Nikola Ilievski
Macedonian football coach
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Nikola Ilievski (Macedonian: Никола Илиевски; born 16 December 1954) is a Macedonian football coach and former player.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nikola Ilievski | ||
| Date of birth | 16 December 1954 | ||
| Place of birth | Skopje, PR Macedonia, Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1971–1974 | Vardar | ||
| 1974–1975 | Rabotnički | ||
| 1975–1977 | Pobeda | ||
| 1977–1978 | Ohrid | ||
| 1978–1979 | Teteks | 12 | (0) |
| 1979–1980 | Vardar | ||
| 1980–1981 | Priština | 16 | (1) |
| 1981–1982 | Kastoria | 14 | (0) |
| 1982–1988 | Vardar | 17 | (1) |
| 1981–1982 | → Radnički Pirot (loan) | ||
| 1982–1988 | → Metalurg Skopje (loan) | ||
| Total | 59 | (2) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1989–1990 | Rabotnički | ||
| 1990–1991 | Kumanovo | ||
| 1991–1992 | Metalurg Skopje | ||
| 1992–1993 | Sasa | ||
| 1993–1994 | Macedonia (assistant) | ||
| 1993–1994 | Belasica | ||
| 1994–1995 | Ljuboten | ||
| 1995–1996 | Rudar Probištip | ||
| 1996–1997 | FK Skopje | ||
| 1999–2000 | Celje | ||
| 2000–2001 | Pobeda | ||
| 2001–2002 | Macedonia U21 | ||
| 2002–2003 | Macedonia | ||
| 2004 | Pobeda | ||
| 2005–2006 | Celje | ||
| 2008 | CSM Râmnicu Vâlcea | ||
| 2009 | Metalurg Skopje | ||
| 2010–2011 | Bylis | ||
| 2011 | Bangladesh | ||
| 2013 | Vardar | ||
| 2015–2017 | Persijap Jepara | ||
| 2018–2019 | Renova | ||
| 2019–2020 | Kadino | ||
| 2021 | Vardar | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
Born in Skopje, during his playing career he played with FK Ohrid,[1] FK Vardar, FK Rabotnichki, FK Priština and FK Radnički Pirot[2] in Yugoslavia and with Kastoria F.C. in Greece.[3]
Managerial career
After finishing the coaching degree in the Faculty of Physical Culture in the University of Belgrade[3] he started his coaching career. He was coach of the Macedonia national football team from 2002 to 2003.[4] He spent two spells as manager of FK Pobeda, leading them into the UEFA Cup in 2000 and to the 2003–04 Macedonian First League won championship.[5][6]
In January 2013 Ilievski was appointed as the new manager of FK Vardar after dismissal of Blagoja Milevski, although interested the club's rival FK Pelister,[7] but on 13 April, after a loss in Eternal derby against Pelister, was resigned due to underperforming in the league.[8]
In January 2015, he signed with Persijap Jepara.[9]
Honours
Player
- Macedonian Republic League: 1987
- Macedonian Republic Cup: 1972, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1980
Manager
Pobeda
Celje
- Slovenian Cup runner-up: 2005–06
Managerial statistics
| Team | From | To | P | W | D | L | GS | GA | %W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 15 June 2011 | 20 December 2011 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 28.57 |
| Bangladesh U20 | 15 June 2011 | 20 December | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 25.00 |
P – Total of played matches
W – Won matches
D – Drawn matches
L – Lost matches
GS – Goal scored
GA – Goals against
%W – Percentage of matches won