Jane Nikoloski ( mk, Јане Николоски) (born 12 December 1973) is a Macedonian former

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who played as a

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Playing career

Club

Nikoloski returned from Bulgaria for

FK Sloga Jugomagnat FK Sloga Jugomagnat ( mk, ФК Слога Југомагнат) was a football club that played in Skopje, North Macedonia. History FC Victory(Победа) era (1927–1945) The club was established in 1927 under the name FK Zafer (Побе ...

in July 2003. In 2005, he left for Iranian club

Persepolis F.C. Persepolis Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال پرسپولیس, Bâšgâh-e Futbâl-e Perspolis) is an Iranian professional football club based in Tehran, that competes in the Persian Gulf Pro League. Persepolis was founded in 19 ...

In January 2006, he was signed by Croatian club

NK Slaven Belupo Nogometni klub Slaven Belupo ( en, Slaven Belupo Football Club), often referred to as NK Slaven Belupo, Slaven Belupo or simply Slaven, and known internationally as NK Slaven Koprivnica, is a Croatian professional football club based in the ci ...

. In June 2007, he joined

APOEL APOEL FC ( el, ΑΠΟΕΛ; short for Αθλητικός Ποδοσφαιρικός Όμιλος Ελλήνων Λευκωσίας, ''Athletikos Podosferikos Omilos Ellinon Lefkosias'', literally "Athletic Football Club of Greeks of Nicosia") ...

where he helped his team to win the

2007–08 Cypriot Cup The 2007–08 Cypriot Cup was the 66th edition of the Cypriot Cup. A total of 54 clubs entered the competition. It began on 8 September 2007 with the first round and concluded on 17 May 2008 with the final which was held at GSP Stadium. APOEL ...

. In January 2009, he moved to

AEP Paphos AEP Paphos ( el, Αθλητική Ένωση Πάφος, ''Athlitiki Enosi Pafos''; "Athletic Union Paphos") was a Cypriot football club based in Paphos. The club was formed in 2000 after the merger of the two clubs of Paphos, APOP and Evagoras. ...

International

He made his senior debut for

Macedonia Macedonia most commonly refers to: * North Macedonia, a country in southeastern Europe, known until 2019 as the Republic of Macedonia * Macedonia (ancient kingdom), a kingdom in Greek antiquity * Macedonia (Greece), a traditional geographic reg ...

in a July 2000

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against

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and has earned a total of 27 caps, scoring no goals. He was the first-choice goalkeeper for the Macedonia national team in UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying, playing the first 7 games. He was then replaced by

Petar Miloševski Petar Miloševski ( mk, Петар Милошевски; 6 December 1973 – 13 March 2014) was a Macedonian footballer who played as a goalkeeper. International career He made his senior debut for Macedonia in a March 1998 friendly match agai ...

. His final international was a September 2009

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match against

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Managerial career

After was in 2014 managed Pobeda Junior, Nikoloski in September 2015 became a coach of Turnovo.

References

External links

Player profile
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Profile at Macedonian Football

Jane Nikolovski
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