Gjore Jovanovski Sports manager

Gjorgji "Gjore" Jovanovski is a Macedonian football manager and former player. As a player he played for FK Vardar and Red Star Belgrade in the Yugoslav First League and for Turkish club Samsunspor and Ankaragücü. He had previously coached FK Sloga Jugomagnat, FK Rabotnički Kometal winning two championship before moving to FK Milano Kumanovo and FK Metalurg Skopje. He was chosen three times for the award of the "best football coach in Macedonia" by Sport radio 90.3 fm having been one of the best coaches in Macedonia winning five league and two cup titles. He was also the head coach of the Macedonian national team from 2001 to 2002. On 17 August 2010, Jovanovski was announced as the manager of CSKA Sofia. On 21 October 2010, Jovanovski was fired from his position of head coach of CSKA Sofia, with a 0:2 home loss against Rapid Vienna in a UEFA Europa League match proving to be the last straw, following a string of weak performances. On 14 June 2011, Jovanovski accepted offer to take over as head coach from Bangladesh, which was looking to replace the departed Robert Rubčić. He signed a one-year contract. However, Bangladesh announced that it had dimissed him from coaching post because he is unwilling to travel to Pakistan for a World Cup qualifier on July 3, only nine days after the appointment. On 8 November 2011, Jovanovski was named as manager of FK Rabotnički but after only two months as the manager, the club board and he agreed to mutually terminate his contract on 28 December 2011.

Personal facts

Birth dateMarch 22, 1956
Birth place
Skopje , Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

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Football manager

club
Macedonia national football team
Samsunspor
PFC CSKA Sofia
FK Rabotnički
FK Milano Kumanovo
FK Vardar
FK Metalurg Skopje
FK Sloga Jugomagnat
position
Midfielder
teams
Yugoslavia national football team
MKE Ankaragücü
Samsunspor
Red Star Belgrade
FK Vardar