Antonio Filevski ( mk, Антонио Филевски; born 26 March 1966) is a Macedonian former professional

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er who played as a

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. At international level, he made ten appearances for the Macedonia national team.

Club career

Filevski was the main goalkeeper in

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 ...

during almost the entire 1990s. The only exceptions were when he went to Portugal, for six months, in 1993, to play in

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, and, when he went, another six months, to Belgium, in 1996, to play in KV Mechelen. Since 1998, he played mostly in Serbia, first in FK Železnik for two seasons, and afterward, already before retiring, for the 1997–98 FR Yugoslavia champions

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. In between he had a six months spell in

FK Belasica FK Belasica ( mk, ФК Беласица) is a football club based in the city of Strumica, North Macedonia. They are currently competing in the Macedonian Second League. History The club was founded on 22 April 1922 at the cafe of Tašo Todorov ...

from Strumica.

International career

Antonio had his first calls to play in the Macedonia national team while still playing in

, in the still early stages of the national team. He made his senior debut for the team in a May 1996

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against

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and has earned a total of ten caps. He was regular choice all until his retirement in 2001.Antonio Filevski
at EU-Football.info

Honours

*Vardar **

Macedonian First League The Macedonian First Football League ( mk, Прва македонска фудбалска лига, ''Prva Мakedonska Fudbalska Liga''), also called Macedonian First League, 1. MFL, and Prva Liga, is the highest professional football competiti ...

: 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95 **

Macedonian Cup The Cup of Macedonia ( mk, Куп на Македонија, ''Kup na Makedonija'') is the top knockout tournament and the second most important football competition in Macedonia after the Macedonian First League championship. The cup was establ ...

: 1992–93, 1994–95, 1997–98

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* * * 1966 births Living people Footballers from Skopje Men's association football goalkeepers Macedonian men's footballers North Macedonia men's international footballers FK Vardar players Rio Ave F.C. players K.V. Mechelen players FK Železnik players FK Belasica players FK Obilić players Yugoslav First League players Yugoslav Second League players Liga Portugal 2 players Macedonian First Football League players Belgian Pro League players First League of Serbia and Montenegro players Macedonian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Serbia and Montenegro Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Serbia and Montenegro {{RMacedonia-footy-bio-stub