Jupp Heynckes
In 2000, Krstajić, the defender with the "winner mentality" (Jupp Heynckes) joined German Bundesliga club Werder Bremen who paid a DM 1.8 million (about €950,000) transfer fee to Partizan. At Werder Bremen he was initially deployed at left-back in his first season but became one of the best central defenders in the Bundesliga, winning the double of Bundesliga and cup with Werder in 2004.