Andon Dončevski (; born 19 November 1935) is a former Yugoslav

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coach and former player.

Club career

Born in

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,"50. godina fudbala vo Makedonija", page 66

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, he played with

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youth team in 1952. He was incorporated into the first team of Vardar, becoming their main goal scorer in the

Yugoslav First League The Yugoslav First League ( Bosnian: Prva savezna liga u fudbalu, sr-Cyrl-Latn, Прва савезна лига у фудбалу, Prva savezna liga u fudbalu, , , , , ) was the premier football league in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1918–1941) ...

and Second League amassing a record 217 goals. Among the awards for his efficiency and scoring was an invitation from

Red Star Belgrade Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club), commonly referred to as Crvena zvezda () and colloquially referred to as Red Star Belgrade in anglophone media, is a ...

to play on their team during their tour in South America. He later coached Vardar from 1985 to 1988. In the 1986–1987 season he won the title with

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but after legal proceedings the title was given to Partizan. Dončevski took a new challenge to pass on his experience abroad to

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, Preston Makedonia/

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,1998 Victorian Premier League – 1998 Season Results
/ref> the Victorian Premier League team, in Australia.

International career

Dončevski played for Yugoslav national B team in a game against Poland played in Lodz on 4 June 1961. Afterwards he was called for the main national team on several occasions, but failed to make a debut.

Achievements

Vardar *

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: 1 **Winner:

1961 Events January * January 1 – Monetary reform in the Soviet Union, 1961, Monetary reform in the Soviet Union. * January 3 ** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and cons ...

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 ...

: 3 **Winner:

1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Janu ...

1963 Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cove ...

and 1971 * Macedonian Republic Cup: 7 **Winner: 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970 and 1971 *

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: **Semi-finalists (1):

1968 Events January–February * January 1968, January – The I'm Backing Britain, I'm Backing Britain campaign starts spontaneously. * January 5 – Prague Spring: Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Cze ...

**Round of 16 (2): 1969, 1970

Statistics

Manager

References

Dončevski keeps optimistic
(Interview at UEFA.com)

External links

1935 births Living people Sportspeople from Kavadarci Men's association football forwards Macedonian men's footballers Yugoslav men's footballers FK Vardar players Yugoslav First League players Macedonian football managers Macedonian expatriate football managers Yugoslav football managers Yugoslav expatriate football managers Anorthosis Famagusta FC managers FK Vardar managers Espérance Sportive de Tunis managers North Macedonia national football team managers GFK Tikvesh managers Preston Lions FC managers Expatriate football managers in Cyprus Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Expatriate football managers in Tunisia Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Tunisia Expatriate soccer managers in Australia Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Australia {{NorthMacedonia-footy-bio-stub