Boris Binkovski (or Binkowski; 25 November 1944 – 28 October 2021) was a Yugoslav footballer who had spells at clubs in Austria and Belgium.

Career

Born in Finow, East Germany, Binkovski was raised in Slovenia and played with local clubs Triglav Kranj and Kladivar in the Yugoslav third level before joining Maribor in 1965. Maribor was back then playing in the Yugoslav Second League and Binkovski was part of the generation that achieved promotion to the Yugoslav First League in 1967. He played with Maribor for almost a decade, with the exception of two half seasons when he was on loan at Mura in the Second League, in the second half of the 1971–72 season and the first half of 1972–73. He made 182 appearances and scored 30 goals in all competitions with Maribor.

Boris Binkovski

In 1973, Binkovski moved to neighbouring Austria where he played a season with FC Wacker Innsbruck and then a season and a half with LASK Linz in the Austrian Bundesliga. During the winter break of 1975–76 he joined Royal Antwerp and played with them in the second half of the 1975–76 Belgian First Division. He stayed at Royal Antwerp at several functions within the club until 1992.

Boris Binkovski

His son Peter was also a footballer, gaining 16 caps for Slovenia in the 1990s. Binkovski died in October 2021.

Boris Binkovski

References

1944 births

2021 deaths

Footballers from Brandenburg

East German men's footballers

Yugoslav men's footballers

Men's association football wingers

NK Triglav Kranj players

NK Celje players

NK Maribor players

NK Mura players

FC Wacker Innsbruck players

LASK players

Royal Antwerp F.C. players

Yugoslav Second League players

Yugoslav First League players

Austrian Football Bundesliga players

Belgian Pro League players

Expatriate men's footballers in Austria

Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium

Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Belgium

Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Austria