Ilija Najdoski | |
Birth Date: | 1964 3, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Kruševo, SR Macedonia, SFR Yugoslavia |
Height: | 1.83 m |
Position: | Centre-back |
Youthclubs1: | Pitu Guli |
Years1: | 1981–1982 |
Clubs1: | Pobeda[1] |
Caps1: | 17 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years3: | 1984–1988 |
Clubs3: | Vardar |
Caps3: | 101 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Years4: | 1988–1992 |
Clubs4: | Red Star Belgrade |
Caps4: | 114 |
Goals4: | 7 |
Years5: | 1992–1994 |
Clubs5: | Real Valladolid[2] [3] |
Caps5: | 54 |
Goals5: | 2 |
Years6: | 1994–1995 |
Clubs6: | Denizlispor[4] |
Caps6: | 28 |
Goals6: | 0 |
Years7: | 1995–1996 |
Clubs7: | CSKA Sofia |
Caps7: | 10 |
Goals7: | 0 |
Years8: | 1996–1997 |
Clubs8: | FC Sion |
Caps8: | 4 |
Goals8: | 0 |
Totalcaps: | 328 |
Totalgoals: | 9 |
Nationalyears1: | 1990–1992 |
Nationalteam1: | Yugoslavia |
Nationalcaps1: | 11 |
Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
Nationalyears2: | 1993–1996 |
Nationalteam2: | Macedonia |
Nationalcaps2: | 10 |
Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
Ilija Najdoski (Macedonian: Илија Најдоски; born 26 March 1964) is a Macedonian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back for Red Star Belgrade. He was part of the Red Star Belgrade team which won the 1990–91 European Cup.
Najdoski also played in Spain for Real Valladolid in Spain's La Liga and Denizlispor in Turkey's Süper Lig.
Najdoski represented both Yugoslavia and Republic of Macedonia in international matches. Even after Macedonian independence, he was included in the Yugoslav squad for Euro 1992,[5] but the nation would be suspended due to the Yugoslav Wars.
Najdoski later played in the first ever official match of Macedonia, played on 13 October 1993, against Slovenia.[6] His final international was a March 1996 friendly match against Malta.[7]
He is the father of Macedonian player Dino Najdoski.
Najdoski is an ethnic Aromanian.[8]