Kiril Dojčinovski

Kiril "Kiro" Dojčinovski (Macedonian: Kиpил Kиpo Дojчинoвcки; 17 October 1943 – 10 August 2022) was a Macedonian football player and manager who played as a defender.

Club career

Dojčinovski started playing in the youth team of FK Vardar in 1958. He successfully made his way into the senior squad, and after a few seasons he made a transfer to Red Star Belgrade. During his club career he played for Vardar Skopje, Crvena Zvezda, Troyes and Paris FC. With Red Star he won one Yugoslav championship and one cup.

International career

Dojčinovski had earned caps for the cadet, youth, Olympic and B Yugoslav national teams before debuting for the main senior national team.

He made his senior debut for Yugoslavia in an October 1968 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Spain and has earned a total of 6 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a May 1970 friendly match against West Germany.

Managerial career

Dojčinovski later became a manager and coached the El Salvador national football team on two occasions. He also coached several clubs from El Salvador, Greece and Macedonia.

Personal life

In 2009, both of his legs were amputated due to complications from gangrene.

He died on 10 August 2022 at the age of 78.

Honours

Player

Red Star Belgrade

Yugoslav First League: 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1972–73

Yugoslav Cup: 1967–68, 1969–70, 1970–71

Mitropa Cup: 1967–68

Iberico Trophy Badajoz: 1971

Trofeo Costa del Sol: 1973

Trofeo Naranja: 1973

UEFA Champions League: semi-finalist 1970–71; quarter-finalist 1973–74

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: quarter-finalist 1971–72

Coach

Luis Angel Firpo

Primera: 1991–92, 1992–93; runner-up: 1995–96

Notes

References

External links

Career story at FFM

laprensa.com

1943 births

2022 deaths

Footballers from Skopje

Men's association football defenders

Macedonian men's footballers

Yugoslav men's footballers

Yugoslavia men's international footballers

1974 FIFA World Cup players

FK Vardar players

Red Star Belgrade footballers

ES Troyes AC players

Paris FC players

Yugoslav First League players

Ligue 1 players

Macedonian expatriate men's footballers

Yugoslav expatriate men's footballers

Expatriate men's footballers in France

Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in France

Macedonian football managers

El Salvador national football team managers

Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in El Salvador

Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in El Salvador

FK Vardar managers

C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo managers

Iraklis F.C. (Thessaloniki) managers

FK Makedonija G.P. managers

FK Pelister managers

Municipal Limeño managers

FK Bregalnica Delčevo managers

Platense F.C. managers

FK Bregalnica Štip managers

Expatriate football managers in El Salvador

Expatriate football managers in Greece

Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Greece

Expatriate football managers in Honduras

Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Honduras