Blagoje Istatov
Blagoj Istatov (Macedonian: Благој Истатов; 5 April 1947 – 27 September 2018) was a Macedonian football goalkeeper and coach.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name |
Blagoj Istatov Благој Истатов | ||
| Date of birth | 5 April 1947 | ||
| Place of birth | Strumica, FPR Yugoslavia | ||
| Date of death | 27 September 2018 (aged 71) | ||
| Place of death | Strumica, Macedonia | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1965–1968 | Belasica | 42 | (0) |
| 1968–1973 | Pobeda Prilep | 31 | (0) |
| 1973–1976 | Partizan Belgrade | 44 | (0) |
| 1976–1978 | Utrecht | 62 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| Belasica | |||
| 1996–1999 | Macedonia (goalkeeper coach) | ||
| 1997 | Skopje | ||
| 2001–2003 | Vardar Skopje (assistant) | ||
| 2003–2004 | Kastoria (assistant) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Club career
During his career, he played for FK Belasica, FK Pobeda, Belgrade's FK Partizan, winning with them the 1975–76 Yugoslav First League, and with Dutch FC Utrecht. He made his Eredivisie debut for Utrecht in August 1976 against Feyenoord. He went on to play over 60 games in two seasons for them.[1]
His name was often misspelled as Blagoje (the Serbian language variant) or by the more traditional Macedonian language variant of Blagoja.
References
- Oud-speler Blagoje Istatov overleden - FC Utrecht (in Dutch)
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