Goce Sedloski (Macedonian: Гоце Седлоски; born 10 April 1974) is a Macedonian professional football manager who is current manager Macedonian First Football League club Rabotnički and former player.
 Sedloski pictured while a part of SV Mattersburg | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Goce Sedloski | ||
| Date of birth | 10 April 1974 | ||
| Place of birth |
Golemo Konjari, SR Macedonia, Yugoslavia (now North Macedonia) | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rabotnički (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1994 | Pobeda | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1996 | Pobeda | 1 | (0) |
| 1996–1998 | Hajduk Split | 60 | (7) |
| 1998 | Sheffield Wednesday | 4 | (0) |
| 1998–2004 | Dinamo Zagreb | 121 | (22) |
| 2004 | Vegalta Sendai | 21 | (3) |
| 2005 | Dinamo Zagreb | 17 | (2) |
| 2005–2006 | Diyarbakırspor | 27 | (3) |
| 2006–2011 | SV Mattersburg | 134 | (11) |
| Total | 368 | (43) | |
| International career | |||
| 1996–2010 | Macedonia | 100 | (8) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2010–2013 | SV Mattersburg (assistant) | ||
| 2011–2012 | Macedonia (assistant) | ||
| 2012 | Macedonia (caretaker) | ||
| 2013–2014 | Turnovo | ||
| 2014–2015 | Vardar (director of football) | ||
| 2015–2017 | Vardar | ||
| 2018 | Riga | ||
| 2018–2019 | Široki Brijeg | ||
| 2020 | Dinamo Zagreb II | ||
| 2021–2023 | Shkupi | ||
| 2023 | Vllaznia | ||
| 2023– | Rabotnički | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing as a central defender, he was the captain of the Macedonia national team, earning 100 caps for his country.
Club career edit
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Sedloski started his professional career at Pobeda Prilep in 1994 and played two seasons for the club before leaving it for Hajduk Split from Croatia. After a season and half, he moved to English club Sheffield Wednesday and returned to Croatia after two half-seasons by signing with Dinamo Zagreb in January 1999. He played for Dinamo until June 2004 and moved then to Japanese club Vegalta Sendai, where he spent one half-season before returning to Dinamo in January 2005.
In July 2005, he signed with Turkish club Diyarbakirspor and spent one season with the club before leaving it for SV Mattersburg, where he signed a two-year contract. After leaving Mattersburg after 5 years in 2011, he finished his playing career.
He had the biggest success while playing for Dinamo Zagreb, winning the Croatian First League 3 times, the Croatian Cup 3 times and the Croatian Super Cup 2 times.
International career edit
Sedloski made his debut for the Macedonia national team in a March 1996 friendly match against Malta, earning a total of 100 caps and scoring 8 goals from then until 2010.[1]
On 16 August 2006, Sedloski became the first player to score a goal in the Euro 2008 qualifying tournament, when Macedonia beat Estonia 1–0 in Tallinn. His final international was a May 2010 friendly against Azerbaijan.[2]
Managerial career edit
Early career edit
Sedloski was assistant and interim coach for the Macedonian national team and also assistant coach at Austrian Bundesliga club SV Mattersburg.
Turnovo edit
In 2013 he became the new manager of Macedonian club Turnovo.
In his only season with the club he guided them to the UEFA Europa League second qualifying round eliminating Lithuanian club Sūduva Marijampolė in the first qualifying round and after they were eliminated by Croatian club Hajduk Split in the second qualifying round.
He also guided the club to a 2nd-place finish in the Macedonian First League.
Vardar edit
Sedloski coached Macedonian club FK Vardar, joining the club in 2015 and resigning in August 2017. With Vardar he won two league titles and one supercup.[3][4]
Riga edit
Sedloski was the manager of Latvian club Riga from January to May 2018.[5] While at Riga, in 9 matches Sedloski won 4 matches, drew 1 and lost 4.
