Kiril Dojčinovski (Macedonian: Кирил Дојчиновски; 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
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References
External links Kiril Dojčinovski at National-Football-Teams.com Kiril Dojčinovski at Reprezentacija.rs (in Serbian) Career story at FFM (in Macedonian) laprensa.com
