Dragi Kanatlarovski - Capar ( mk, Драги Канатларовски - Цапар; born 8 November 1960) is a
Macedonian football manager and former player. He represented the
Yugoslav national team and the
Macedonian national team.
Name issue
His original name is Dragi and not Dragan as he is often mistaken for. The confusion happens since in
North Macedonia
North Macedonia, ; sq, Maqedonia e Veriut, (Macedonia before February 2019), officially the Republic of North Macedonia,, is a country in Southeast Europe. It gained independence in 1991 as one of the successor states of Yugoslavia. It ...
Dragi is one of the nicknames for those who are called Dragan, but not in this case. Similar problem has the current goalkeeper of the
Macedonian national team,
Tome Pačovski
Tome Pachovski ( mk, Томе Пачовски; born 28 June 1982) is a Macedonian retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Club career
Pachovski started playing with FK Pelister between 1999 and 2003. He moved to Greek side Ionikos in ...
who is mistaken for Tomislav.
Player career
Born in
Bitola,
FPR Yugoslavia
The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, commonly referred to as SFR Yugoslavia or simply as Yugoslavia, was a country in Central and Southeast Europe. It emerged in 1945, following World War II, and lasted until 1992, with the breakup of Yu ...
, he played for his hometown club
FK Pelister before moving to
FK Vardar where he will play four seasons. In 1989, he moved to
Red Star Belgrade
Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club, ), commonly known as Red Star Belgrade in English-language media, is a Serbian professional football club based in Bel ...
. He played one season in Belgrade, but it was enough to win the double, the
Yugoslav Championship and the
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, ...
. After that season he moved to Spain where he was
Segunda División runner-up in summer 1991 and helped
Deportivo La Coruña
''Deportivo'' (Spanish, 'sporting') may refer to:
* Deportivo de La Coruña, commonly known as simply Deportivo, a Spanish football club
* Déportivo, a French rock band
* Deportivo (Mexicable)
Mexicable is a aerial lift line in Ecatepec de Mo ...
to be promoted back to
La Liga
The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Primera División, commonly known simply as Primera División in Spain, and as La Liga in English-speaking countries and officially as LaLiga Santander for sponsorship reasons, stylized as LaLiga, is the men' ...
where he played in the
1991–92 season, having reached the
Spanish Cup
The Campeonato de España–Copa de Su Majestad el Rey, commonly known as Copa del Rey or simply La Copa and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República (1932–36) and Copa del Generalísimo (1939–76), is an annual knockout footb ...
semi-finals.
International career
He earned his only cap for
SFR Yugoslavia against
Poland
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, in a friendly held on 28 March 1990. After the dissolution of
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Jugoslavija, Југославија ; sl, Jugoslavija ; mk, Југославија ;; rup, Iugoslavia; hu, Jugoszlávia; rue, label=Pannonian Rusyn, Югославия, translit=Juhoslavija ...
he represented
Macedonia having played nine matches, scoring twice, between 1993 and 1995. He played in the first ever official match of Macedonia, played on 13 October 1993, against Slovenia.
International goals
:''Scores and results list Macedonia's goal tally first.''
Coaching career
He has been the coach of the Republic of Macedonia twice. He first spell ended due to Republic of Macedonia not qualifying for World Cup 2002. He then became coach of
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 ...
but sacked again in June 2002. In September 2002, he was appointed by
FK Kumanovo, then
FK Pobeda
FK Pobeda ( mk, ФК Победа) is a football club based in the city of Prilep, North Macedonia.
History
The club was founded in 1941 as Goce Delčev and renamed in 1950 to FK Pobeda. FK Pobeda has been a winner of Macedonian First League for ...
in December. until June 2003 as coach of both national side and the club. He became full-time national team coach in January 2004.
His second spell ended because of poor results in World Cup 2006 qualifying matches, especially losing to
Andorra
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, image_coat = Coat of arms of Andorra.svg
, symbol_type = Coat of arms
, national_motto = la, Virtus Unita Fortior, label=none (Latin)"United virtue is stro ...
. He was then replaced by
Slobodan Santrač
Slobodan Santrač (, ; 1 July 1946 – 13 February 2016) was a Serbian football manager and player. He is the all-time top scorer of the Yugoslav First League with a total of 218 goals, as well as the top scorer in the history of OFK Beograd. A ...
.
He became
FK Vardar coach in December 2005.
In 2008, he became coach of
Lokomotiv Plovdiv
PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv ( bg, ПФК Локомотив Пловдив), commonly known as Loko Plovdiv, is a Bulgarian professional football club based in Plovdiv. Lokomotiv's home ground is the Lokomotiv Stadium which is situated in Lauta Park ...
.
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References
External links
Player profile on Yugoslavia / Serbia National Team pageDragi KanatlarovskiOfficial website
Dragi Kanatlarovskiat MacedonianFootball.com
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Dragi Kanatlarovskiat
FFM
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Dragi Kanatlarovskiat LFP
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1960 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Bitola
Association football midfielders
Yugoslav footballers
Yugoslavia international footballers
Macedonian footballers
North Macedonia international footballers
Dual internationalists (football)
FK Pelister players
FK Vardar players
Red Star Belgrade footballers
Deportivo de La Coruña players
Karşıyaka S.K. footballers
FK Pobeda players
Yugoslav Second League players
Yugoslav First League players
Segunda División players
La Liga players
Süper Lig players
Macedonian First Football League players
Yugoslav expatriate footballers
Macedonian expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Spain
Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Expatriate footballers in Turkey
Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
Macedonian football managers
Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina managers
FK Pobeda managers
FK Belasica managers
FK Vardar managers
North Macedonia national football team managers
FK Kumanovo managers
PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv managers
FK Radnički 1923 managers
FK Spartak Subotica managers
FK Novi Pazar managers
FK Velež Mostar managers
FK Lovćen managers
Macedonian expatriate football managers
Expatriate football managers in Bulgaria
Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria
Expatriate football managers in Serbia
Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Serbia
Expatriate football managers in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Expatriate football managers in Montenegro
Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Montenegro