Vasko Božinovski () (born 11 March 1975) is a retired

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from the

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who played most of his career as a

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for Makedonija Gjorče Petrov.

International career

He made his senior debut for

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in a January 2004

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away against

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and has earned a total of 16 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a March 2006 friendly match against

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in Skopje.

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Macedonian football
* 1975 births Living people Footballers from Skopje Men's association football defenders Macedonian men's footballers North Macedonia men's international footballers FK Makedonija G.P. players NK Osijek players NK Kamen Ingrad players FK Rabotnichki players FK Vardar players Macedonian First Football League players Croatian Football League players Macedonian Second Football League players Macedonian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Croatia Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Croatia {{RMacedonia-footy-bio-stub