Kiril "Kiro" Dojčinovski ( Macedonian: Kиpил Kиpo Дojчинoвcки; 17 October 1943 – 10 August 2022) was a Macedonian

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player and manager who played as a defender.

Club career

Dojčinovski started playing in the youth team of

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 ...

in 1958."50. godina fudbala vo Makedonija" page 62 He successfully made his way into the senior squad, and after a few seasons he made a transfer 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 ...

. During his club career he played for

Vardar Skopje FK Vardar Skopje ( mk, ФК Вардар Скопје), or simply Vardar, is a football club based in the capital city of Skopje, North Macedonia. The club was founded in 1947 and currently competes in the Macedonian Second Football League. The ...

Crvena Zvezda 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 B ...

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and

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. With Red Star he won one Yugoslav championship and one

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International career

Dojčinovski had earned caps for the cadet, youth, Olympic and B Yugoslav national teams before debuting for the main senior national team. He made his senior debut for

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in an October 1968

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match against

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and has earned a total of 6 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a May 1970

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against

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Managerial career

Dojčinovski later became a manager and coached the

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on two occasions. He also coached several clubs from El Salvador, Greece and Macedonia.

Personal life

In 2009, both of his legs were amputated due to complications from

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. He died on 10 August 2022 at the age of 78.

Honours

Player

Red Star Belgrade *

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, ...

: 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1972–73 *

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, ...

: 1967–68, 1969–70, 1970–71 *

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: 1967–68 * Iberico Trophy Badajoz: 1971 * Trofeo Costa del Sol: 1973 * Trofeo Naranja: 1973 *

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: semi-finalist 1970–71; quarter-finalist 1973–74 *

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: quarter-finalist 1971–72

Coach

Luis Angel Firpo * Primera: 1991–92, 1992–93; runner-up: 1995–96

Notes

References

External links

* *
Career story
at FFM
laprensa.com
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