Riste Naumov ( mk, Ристе Наумов; born 14 April 1981) is a retired Macedonian

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Club career

Following his transfer from

AC Omonia Athletic Club Omonia Nicosia ( el, Αθλητικός Σύλλογος Oμόνοιας Λευκωσίας, ΑΣΟΛ; ''Athlitikos Sillogos Omonias Lefkosias'', ''ASOL''), commonly known as Omonia Nicosia, or simply Omonia ("Harmony"; also trans ...

in January 2008 to

Ethnikos Achnas Ethnikos Achna Football Club ( el, Αθλητικός Σύλλογος Εθνικός Άχνας), commonly known as Ethnikos Achna, or simply Ethnikos, is a Cypriot football club based in the village of Achna. Founded in 1968, the club current ...

, Naumov was a prolific goal-scorer, scoring 12 goals in 16 appearances and was therefore the leading scorer in the second round of the

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. At

FK Viktoria Žižkov FK Viktoria Žižkov is one of the oldest football clubs in the Czech Republic, from Žižkov (since 1922 part of Prague). It plays in the Bohemian Football League, the third tier of football in the country. The club won the Czechoslovak First ...

, who were at that time in the

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, he played regularly and was their top scorer in a season (2008–9) which saw them relegated. His move to

SK Slavia Prague Sportovní klub Slavia Praha – fotbal (Sports Club Slavia Prague – Football, ), commonly known as Slavia Praha or Slavia Prague, is a Czech professional football club in Prague. Founded in 1892, they are the second most successful club in th ...

came as a result. However at Slavia he only managed 14 appearances, several as substitute, in two seasons and was released at the end of the 2010–11 season. He retired at the end of the 2020/21 season at Bregalnica Štip after winning promotion with his boyhood club.

International career

He made his senior debut for Macedonia in a November 2005

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against

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and his second and final international was two days later against

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References

External links

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Profile at Macedonian Football
1981 births Living people Sportspeople from Štip Men's association football forwards Macedonian men's footballers North Macedonia men's youth international footballers North Macedonia men's under-21 international footballers North Macedonia men's international footballers FK Bregalnica Štip players FK Cementarnica 55 players FK Vardar players AC Omonia players Ethnikos Achna FC players FK Viktoria Žižkov players SK Slavia Prague players FC Spartak Trnava players Zwekapin United F.C. players Ayeyawady United F.C. players Macedonian First Football League players Cypriot First Division players Czech First League players Myanmar National League players Macedonian Second Football League players Macedonian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in the Czech Republic Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic Expatriate men's footballers in Slovakia Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia Expatriate men's footballers in Myanmar Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Myanmar Expatriate men's footballers in the Maldives Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in the Maldives Club Eagles players {{RMacedonia-footy-bio-stub