Nikola Karčev

Nikola "Mitko" Karčev (Macedonian: Никола "Митко" Карчев, born 31 March 1981) is a Macedonian football coach and a former international defender. He is the manager of Borec.

Nikola Karčev

Personal information
Full name	Nikola "Mitko" Karčev Никола Карчев
Date of birth	(1981-03-31) 31 March 1981 (age 44)
Place of birth	Skopje, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position	Defender
Team information
Current team	Borec (manager)
Youth career
	Partizan
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2000–2001	Borec	12	(1)
2001–2003	Pelister	39	(1)
2003–2007	Rabotnički	112	(16)
2007	Elbasani	29	(4)
2008	Terek Grozny	1	(0)
2008–2010	Elbasani	13	(0)
2009–2010	→ Vardar (loan)	11	(1)
2010–2011	Shanghai East Asia	37	(0)
2011–2012	Metalac G.M.	6	(0)
2012–2013	Yangon United	7	(0)
2013	Teteks	3	(0)
International career
2002	Macedonia U21	4	(0)
2005–2010	Macedonia	3	(0)
Managerial career
2020	TuS Bövinghausen (assistant)
2021	Kadino
2022	Pakhtakor Tashkent (assistant)
2023–	Borec
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Karčev started his career on the youth team of FK Partizan in Serbia before moving back to Macedonia to play with FK Borec, FK Pelister and FK Rabotnički. He went to Albanian team KF Elbasani for the 2007–08 season and was elected the best player of the team.^{[citation needed]}

In 2010, Karčev moved to Shanghai East Asia, becoming an integral member of the team's backfield.

In the summer of 2011 he returned to Serbia, signing with SuperLiga side FK Metalac G.M.^[1]

International career

He made his debut for the Macedonian national team in 2005 in a tournament played in Iran, where he played in both matches played by the team. His third and final international was a December 2010 friendly match against China.^[2]