Andon Dončevski

Andon Dončevski (Macedonian: Андон Дончевски, born in 1939) 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,^[1] Espérance de Tunis,^[2] Preston Lions FC,^[3] 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	7001260000000000000♠26	7000800000000000000♠8	7000600000000000000♠6	7001120000000000000♠12	7001307700000000000♠30.77
Vardar		1985	1991	7002206000000000000♠206	7001920000000000000♠92	7001290000000000000♠29	7001850000000000000♠85	7001446600000099999♠44.66
Macedonia		1993	1995	5000000000000000000♠0	5000000000000000000♠0	5000000000000000000♠0	5000000000000000000♠0	!—
Preston Lions		1998	1998	5000000000000000000♠0	5000000000000000000♠0	5000000000000000000♠0	5000000000000000000♠0	!—
Total				7002232000000000000♠232	7002100000000000000♠100	7001350000000000000♠35	7001970000000000000♠97	7001431000000000000♠43.10

References

• Dončevski keeps optimistic (Interview at UEFA.com)