Nikola Ilievski

Nikola Ilievski (Macedonian: Никола Илиевски; born 16 December 1954) is a Macedonian football coach and former player.

Nikola Ilievski

Personal information
Full name	Nikola Ilievski
Date of birth	(1954-12-16) 16 December 1954 (age 70)
Place of birth	Skopje, PR Macedonia, FPR Yugoslavia
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1964–1974	Vardar
1974–1975	Rabotnički
1975–1977	Pobeda
1977–1978	Ohrid
1978–1979	Teteks	2	(0)
1979–1980	Vardar
1980–1981	Priština	16	(1)
1981–1982	Kastoria
1982–1988	Vardar
1981–1982	Radnički Pirot
1982–1988	Metalurg Skopje
Total		18	(1)
Managerial career
1989–1990	Rabotnički
1990–1991	Kumanovo
1991–1992	Metalurg Skopje
1992–1993	Sasa
1993–1994	Macedonia (assistant)
1993–1994	Belasica
1994–1995	Ljuboten
1995–1996	Rudar Probištip
1996–1997	FK Skopje
1999–2000	Celje
2000–2001	Pobeda
2001–2002	Macedonia U21
2002–2003	Macedonia
2003–2004	Pobeda
2005–2006	Celje
2008	CSM Râmnicu Vâlcea
2009	Metalurg Skopje
2010–2011	Bylis
2011	Bangladesh
2013	Vardar
2015–2017	Persijap Jepara
2018–2019	Renova
2019–2020	Kadino
2021	Vardar
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Born in Skopje, during his playing career he played with FK Ohrid,^[1] FK Vardar, FK Rabotnichki, FK Priština and FK Radnički Pirot^[2] in Yugoslavia and with Kastoria F.C. in Greece.^[3]

Managerial career

After finishing the coaching degree in the Faculty of Physical Culture in the University of Belgrade^[3] he started his coaching career. He was coach of the FYR Macedonia national football team from 2002 to 2003.^[4] He spent two spells as manager of FK Pobeda, leading them into the UEFA Cup in 2000 and to the 2003–04 Macedonian First League won championship.^[5][6]

In January 2013 Ilievski was appointed as the new manager of FK Vardar after dismissal of Blagoja Milevski, although interested the club's rival FK Pelister,^[7] but on 13 April, after a loss in Eternal derby against Pelister, was resigned due to underperforming in the league.^[8]

In January 2015, he signed with Persijap Jepara.^[9]

Honours

Pobeda

• Macedonian First League: 2003–04
• Macedonian Cup: 2001–02

Celje

• Slovenian Cup runner-up: 2005–06

Managerial statistics

Team	From	To	P	W	D	L	GS	GA	%W
Bangladesh	15 June 2011	20 December 2011	7	2	2	3	6	8	028.57
Bangladesh U20	15 June 2011	20 December	4	1	0	3	3	11	025.00

P – Total of played matches W – Won matches D – Drawn matches L – Lost matches GS – Goal scored GA – Goals against
%W – Percentage of matches won