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Aleksandar Vasoski
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Vasoski playing for Macedonia in 2007
Personal information
Date of birth (1979-11-21) 21 November 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth Skopje, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Sileks (manager)
Youth career
1989–1994 Metalurg Skopje
1994–1998 Skopje
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999 Vardar 5 (0)
2000–2001 Cementarnica 41 (0)
2001–2004 Vardar 91 (6)
2005–2011 Eintracht Frankfurt 98 (3)
Total 235 (9)
International career
2000–2008 Macedonia 34 (2)
Managerial career
2018–2020 Vardar
2020–2022 Akademija Pandev
2022 Sarajevo
2022–2023 Akademija Pandev
2023 Vardar
2023– Sileks
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Aleksandar Vasoski (Macedonian: Александар Васоски), born on November 21, 1979, is a football manager and a former player from North Macedonia. He is currently the manager for the Macedonian First Football League club Sileks. As a player, he was known for playing as a centre-back.

Playing Career Highlights

Aleksandar Vasoski started his football journey in his hometown of Skopje. He played for several local clubs, including Vardar and Cementarnica.

Time with Eintracht Frankfurt

From 2005 to 2011, Vasoski played for Eintracht Frankfurt, a well-known club in the Bundesliga (Germany's top football league). He played 98 games for them and scored 3 goals. After leaving Frankfurt, he decided to stop playing football because of many knee injuries.

Playing for His Country

Vasoski also played for the Macedonia national team. He made his first appearance in July 2000 in a friendly game against Azerbaijan. He played a total of 34 games for his country and scored 2 goals. His last international game was in November 2008 against Montenegro.

Becoming a Football Manager

After retiring as a player, Aleksandar Vasoski began a new career as a football manager. He first worked with youth teams.

Early Managerial Roles

Vasoski started as a youth team manager and coordinator for clubs like Metalurg Skopje and Vardar. On July 16, 2018, he became the main manager of Vardar. He led the club to win the Macedonian First League title in the 2019–20 season. He left Vardar in December 2020. After that, he managed Akademija Pandev from 2020 to 2022.

Managing FK Sarajevo

On January 8, 2022, the Bosnian Premier League club Sarajevo announced Vasoski as their new manager. He signed a six-month contract. His first game as Sarajevo's manager was a 2–0 win against Leotar on February 26, 2022.

However, he lost his first "Sarajevo derby" game against Željezničar on March 5, 2022. On April 10, 2022, his team had a big 6–0 win against Rudar Prijedor. After some difficult results, he resigned as manager on May 10, 2022.

Recent Managerial Positions

After leaving Sarajevo, Vasoski returned to manage Akademija Pandev from September 2022 to May 2023. He then had another period as manager of Vardar from August to December 2023. Currently, he is the manager of Sileks.

Awards and Achievements

Aleksandar Vasoski has won several awards and titles both as a player and as a manager.

Player Achievements

  • Vardar
    • Macedonian First League: 2001–02, 2002–03
  • Eintracht Frankfurt
  • Individual
    • Macedonian Footballer of the Year: 2004

Manager Achievements

  • Vardar
    • Macedonian First League: 2019–20

See also

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