Blagoja_Kuleski
Blagoja Kuleski
Mcedonian footballer
Blagoja Kuleski (Macedonian: Благоја Кулески; born 4 October 1962) is a Macedonian football manager and former player.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Blagoja Kuleski | ||
| Date of birth | (1962-10-04) 4 October 1962 (age 61) | ||
| Place of birth | Prilep, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1981–1985 | Pobeda | 80 | (15) |
| 1985–1986 | Vardar | 8 | (0) |
| 1987–1989 | Pelister | 40 | (11) |
| 1989–1992 | Radnički Niš | 53 | (18) |
| 1992–1994 | Marconi Stallions | 52 | (3) |
| 1994–1996 | Melbourne Zebras | 19 | (0) |
| 1997 | Bulleen Lions | ||
| 2000 | Rockdale City Suns | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2002 | Illawarra Lions | ||
| 2006–2009 | Bonnyrigg White Eagles | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club
Born in Prilep,[1] SR Macedonia, back then still within Yugoslavia, Kuleski started playing in Yugoslav League for Macedonian clubs FK Pobeda, FK Vardar and FK Pelister, Serbian FK Radnički Niš, before moving to Australia, in 1992, where he played with Marconi Stallions, Melbourne Zebras, Bulleen Lions and Rockdale City Suns.
Blagoja was voted second best defender/ sweeper in 1990 in Yugoslav National League just 2 points behind Miodrag Belodedici of Red Star Belgrade who were crowned Super Cup Champions in the same year.[citation needed]
International
Blagoja, or Kuki, as he is better known in the football community, played the first game for Macedonia against Yugoslavia in Skopje in 1991, along the greats of Darko Pančev and Ilija Najdoski.[citation needed]
After retiring in Australia, he became a football coach managing Illawarra Lions and Bonnyrigg White Eagles. He won the Championship two consecutive years with Bonnyrigg and promoted them back into the NSW Premier League in 2009.[citation needed]
- "Asov Yu-Fudbala", page 39 (in Serbian)
- Career[permanent dead link] in OzFootball
- Blagoja Kuleski at WorldFootball.net
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