Jurica 'Juri' Siljanoski (born 30 December 1973) is a Macedonian former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Club career

Siljanoski was born in

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. After five years of no games at clubs like

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, Bayern Munich,

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and Vardar Skopje, he transferred to

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in the Dutch

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. He moved to Slovenia and then Belgium for three different teams over three years to gain more match time. From 2001 to 2003, he played three years at Elfsborg in Sweden playing and scoring in the

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qualifying rounds. He then moved to Romania to play in the second division for two years. He married an Australian woman and moved to Australia where he first trialled for

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club

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. He then joined Fawkner Blues in the Victorian Premier League followed by Altona Magic. After being released from Altona Magic, he joined next door neighbouring club Altona East Phoenix where he played the remainder of season 2007 in Victorian State Division 2 N/W. He then joined Phoenix rivals Brunswick City in the same division in 2008.

International career

He made his senior debut for Macedonia in a November 2001

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against

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and has earned a total of five caps, scoring one goal. His final international was a January 2002 friendly against

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Honours

Maribor * Slovenian First League: 1997–98 Elfsborg * Svenska Cupen: 2001, 2003

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