Andon Dončevski (, born 19 November 1935) is a former
Yugoslav football
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coach and former player.
Club career
Born in
Kavadarci
Kavadarci ( mk, Кавадарци ) is a town in the Tikveš region of North Macedonia. In the heart of North Macedonia's wine country, it is home to the largest winery in Southeast Europe, named after the Tikveš plain. The town of Kavadarci i ...
,
["50. godina fudbala vo Makedonija", page 66 ] Kingdom of Yugoslavia
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, he played with
FK Vardar
FK Vardar Skopje ( mk, ФК Вардар Скопје), or simply Vardar, is a football club based in the capital city of Skopje, North Macedonia, North Macedonia. The club was founded in 1947 and currently competes in the Macedonian Second Foo ...
youth team in 1952.
He was incorporated into the first team of Vardar, becoming their main goal scorer
in the
Yugoslav First League
The Yugoslav First Federal Football League ( Serbian: Прва савезна лига у фудбалу / ''Prva savezna liga u fudbalu'', hr, Prva savezna liga u nogometu, sl, Prva zvezna nogometna liga, mk, Прва сојузна лига, ...
and
Second League amassing a record 217 goals. Among the awards for his efficiency and scoring was an invitation from
Red Star Belgrade
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to play on their team during their tour in South America.
He later coached Vardar from 1985 to 1988.
In the 1986–1987 season he won the title with
Vardar
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but after legal proceedings the title was given to Partizan. Dončevski took a new challenge to pass on his experience abroad to
Anorthosis Famagusta
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,
Espérance de Tunis :''See also Esperance (disambiguation)''
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,
Preston Lions FC
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,
1998 Victorian Premier League – 1998 Season Results
/ref> the VPL, in Australia.
International career
Dončevski played for Yugoslav national B team in a game against Poland played in Lodz on 4 June 1961. Afterwards he was called for the main national team on several occasions, but failed to make a debut.
Achievements
As player:
*FK Vardar Skopje
**Yugoslav Cup
The Yugoslav Cup ( hr, Pokal Jugoslavije; sr, Куп Југославије; sl, Pokal Jugoslavije, mk, Куп на Југославија), officially known between 1923 and 1940 as the King Alexander Cup ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, Kup kralja Aleksandra, ...
: 1
***Winner: 1961
Events January
* January 3
** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and consular relations with Cuba ( Cuba–United States relations are restored in 2015).
** Aero Flight 311 ...
**Yugoslav Second League
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: 3
***Winner: 1960
It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism.
Events
January
* Ja ...
, 1963
Events January
* January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cov ...
and 1971
** Macedonian Republic Cup: 7
***Winner: 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970 and 1971
**Mitropa Cup
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:
***Semi-finalists (1): 1968
The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide.
Events January–February
* January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia.
* Januar ...
***Round of 16 (2): 1969, 1970
Statistics
Manager
References
Dončevski keeps optimistic
(Interview at UEFA.com)
External links
1935 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Kavadarci
Association football forwards
Macedonian footballers
Yugoslav footballers
FK Vardar players
Yugoslav First League players
Macedonian football managers
Macedonian expatriate football managers
Yugoslav football managers
Yugoslav expatriate football managers
Anorthosis Famagusta F.C. managers
FK Vardar managers
Espérance Sportive de Tunis managers
North Macedonia national football team managers
GFK Tikvesh managers
Preston Lions FC managers
Expatriate football managers in Cyprus
Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
Expatriate football managers in Tunisia
Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Tunisia
Expatriate soccer managers in Australia
Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Australia
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