Speaking exclusively with au.fourfourtwo.com after last night's 1-0 ACL group match win against Newcastle in the Hunter, Stojkovic, 44, was quizzed on his future coaching plans.

Asked if a move down-under was on his radar, the former Yugoslav national team captain sounded open to the prospect.  

"Why not, why not? Everything's possible," he said with a smile. "But Nagoya is my club, I was a player there and I'm very happy to be there."

Stojkovic is a Nagoya institution and it would take something very significant to tempt him away from the J-League club. A move to Australia could be also be problematic as Stojkovic's family resides in Europe.

He played seven years for the club up until 2001 before taking over as coach in 2008. In the 90s at Nagoya he was coached by Arsene Wenger and played alongside England great Gary Lineker. 

"Piksy", as he's known, visited Wenger at Arsenal last year to help prepare for life as a coach.

Nagoya enjoyed its most successful period under Wenger's reign, winning the Emperor's Cup in 1995 and finishing a club high second overall in the J. League the following season.

Stojkovic's Asian and Euro experience is very impressive. A former J-League player of the year in 1995, he played in two World Cups (1990 and 1998) and a UEFA Champions League final medal with Marseilles alongside Abedi Pele and Jean-Pierre Papin in 1993.

Not to mention four glorious years with Red Star Belgrade in the 1980s where he was one of only five players to be awarded the Star Of Red Star.

Whilst in NSW for the ACL tie, Stojkovic and his assistant Bosko Djurovski, another former Red Star player, caught up with compatriots and locals Milan Jankovic and Misha Radovic.

Jankovic and Radovic are both former Red Star players with Jankovic going onto Real Madrid  in the 1980s.

Asked about the Jets' chances of qualifying and Stojkovic was tight-lipped. "I don't know if they can qualify, I'm only focusing on my team so I don't know. But of course there is some possibility exists. They must win all their games."

Quizzed on if any Jets players caught his eye, and the former Yugoslavia World Cup player reiterated his idea that his focus is always on his side and not the opponent.

"What is interesting for me is my team," he added. "I appreciate that Nagoya showed a football, especially a technical and tactical point of view."

Stojkovic described Japanese football as similar to society over there. "It's difficult to compare but I can say the Japanese league is a much organised one. And they try to play modern football.

"And we are very lucky as we have excellent conditions for the game - the facilities, the stadiums, the grounds.

"But I don't know too much about the Australian league."