSD Alcalá managers UD Las Palmas managers Granada CF managers UD Logroñés managers CF Fuenlabrada managers CD Toledo managers Serbian expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Spain