Andon Dončevski
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andon Dončevski | ||
| Date of birth | 19 November 1935 | ||
| Place of birth | Kavadarci, Kingdom of Yugoslavia | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1952–1957 | Vardar | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1957–1965 | Vardar | 335 | (217) |
| International career | |||
| 1961 | Yugoslavia B | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1981–1982 | Anorthosis | ||
| 1986–1988 | Vardar | ||
| 1988–1989 | Preston Makedonia | ||
| 1991–1992 | Espérance | ||
| 1993–1995 | Macedonia | ||
| 1995–1996 | Tikvesh | ||
| 1998 | Preston Lions | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Andon Dončevski (Macedonian: Андон Дончевски; born 19 November 1935) is a former Yugoslav football coach and former player.
Club career
[edit]Born in Kavadarci,[1] Kingdom of Yugoslavia, he played with FK Vardar youth team in 1952.[1] He was incorporated into the first team of Vardar, becoming their main goal scorer[1] in the Yugoslav First League and Second League amassing a record 217 goals. Among the awards for his efficiency and scoring was an invitation from Red Star Belgrade to play on their team during their tour in South America.[1] He later coached Vardar from 1985 to 1988.[1] In the 1986–1987 season he won the title with Vardar but after legal proceedings the title was given to Partizan. Dončevski took a new challenge to pass on his experience abroad to Anorthosis Famagusta,[2]Espérance de Tunis,[3]Preston Makedonia/Preston Lions FC,[4][5] the Victorian Premier League team, in Australia.
International career
[edit]Dončevski played for Yugoslav national B team in a game against Poland played in Lodz on 4 June 1961.[1] Afterwards he was called for the main national team on several occasions, but failed to make a debut.[1]
Achievements
[edit]Vardar
- Yugoslav Cup: 1
- Winner: 1961
- Yugoslav Second League: 3
- Macedonian Republic Cup: 7
- Winner: 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970 and 1971
- Mitropa Cup:
- Semi-finalists (1): 1968
- Round of 16 (2): 1969, 1970
Statistics
[edit]Manager
[edit]| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||||
| Anorthosis Famagusta | 
|
1981 | 1982 | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 30.77 | |
| Vardar | 
|
1986 | 1988 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Preston Makedonia | 
|
1988 | 1989 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Espérance Sportive de Tunis | 
|
1991 | 1992 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 42.31 | |
| Macedonia | 
|
1993 | 1995 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 29.41 | |
| Tikvesh | 
|
1995 | 1996 | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 28.57 | |
| Preston Lions |
|
1998 | 1998 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Total | 303 | 124 | 56 | 123 | 40.92 | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g "50. godina fudbala vo Makedonija", page 66 (in Macedonian)
- ^ "Recherche". archives.lesoir.be. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- ^ "Recherche".
- ^ 1988 National Soccer League Results
- ^ 1998 Victorian Premier League – 1998 Season Results
- Dončevski keeps optimistic[permanent dead link] (Interview at UEFA.com)
External links
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