Igor Mitreski (; born 19 February 1979) is a Macedonian former professional

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who played as a defender.

Club career

Mitreski was born in

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. In early 2005, he was recognized as a featured member of

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and later was near to signing for

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. On 6 November he was suspended from the first team from

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. On 9 January 2009, he was loaned out to the Belgian team

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. One year later, in January 2010, Bulgarian

CSKA Sofia CSKA Sofia () is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia and currently competing in the country's premier football competition, the First League. ''CSKA'' is an abbreviation for ''Central Sports Club of the Army'' ...

signed Mitreski to a two-year deal for a €300,000. Mitreski and CSKA Sofia mutually agreed to terminate Mitreski's contract as he was no longer in their plans and Mitreski no longer had the desire to play for CSKA Sofia. Mitreski signed a two-year deal with Neftchi Baku from Azerbaijan on 9 July 2010.

International career

Mitreski made his debut for the Macedonian national team in 2001 in a friendly game against the

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, and has earned 70 caps in which he scored one goal. His final international was an October 2011 European Championship qualification match against

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Career statistics

Honours

Spartak Moscow *

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* Russian Cup: 2003 Neftchi Baku *

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, 2011–12,

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References

External links

Profile
at MacedonianFootball.com * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mitreski, Igor 1979 births Living people Footballers from Struga Men's association football defenders Macedonian men's footballers 21st-century Macedonian sportsmen North Macedonia men's international footballers FK Sileks players FC Spartak Moscow players FC Metalurh Zaporizhzhia players Beitar Jerusalem F.C. players FC Energie Cottbus players Beerschot A.C. players PFC CSKA Sofia players Neftçi PFK players Macedonian First Football League players Russian Premier League players Ukrainian Premier League players Israeli Premier League players Bundesliga players Belgian Pro League players 2. Bundesliga players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Azerbaijan Premier League players Macedonian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Israel Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Expatriate men's footballers in Azerbaijan Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Israel Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan