Andon Dončevski

Andon Dončevski

Personal information
Full name	Andon Dončevski
Date of birth	(1935-11-19) 19 November 1935
Place of birth	Kavadarci, Yugoslavia
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
?-1957	Vardar
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1957–1965	Vardar	335	(217)
Managerial career
1981–1982	Anorthosis Famagusta
1985–1988	Vardar
1991–1992	Espérance de Tunis
1993–1995	Republic of Macedonia
1998	Preston Lions
	Tikveš
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

He played with FK Vardar in the Yugoslav First League and Second League scoring a record 217 goals for Vardar. His popularity hit a peak when he was appointed to coach Vardar and under his instruction Vardar became a champion in old Yugoslavian league with players such as Darko Pančev, Ilija Najdoski, Čedomir Janevski, Dragan Kanatlarovski and Vujadin Stanojkovic, among others.

Dončevski took a new challenge to pass on his experience abroad to Anorthosis Famagusta, Espérance de Tunis, Preston Lions FC, the VPL, in Australia.

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

As coach:

• FK Vardar Skopje
  • Yugoslav First League: 1
    • Winner: 1986-87 (title later revoked due to fixing scandal)

Statistics

Manager

Team	Nat	From	To	Record
				G	W	D	L	Win %
Anorthosis Famagusta		1981	1982	26	8	6	12	30.77
Vardar		1985	1988	206	92	29	85	44.66
Espérance Sportive de Tunis		1991	1992	26	11	8	7	42.31
Macedonia		1993	1995	0	0	0	0	!—
Preston Lions		1998	1998	0	0	0	0	!—
Total				258	111	43	104	43.02

References

• Dončevski keeps optimistic (Interview at UEFA.com)