Kiril Dojčinovski (; 17 October 1943 – 10 August 2022) was a Macedonian

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player and manager who played as a defender.

Club career

Dojčinovski started playing in the youth team of

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in 1958."50. godina fudbala vo Makedonija" page 62 He successfully made his way into the senior squad, and after a few seasons he made a transfer to

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 ...

. During his club career he played for

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Crvena Zvezda 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 ...

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and

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. With Red Star, he won one Yugoslav championship and one

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International career

Dojčinovski had earned caps for the cadet, youth, Olympic, and B Yugoslav national teams before debuting for the main senior national team. He made his senior debut for

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in an October 1968

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match against

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and has earned a total of 6 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a May 1970

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against

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Managerial career

Dojčinovski later became a manager and coached the

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on two occasions. He also coached several clubs from El Salvador, Greece and Macedonia.

Personal life

In 2009, both of his legs were amputated due to complications from

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. He died on 10 August 2022 at the age of 78.

Honours

Player

Red Star Belgrade *

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) ...

: 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70,

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: 1967–68, 1969–70, 1970–71 *

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: 1967–68 * Iberico Trophy Badajoz: 1971 * Trofeo Costa del Sol: 1973 * Trofeo Naranja: 1973 *

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: semi-finalist 1970–71; quarter-finalist 1973–74 *

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: quarter-finalist 1971–72

Coach

Luis Angel Firpo * Primera: 1991–92, 1992–93; runner-up: 1995–96

Notes

References

External links

* *
Career story
at FFM
laprensa.com
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