Mitko Stojkovski

Mitko Stojkovski (Macedonian: Митко Стојковски; born 18 December 1972) is a Macedonian former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Mitko Stojkovski
Stojkovski with the 2001 Macedonian Cup following a 2–1 victory over Sloga Jugomagnat in the final.
Personal information
Full name Mitko Stojkovski
Date of birth (1972-12-18) 18 December 1972
Place of birth Bitola, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Left Back
Youth career
Pelister
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1991 Pelister 54 (1)
1991–1995 Red Star Belgrade 123 (2)
1995–1997 Real Oviedo 63 (1)
1998–2000 VfB Stuttgart 20 (0)
2000–2001 Pelister 34 (2)
National team
1994–2002 Macedonia 28 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Stojkovski started his career playing with his home town club FK Pelister, back then playing in the Yugoslav Second League. In 1991 his skills were noted and he moves to the 1991 European Champions Red Star Belgrade where he stayed 4 seasons and played over 120 games. In the legendary 100th eternal derby against their greatest rivals Partizan, he scored and was named the man of the match. In 1995, he signed with Spanish La Liga club Real Oviedo where he played 67 league matches in two seasons with the side. In 1998 VfB Stuttgart signed him and he was part of the team that reached the 1998 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final where they lost against Chelsea. After two and a half years in Germany, he returned to Pelister where he retired in 2001 by winning the Macedonian Cup that year.[1]

After retiring, for a period he was a sports director at FK Pelister.

International career

Stojkovski made his debut for the Macedonia national team in a March 1994 friendly match against Slovenia, he has earned 28 caps, scoring 5 goals in total.[2] His final international was a November 2002 friendly against Israel.[3]

Honours

Red Star

Stuttgart

Pelister

References
  1. Mitko Stojkovski at FFM
  2. RSSSF. "Republic of Macedonia - Record International Players".
  3. "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 7 May 2020.


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