Vlado Bozinovski (born 30 March 1964) is an Australian retired footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.

Club career

Bozinovski immigrated to Australia in his teens, going on to play football in the country for South Melbourne FC and Footscray JUST. In 1989, aged 25, and following a very brief spell in Belgium, he moved to Portugal and joined S.C. Beira-Mar, appearing in 32 league games as the Aveiro club retained its top division status.

Vlado Bozinovski

Staying in the country, Bozinovski signed for giants Sporting Clube de Portugal but, after one single season, returned to his previous club and, in the following year, signed for Ipswich Town in the Premier League. He appeared in only one fourth of the games for the Blues, who only narrowly avoided relegation.

Vlado Bozinovski

In the 1993 summer, Bozinovski returned to Portugal, representing F.C. Paços de Ferreira and F.C. Felgueiras, playing two out of three seasons in the top flight. He signed for S.League club Tiong Bahru United in May 1999. He left for Turkey the same year where he competed in the 1996–97 Süper Lig with Ankaragücü. The 33-year-old then returned to Singapore, where he played for Tanjong Pagar United FC, Home United FC and Clementi Khalsa FC, the latter as a player-coach until he was relieved of his coaching duties in September 2001. He retired at the end of the 2001 season.

Vlado Bozinovski

Subsequently, Bozinovski became a players agent.

International career

Bozinovski gained six caps for Australia, scoring once in the process. His debut took place on 13 June 1988, in a 1–0 friendly win with the United States in Orlando, Florida.

Additionally, Bozinovski represented the nation at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, appearing twice as a substitute in an eventual quarterfinal exit.

References

External links

Club Brugge archives

1964 births

Living people

Yugoslav emigrants to Australia

Australian people of Macedonian descent

Australian men's soccer players

Men's association football midfielders

National Soccer League (Australia) players

Footscray JUST players

South Melbourne FC players

Belgian Pro League players

Club Brugge KV players

Primeira Liga players

S.C. Beira-Mar players

Sporting CP footballers

F.C. Paços de Ferreira players

F.C. Felgueiras players

Premier League players

Ipswich Town F.C. players

Süper Lig players

MKE Ankaragücü footballers

Australia men's international soccer players

Olympic soccer players for Australia

Footballers at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Australian expatriate men's soccer players

Australian expatriate sportspeople in England

Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium

Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal

Expatriate men's footballers in England

Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey

Expatriate men's footballers in Singapore

Australian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal

Singapore Premier League players

Singapore Premier League managers

Tanjong Pagar United FC players

Lion City Sailors FC players

Australian soccer managers

People from Ohrid

Soccer players from Melbourne