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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ivan Tričkovski | ||
| Date of birth | 18 April 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Skopje, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker / Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | APOEL | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FK Vardar | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2004-2006 | FK Vardar | 32 | (6) |
| 2006-2007 | FK Rabotnički | 26 | (14) |
| 2007–2010 | Red Star Belgrade | 25 | (3) |
| 2009–2010 | → Enosis Neon Paralimni (loan) | 29 | (8) |
| 2010– | APOEL | 36 | (15) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2003-2004 | Macedonia U-17 | ||
| 2006 | Macedonia U-19 | ||
| 2007-2008 | Macedonia U-21 | ||
| 2010- | Macedonia | 16 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 December 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Ivan Tričkovski (Macedonian Cyrillic: Иван Тричковски) (born 18 April 1987 in Skopje[1]) is a Macedonian footballer who plays for APOEL in the Cypriot First Division.
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He joined Red Star Belgrade in January 2008 for a fee around €0.8 million from football club FK Rabotnički,.[2] He actually faced his future team (APOEL) in the 2008–09 UEFA Cup while playing for Red Star, and ended up on the losing side in a dramatic 3-3 draw in Belgrade which saw APOEL progress on away goals with a late equalizer in the 116th minute.[3]
He spent the 2009-2010 season on loan at Enosis Neon Paralimni where he scored 8 goals in 29 appearances and caught the eye of a successful club in Cyprus, APOEL, who agreed in principle to a 3 year deal with Trickovski in May 2010. It is believed that the transfer fee which was paid to Red Star Belgrade was in the region of €300,000.[4] On December 2010, the Belgian club Lokeren made an official offer of €1,200,000 for Trickovski but APOEL rejected it.[5] Tričkovski became a champion in his first season in APOEL, by helping the club to win the 2010–11 Cypriot First Division. He patricipated in the UEFA Champions League group stages with APOEL for the first time in his career and he scored his first goal in the group stages against Shakhtar Donetsk in Donbass Arena on 28 September 2011, by opening the score on 61st minute, in a match which ended with 1-1 draw.
Tričkovski was an established member of the Macedonia national under-21 football team.[6]
Tričkovski was called up in February 2008 for the senior squad to face Serbia in a friendly.[7] but he was forced to withdraw due to injury. Trickovski scored in his debut with the national team on 29 May 2010 against Azerbaijan with a beautiful volley, as Macedonia went on to win 3-1. Trickovski scored his second goal for Macedonia on 11 August 2010 against Malta.
Tričkovski also played for the U19 side. He scored a goal against Azerbaijan on 28 September 2004, a U-19 Euro Championship qualifying match.,[8] Armenia on 30 September 2004.,[9] France on 2 October 2004.[10] He also played for his country in the 2006 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship qualifiers.
For the U17, he scored against Italy on 21 September 2003, a 2004 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship qualifier,[11] and Luxembourg on 25 September 2003.[12]
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 29 May 2010 | Villach | Azerbaijan | 3–1 | Win | Friendly |
| 2 | 11 August 2010 | Ta'Qali | Malta | 1–1 | Draw | Friendly |
| 3 | 26 March 2011 | Dublin | Republic of Ireland | 2–1 | Loss | Euro 2012 Q |
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