Kire Grozdanov (; born 18 December 1970) is a

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retired football defender, who was last played for

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Club career

He played for

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in the 1994/95 Europa League and for

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in the 2001/02 Europa League.

International career

He made his senior debut for

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in an October 1993

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away against

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, which was his country's first ever official match, and has earned a total of 7 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a September 1998 friendly against

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* 1970 births Living people Footballers from Bitola Men's association football defenders Yugoslav men's footballers Macedonian men's footballers North Macedonia men's international footballers FK Pelister players FK Vardar players FK Pobeda players Yugoslav Second League players Macedonian First Football League players Macedonian Second Football League players {{NorthMacedonia-footy-bio-stub