Mitko Stojkovski (; born 18 December 1972) is a

Macedonian Macedonian most often refers to someone or something from or related to Macedonia. Macedonian(s) may refer to: People Modern * Macedonians (ethnic group), a nation and a South Slavic ethnic group primarily associated with North Macedonia * Mac ...

former professional

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who played as a defender.

Club career

Stojkovski started his career playing with his home town club

FK Pelister FK Pelister () is a professional football club based in the city of Bitola, North Macedonia. They are currently competing in the Macedonian First League. History FK Pelister was originally formed in 1945. In 1946, they won the Bitola regional ...

, back then playing in the

Yugoslav Second League Yugoslav Second League ( Bosnian: ''Druga savezna liga,'' Croatian: ''Druga savezna liga'', Serbian: ''Друга савезна лига'', Slovenian: ''Druga zvezna liga'', Macedonian: ''Втора сојузна лига'', ''Vtora sojuzna l ...

. In 1991 his skills were noted and he moves to the 1991 European Champions

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 ...

where he stayed four seasons and played over 120 games. In the legendary 100th eternal derby against their greatest rivals Partizan, he scored and was named the man of the match. In 1995, he signed with Spanish

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club

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where he played 67 league matches in two seasons with the side. In 1998

VfB Stuttgart Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 e. V. (), commonly known as VfB Stuttgart (), is a German professional sports club based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. The club's Association football, football team is currently part of Germany's f ...

signed him and he was part of the team that reached the 1998 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final where they lost against Chelsea. After two and a half years in Germany, he returned to Pelister where he retired in 2001 by winning the

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that year. After retiring, for a period he was a sports director at FK Pelister.

International career

Stojkovski made his debut for the Macedonia national team in a March 1994

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against

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, he has earned 28 caps, scoring 5 goals in total. His final international was a November 2002 friendly against

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Honours

Red Star *

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) ...

and

First League of FR Yugoslavia The First League of Serbia and Montenegro () was the top football league of Serbia and Montenegro, before the country's dissolution in 2006. The league was formed as the First League of FR Yugoslavia following the breakup of Yugoslavia in 1992, ef ...

: 1991–92, 1994–95 * FR Yugoslav Cup: 1992–93, 1994–95 Stuttgart * German League Cup runner-up: 1998 *

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a European association football, football club competition contested annually by the winners of domestic cup competitions. The competition's official name was originally the European Cup Winners' Cup; it was renam ...

runner-up: 1997–98 Pelister *

: 2001

References

External links

Profile at Macedonian Football
* * * 1972 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 Red Star Belgrade footballers Real Oviedo players VfB Stuttgart players Yugoslav Second League players Yugoslav First League players La Liga players Bundesliga players Macedonian First Football League players Macedonian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Serbia and Montenegro Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Serbia and Montenegro Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Spain {{RMacedonia-footy-bio-stub