Dragi Kanatlarovski

Dragi Kanatlarovski - Capar (Macedonian: Драги Канатларовски - Цапар, born 8 November 1960) is a Macedonian football manager and former player. He represented the Yugoslav national team and the Macedonian national team.

Dragi Kanatlarovski
Personal information
Full name Dragi Kanatlarovski-Capar
Драги Канатларовски-Цапар
Date of birth (1960-11-08) 8 November 1960
Place of birth Bitola, FPR Yugoslavia
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 FK Lovćen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1978–1985 Pelister 98 (10)
1985–1989 Vardar 88 (11)
1989–1990 Red Star Belgrade 29 (1)
1990–1992 Deportivo La Coruña 56 (1)
1992–1993 Pelister 12 (0)
1993–1994 Karşıyaka 13 (0)
1994–1995 Pobeda
National team
1990 Yugoslavia 1 (0)
1993–1995 Macedonia 9 (2)
Teams managed
1994–1996 Pobeda
1996 Belasica
1997 Vardar
1999–2000 Pobeda
1999–2001 Macedonia
2001–2002 Belasica
2002 FK Kumanovo
2003–2004 Pobeda
2003–2005 Macedonia
2005–2007 Vardar
2008 Lokomotiv Plovdiv
2009 Radnički Kragujevac
2011 Lokomotiv Plovdiv
2013–2014 Spartak Subotica
2014 FK Novi Pazar
2015 Velež Mostar
2016–2018 FK Lovćen
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Name issue

His original name is Dragi and not Dragan as he is often mistaken for. The confusion happens since in Macedonia Dragi stands as one the nicknames for those who are called Dragan, but not in this case.[1] Similar problem has the current goalkeeper of the Macedonian national team, Tome Pačovski who is mistaken for Tomislav.[2]

Player career

Born in Bitola,[3] FPR Yugoslavia, he played for his hometown club FK Pelister before moving to FK Vardar where he will play four seasons. In 1989, he moved to Red Star Belgrade. He played one season in Belgrade, but it was enough to win the double, the Yugoslav Championship and the Yugoslav Cup. After that season he moved to Spain where he was Segunda División runner-up in summer 1991 and helped Deportivo La Coruña to be promoted back to La Liga where he played in the 1991–92 season, having reached the Spanish Cup semi-finals.

International career

He earned his only cap for SFR Yugoslavia against Poland, in a friendly held on 28 March 1990. After the dissolution of Yugoslavia he represented Macedonia having played nine matches, scoring twice, between 1993 and 1995. He played in the first ever official match of Macedonia, played on 13 October 1993, against Slovenia.[4]

International goals
Scores and results list Macedonia's goal tally first.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreGoalsCompetition
1.13 October 1993Stanko Mlakar Stadium, Kranj, Slovenia Slovenia
4–1
51'
Friendly
2.1 June 1994Philip II Arena, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia Estonia
2–0
36'
Friendly

Coaching career

He has been the coach of the Republic of Macedonia twice. He first spell ended due to Republic of Macedonia not qualifying for World Cup 2002. He then became coach of FK Belasica[5] but sacked again in June 2002.[6] In September 2002, he was appointed by FK Kumanovo,[7] then FK Pobeda in December.[8] until June 2003 as coach of both national side and the club.[9] He became full-time national team coach in January 2004.[10]

His second spell ended because of poor results in World Cup 2006 qualifying matches, especially losing to Andorra. He was then replaced by Slobodan Santrač.[11]

He became FK Vardar coach in December 2005.[12]

In 2008, he became coach of Lokomotiv Plovdiv.[13]

References
  1. Dragi Kanatlarovski at MacedonianFootball.com (in English)
  2. Tome Pachovski at MacedonianFootball.com (in English)
  3. Dragan Kanatlarovski at Reprezentacija.rs (in Serbian)
  4. "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  5. "Belasica announce new coach". UEFA.com. 16 November 2001. Retrieved 21 October 2008.
  6. "Kanatlarovski sacked by Belasica". UEFA.com. 26 June 2002. Retrieved 21 October 2008.
  7. "Kumanovo get new coach". UEFA.com. 25 September 2002. Retrieved 21 October 2008.
  8. "Kanatlarovski back at Pobeda". UEFA.com. 21 December 2002. Retrieved 21 October 2008.
  9. "Kanatlarovski takes charge again". UEFA.com. 12 August 2003. Archived from the original on 13 September 2004. Retrieved 21 October 2008.
  10. "Ilievski back at Pobeda". UEFA.com. 6 January 2004. Retrieved 21 October 2008.
  11. "Kanatlarovski resigns for a second time". UEFA.com. 13 February 2005. Retrieved 21 October 2008.
  12. "Nowotny makes new year resolution". UEFA.com. 23 December 2005. Retrieved 21 October 2008.
  13. "Kanatlarovski to coach Loko Plovdiv". UEFA.com. 20 March 2008. Retrieved 21 October 2008.

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