Igor Mitreski ( mk, Игор Митрески; born 19 February 1979) is a Macedonian former professional

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who played as a defender.

Club career

Mitreski was born in

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. In early 2005, he was recognized as a feature member to

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and later was near to sign for

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. On 6 November he was suspended from the first team from

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. On 9 January 2009, he was loaned out to the Belgian team

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. One year later, in January 2010, Bulgarian

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signed Mitreski to a two-year deal for a €300,000. Mitreski and CSKA Sofia mutually agreed to terminate Mitreski's contract as he was no longer in their plans and Mitreski no longer had the desire to play for CSKA Sofia. Mitreski signed a two-year deal with Neftchi Baku from Azerbaijan on 9 July 2010.

International career

Mitreski made his debut for the Macedonian national team in 2001 in a friendly game against the

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, and has earned 70 caps in which he scored one goal. His final international was an October 2011 European Championship qualification match against

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Career statistics

Honours

Spartak Moscow *

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* Russian Cup: 2003 Neftchi Baku *

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, 2011–12,

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