He had changed it once before in his teenage years, due to himself identifying as solely British and in an attempt to distance himself from his Serbian descent because of his native country's role in the Yugoslav Wars.

[1] In May 2017, El Maestro signed a two-year contract with Slovak club Spartak Trnava, taking over as their manager from the new season.

[7] On 8 September 2021, Süper Lig side Göztepe announced agreement with El Maestro, which was contracted on two seasons.

On 29 July 2023, El Maestro was reappointed as manager of First League club CSKA Sofia, taking over from Saša Ilić.

On 11 November 2024, Nemzeti Bajnokság side Debreceni VSC announced agreement with El Maestro, which was contracted until 30 June 2026.