Veliče Šumulikoski (; born 24 April 1981) is a

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former

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midfielder. He is the third most capped player of all time of the

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. He is the director of football for Czech club

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Club career

On 29 January 2008, Šumulikoski signed for

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from Turkish club

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for a fee believed to be in the region of £650,000, potentially rising to over £1 million depending on appearances. Šumulikoski received his work permit on the following day but only received international clearance on 2 February 2008 after a delay by the Turkish FA. He made his debut later that day coming off the bench in Ipswich's 2–1 away win against

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. On 16 February 2008, he scored his first goal for Ipswich in his first home start for the club, his fourth appearance overall, in a 2–1 win over

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On 4 August 2009, he signed for

Preston North End Preston North End Football Club, commonly referred to as Preston, North End or PNE, is a professional association football club in Preston, Lancashire, England. They currently play in the EFL Championship, the second level of the English footbal ...

on a three-year deal for fee in the region of £400,000 by manager Alan Irvine. Šumulikoski only made 15 appearances for Preston, including nine starts, and failed to appear after Irvine was fired in December 2009 and replaced by

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. Preston agreed a settlement to release Šumulikoski from the remainder of his contract in May 2010. After his release, he briefly trained with newly promoted Championship side,

Leeds United Leeds United Football Club is a professional football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The team compete in the Premier League, the top tier of the English football league system. Leeds United have won the League Championship th ...

. Crystal Palace manager George Burley decided not to permanently sign Šumulikoski after he played in two trial matches. In August 2010, he signed for Russian side Sibir Novosibirsk. He was voted to become captain of Sibir by his teammates prior to the start of the 2011 season. In February 2012, Šumulikoski signed for Chinese club

Tianjin Teda F.C. Tianjin Jinmen Tiger Football Club (), previously Tianjin TEDA (), is a Chinese professional football club based in Tianjin, that competes in . Tianjin Jinmen Tiger plays its home matches at the TEDA Soccer Stadium, located within Binhai. The f ...

He made his official debut for Tianjin on 25 February, in a 2-1 CFA Super Cup defeat against

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. Tianjin Teda agreed a settlement to release Šumulikoski from the remainder of his contract in January 2013. Šumulikoski back in Czech Republic to sign for 1. FC Slovácko.

International career

He made his senior debut for

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in a July 2000

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against

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and has earned a total of 84 caps, scoring 1 goal. His final international was a June 2013 friendly against

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References

External links

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Profile at MacedonianFootball
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Šumulikoski, Velice 1981 births Living people Footballers from Struga Men's association football midfielders Macedonian men's footballers 21st-century Macedonian sportsmen North Macedonia men's under-21 international footballers North Macedonia men's international footballers NK Celje players 1. FC Slovácko players FC Zenit Saint Petersburg players Bursaspor footballers Ipswich Town F.C. players Preston North End F.C. players FC Sibir Novosibirsk players Tianjin Jinmen Tiger F.C. players Slovenian PrvaLiga players Czech First League players Russian Premier League players Süper Lig players English Football League players Russian First League players Chinese Super League players Macedonian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Slovenia Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia Expatriate men's footballers in the Czech Republic Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in England Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate men's footballers in China Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in China