Žanko Savov (; born 14 September 1965) is a

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football coach and former striker.

Playing career

Born in Udovo,Жанко Савов
at FK Vardar official website, retrieved 9-2-2016

Valandovo Valandovo ( ) is a small town in southeastern North Macedonia. The city is the seat of Valandovo Municipality. History Ancient Period Evidence of life can be found beginning in the 10th-7th centuries B.C. There is a settlement known as Mal Kon ...

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, back then within SFR Yugoslavia, he started his career in the

Yugoslav Second League Yugoslav Second League ( Bosnian: ''Druga savezna liga,'' Croatian: ''Druga savezna liga'', Serbian: ''Друга савезна лига'', Slovenian: ''Druga zvezna liga'', Macedonian: ''Втора сојузна лига'', ''Vtora sojuzna l ...

playing with

FK Belasica FK Belasica () is a professional association football, football club based in the city of Strumica, North Macedonia. They are currently competing in the Macedonian Second Football League, Macedonian Second League. History The club was founded on ...

and

FK Pelister FK Pelister () is a professional football club based in the city of Bitola, North Macedonia. They are currently competing in the Macedonian First League. History FK Pelister was originally formed in 1945. In 1946, they won the Bitola regional ...

between 1988 and 1991. By 2016 he is listed among FK Vardar legends at club official website. He played with Vardar between 1991 and 1995 having won three national championships and two cups. Vardar official website considers him as the player that dominated Macedonian football at the first three seasons of the

Macedonian First Football League The Macedonian First Football League (), also called Macedonian First League, 1. MFL, and Prva Liga, is the highest professional football competition in Macedonia. It is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of ...

. He was also the player of the match at the final of the first edition of the Macedonian Cup as he provided Vardar the honor of conquering the trophy by scoring the only and winning goal at the last minute of the game against FK Pelister. Besides playing in Far East in South Korean

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side Jeonbuk Hyundai Dinos between 1995 and 1998, he also played in Serbian side

FK Radnički Niš FK Radnički Niš () is a professional football club based in Niš, Serbia. The club competes in the Serbian SuperLiga, the top tier of Serbian football. One of the most successful clubs in the former Yugoslavia, the club spent a total of 29 ...

.Жанко Савов во Раднички (Н), Кускински во Војводина
at Utrinski vesnik, 16-10-2006, retrieved 26-6-2014

Honours

;Vardar *

Macedonian First League The Macedonian First Football League (), also called Macedonian First League, 1. MFL, and Prva Liga, is the highest professional football competition in Macedonia. It is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of t ...

: 3 **Winner: 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95 *

Macedonian Cup The Cup of Macedonia (, ''Kup na Makedonija'') is the top knockout tournament and the second most important football competition in North Macedonia after the Macedonian First League championship. The cup was established in 1992 after local clubs ...

: 2 **Winner: 1993, 1995 ;Cementarnica 55 *

: 1 **Winner: 2003

References

External sources

* * 1965 births Living people People from Valandovo Municipality Men's association football forwards Macedonian men's footballers FK Belasica players FK Pelister players FK Vardar players Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors players FK Radnički Niš players FK Cementarnica 55 players Yugoslav Second League players Macedonian First Football League players K League 1 players First League of Serbia and Montenegro players Macedonian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in South Korea Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in South Korea Expatriate men's footballers in Serbia and Montenegro Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Serbia and Montenegro Macedonian football managers FK Borec managers FK Osogovo managers {{NorthMacedonia-footy-bio-stub