Boris Binkovski (or Binkowski; 25 November 1944 – 28 October 2021) was a Yugoslav

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er who had spells at clubs in Austria and Belgium.

Career

Born in Finow, East Germany,Boris Binkovski
at rafcmuseum.be Binkovski was raised in Slovenia and played with local clubs Triglav Kranj and Kladivar in the Yugoslav third level before joining

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in 1965.Asovi YU fudbala, page 75(V Spomin) Boris Binkovski, 1944-2021
In Memory) Boris Binkovski, 1944-2021(in Slovenian), Dragiša Modrinjak, Vecer.com, 2 November 2021 Maribor was back then playing in the

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and Binkovski was part of the generation that achieved promotion to the

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in 1967. He played with Maribor for almost a decade, with the exception of two half seasons when he was on loan at Mura in the Second League, in the second half of the 1971–72 season and the first half of 1972–73. He made 182 appearances and scored 30 goals in all competitions with Maribor. In 1973, Binkovski moved to neighbouring Austria where he played a season with

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and then a season and a half with

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in the

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. During the winter break of 1975–76 he joined Royal Antwerp and played with them in the second half of the

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. He stayed at Royal Antwerp at several functions within the club until 1992.

Personal life

His son Peter was also a footballer, gaining 16 caps for

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in the 1990s.

Death

Binkovski died in October 2021.

References

1944 births 2021 deaths Footballers from Brandenburg Men's association football wingers East German men's footballers Yugoslav men's footballers NK Triglav Kranj players NK Celje players NK Maribor players NK Mura players FC Wacker Innsbruck players LASK players Royal Antwerp F.C. players Yugoslav Second League players Yugoslav First League players Austrian Football Bundesliga players Belgian Pro League players Expatriate men's footballers in Austria Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Austria {{Slovenia-footy-bio-stub