Vanče Šikov (; born 19 July 1985) is a former Macedonian
footballer
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.
Club career
Born in
Kavadarci
Kavadarci ( ) is a town in the Tikveš region of North Macedonia. In the heart of North Macedonia's wine country, it is home to the largest winery in Southeast Europe, named after the Tikveš plain. The town of Kavadarci is the seat of Kavadarc ...
,
Macedonia
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* North Macedonia, a country in southeastern Europe, known until 2019 as the Republic of Macedonia
* Macedonia (ancient kingdom), a kingdom in Greek antiquity
* Macedonia (Greece), a former administr ...
, Shikov started his football career at
FK Tikvesh.
In 2002, he went to play for Greek side
Skoda Xanthi
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Founded in 1967, Xanthi is well set up in terms of their financial support and youth set ...
where he has played 55 games and scored two goals. In 2006, he was bought by
Olympiacos
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but was loaned out to
Kerkyra F.C.
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History
It was formed in 1967 as "Kerkyraikos F.C." following a merge of three Corfu clubs ("Ari ...
for five months where he played 13 games scoring two goals, against
Egaleo F.C.
Egaleo Football Club () is a Greek professional football club based in Aigaleo, a suburban town in the Athens urban area, Greece. Founded in 1946, it uses all documents of previous club (Ierapolis F.C., founded in 1931). The team currently comp ...
on 4 February 2007 and against
Ergotelis F.C.
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on 29 April 2007. At the end of the loan deal between Olympiacos and Kerkyra, on 13 May, he was officially signed as a player of Olympiacos in Athens.
After spending three years in Cyprus with Ethnikos Achna, Šikov signed a three-year deal with Ukrainian club Volyn Lutsk in the summer of 2011.
Neftchi Baku
On 20 June 2016, Santin signed with
Neftchi Baku, before having his contract terminated by mutual consent on 16 December 2016.
International career
He made his senior debut for
Macedonia
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* Macedonia (ancient kingdom), a kingdom in Greek antiquity
* Macedonia (Greece), a former administr ...
in a November 2005
friendly match
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against
Iran
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and has earned a total of 58 caps, scoring 4 goals. His final international was a June 2017
FIFA World Cup qualification
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Qualifying tournaments ar ...
match against
Spain
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.
Career statistics
International
International goals
References
External links
*
Profile at Macedonian Football*
*
1985 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Kavadarci
Men's association football central defenders
Macedonian men's footballers
21st-century Macedonian sportsmen
North Macedonia men's under-21 international footballers
North Macedonia men's international footballers
GFK Tikvesh players
Xanthi F.C. players
FK Pobeda players
Olympiacos F.C. players
A.O. Kerkyra players
Apollon Kalamarias F.C. players
Ethnikos Achna FC players
FC Volyn Lutsk players
FK Austria Wien players
Neftçi PFK players
FK Rabotnichki players
FC Tobol players
FC AP Brera Strumica players
Macedonian First Football League players
Super League Greece players
Cypriot First Division players
Ukrainian Premier League players
Austrian Football Bundesliga players
Azerbaijan Premier League players
Kazakhstan Premier League players
Macedonian expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Greece
Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus
Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine
Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine
Expatriate men's footballers in Austria
Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Austria
Expatriate men's footballers in Azerbaijan
Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan
Expatriate men's footballers in Kazakhstan
Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan
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