Andon Dončevski

Andon Dončevski (Macedonian: Андон Дончевски, born 19 November 1935) is a former Yugoslav football coach and former player.

Andon Dončevski

Personal information
Full name	Andon Dončevski
Date of birth	(1935-11-19) 19 November 1935 (age 87)
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
1985–1988	Vardar
1991–1992	Espérance
1993–1995	Macedonia
1995–1996	Tikvesh
1998	Preston Lions
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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 Lions FC,^[4] the VPL, in Australia.

International career

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

As player:

• FK Vardar Skopje
  • Yugoslav Cup: 1
    • Winner: 1961
  • Yugoslav Second League: 3
    • Winner: 1960, 1963 and 1971
  • 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

Manager

Team	Nat	From	To	Record
				G	W	D	L	Win %
Anorthosis Famagusta		1981	1982	26	8	6	12	030.77
Vardar		1985	1988	206	92	29	85	044.66
Espérance Sportive de Tunis		1991	1992	26	11	8	7	042.31
Macedonia		1993	1995	17	5	5	7	029.41
Tikvesh		1995	1996	28	8	8	12	028.57
Preston Lions		1998	1998	0	0	0	0	!—
Total				303	124	56	123	040.92

References

1. "50. godina fudbala vo Makedonija", page 66 (in Macedonian)
2. . archives.lesoir.be. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
3. "Recherche".
4. 1998 Victorian Premier League – 1998 Season Results

• Dončevski keeps optimistic^{[permanent dead link]} (Interview at UEFA.com)

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