Vujadin Stanojković (

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: Вујадин Станојковиќ; born 10 September 1963) is a Yugoslav and

former professional

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and current manager.

Club career

Born in Kumanovo, Stanojković made his Yugoslav First League debuts with Vardar in the 1985–86 season. He won the Yugoslav Championship in

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with them, before the title was given to FK Partizan after their 6 points deduction was reversed. He spent three more years at the club, before transferring to

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in the summer of 1989. He appeared in more than 100 official games over the next four seasons, winning

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national championship and

national cup. In 1993, Stanojković moved abroad to Sweden and signed with

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, staying there for three years. He also spent two seasons at Trelleborgs FF, before retiring from the game in 1998.

International career

Between 1988 and 1992, Stanojković was capped 21 times for Yugoslavia, scoring once. He took part at the

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, appearing in two games, as the team were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Argentina after penalties. Even after Macedonian independence, he was included in the Yugoslav squad for

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, but the nation would be suspended due to the Yugoslav Wars. Following the

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, Stanojković represented his native

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, collecting seven caps from 1994 to 1995. His final international was a June 1995

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match against Belgium.

Managerial career

From 2004 to 2005, Stanojković was manager of Vardar. He subsequently served as an assistant to

manager

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between 2006 and 2009.

Honours

;Partizan * First League of FR Yugoslavia:

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* Yugoslav Cup: 1991–92 *

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: 1989–90

References

External links

Profile at MacedonianFootball.com
* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Stanojkovic, Vujadin 1963 births Living people Sportspeople from Kumanovo Macedonian people of Serbian descent Men's association football fullbacks Yugoslav footballers Yugoslavia men's international footballers Footballers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Yugoslavia 1990 FIFA World Cup players Macedonian footballers North Macedonia men's international footballers Dual men's international footballers FK Vardar players FK Partizan players Degerfors IF players Trelleborgs FF players Yugoslav First League players First League of Serbia and Montenegro players Allsvenskan players Macedonian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Sweden Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Macedonian football managers FK Makedonija G.P. managers FK Vardar managers North Macedonia national under-21 football team managers