Široki Brijeg edit
Sedloski was named new the manager of Bosnian Premier League club Široki Brijeg on 31 August 2018 where he currently still is the manager.[6] His first league win as Široki Brijeg's manager came on 23 September 2018, a 2–0 home win against newly promoted FK Zvijezda 09.[7]
In the 2018–19 season, Sedloski led Široki Brijeg all the way to the 2018–19 Bosnian Cup final, where the club lost to FK Sarajevo in the two legged cup final 3–1 on aggregate (Sarajevo won 3–0 in Sarajevo and Široki Brijeg won 1–0 in Široki Brijeg).[8] In the league, Široki Brijeg qualified for the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League qualifying rounds by finishing on 3rd place.[9]
On 23 July 2019, after a 0–1 home league loss against NK Čelik Zenica the day before, and after 2 consecutive UEFA Europa League losses against Kazakhstan Premier League club FC Kairat in the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round, Sedloski decided to resign from the manager position of Široki Brijeg.[10]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hajduk Split | 1996–97 | Prva HNL | 29 | 1 | 29 | 1 | ||||||
| 1997–98 | 14 | 1 | 14 | 1 | ||||||||
| Croatia | 43 | 2 | 43 | 2 | ||||||||
| Sheffield Wednesday | 1997–98 | Premier League | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| Dinamo Zagreb[c] | 1998–99 | Prva HNL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| 1999–2000 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2000–01 | 28 | 4 | 28 | 4 | ||||||||
| 2001–02 | 25 | 3 | 25 | 3 | ||||||||
| 2002–03 | 30 | 3 | 30 | 3 | ||||||||
| 2003–04 | 30 | 11 | 30 | 11 | ||||||||
| Croatia | 126 | 25 | 126 | 25 | ||||||||
| Vegalta Sendai | 2004 | J2 League | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 3 | ||||
| Dinamo Zagreb | 2004–05 | Prva HNL | 12 | 1 | 12 | 1 | ||||||
| Diyarbakırspor | 2005–06 | Süper Lig | 27 | 3 | 27 | 3 | ||||||
| SV Mattersburg | 2006–07 | Bundesliga | 35 | 3 | 35 | 3 | ||||||
| 2007–08 | 35 | 4 | 35 | 4 | ||||||||
| 2008–09 | 34 | 1 | 34 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2009–10 | 29 | 1 | 29 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2010–11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Total | 134 | 9 | 134 | 9 | ||||||||
| Career total | 366 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 367 | 40 | ||||||
- ^ Includes Croatian Cup, FA Cup, Emperor's Cup, Turkish Cup, Austrian Cup
- ^ Includes Football League Cup, J.League Cup
- ^ "Croatia Zagreb" until 1999
International edit
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Macedonia | 1996 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 | |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 | |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2000 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2001 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2002 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 9 | 2 | |
| 2004 | 9 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2006 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 8 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 10 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 100 | 8 | |
- As of match played 29 May 2010. North Macedonia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Sedloski goal.[13]
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 November 2002 | Philip II Arena, Skopje, Macedonia | 40 |  Israel |
2–3 | 2–3 | Friendly |
| 2 | 9 February 2003 | Stadion Šubićevac, Šibenik, Croatia | 41 |  Croatia |
1–0 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 3 | 7 June 2003 | Philip II Arena, Skopje, Macedonia | 45 |  Liechtenstein |
1–1 | 3–1 | UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying |
| 4 | 11 June 2004 | A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia | 55 |  Estonia |
1–0 | 4–2 | Friendly |
| 5 | 16 August 2006 | A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia | 69 | Estonia |
1–0 | 1–0 | UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying |
| 6 | 24 March 2007 | Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia | 75 | Croatia |
1–0 | 1–2 | UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying |
| 7 | 17 October 2007 | Philip II Arena, Skopje, Macedonia | 79 |  Andorra |
2–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying |
| 8 | 14 November 2009 | Stadion Blagoj Istatov, Strumica, Croatia | 97 |  Canada |
1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
Managerial statistics edit
- As of 10 December 2023[14]
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Macedonia | 15 August 2012 | 15 August 2012 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Turnovo | 17 September 2013 | 15 July 2014 | 33 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 54.55 |
| Vardar | 27 July 2015 | 15 August 2017 | 75 | 52 | 14 | 9 | 69.33 |
| Riga | 27 January 2018 | 24 May 2018 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 44.44 |
| Široki Brijeg | 31 August 2018 | 22 July 2019 | 39 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 46.15 |
| Dinamo Zagreb II | 13 April 2020 | 14 October 2020 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 52.94 |
| Shkupi | 16 April 2021 | 21 March 2023 | 72 | 39 | 19 | 14 | 54.17 |
| Vllaznia | 4 April 2023 | 30 June 2023 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 27.27 |
| Rabotnički | 14 November 2023 | Present | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 25.00 |
| Total | 251 | 139 | 56 | 56 | 55.38 | ||
Honours edit
Player edit
Dinamo Zagreb
- Croatian First League: 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2002–03
- Croatian Cup: 2000–01, 2001–02, 2003–04
- Croatian Super Cup: 2002, 2003
Manager edit
Vardar
Široki Brijeg
- Bosnian Cup runner up: 2018–19
See also edit
References edit
- ^ RSSSF. "Macedonia - Record International Players".
- ^ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ Olivari, Davorin (17 August 2017). "GOCE SEDLOSKI POSLAO NAJLJEPŠU PORUKU NAVIJAČIMA DINAMA 'Ma Dinamo to prolazi bez problema! Kvalitetniji je, igra sve bolje...'". Sportske Novosti. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- ^ "Vardar Fenerbahçe maçı ne zaman saat kaçta hangi kanalda?". hurriyet.com.tr. 15 August 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- ^ ""Riga" FC vadīs Maķedonijas čempions Sedloskis". Riga FC. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- ^ A. Pašić (31 August 2018). "Sedloski i zvanično na Pecari, potpisao dvogodišnji ugovor" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ M. Šljivak (23 September 2018). "Široki jedva probio bunker Zvijezde 09" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
- ^ E.B. (15 May 2019). "FK Sarajevo osvojio Kup Bosne i Hercegovine" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
- ^ "2018/19 Premier League BiH stats". rezultati.com (in Bosnian). Retrieved 15 May 2019.
- ^ E. Čaušević (23 July 2019). "Goce Sedloski više nije trener NK Široki Brijeg" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
- ^ "Goce Sedloski". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
- ^ Goce Sedloski international appearances at rsssf.org
- ^ Goce Sedloski at Soccerway
- ^ "Goce Sedloski". Sofascore (in Croatian). Retrieved 10 December 2023.
External links edit
- Goce Sedloski at WorldFootball.net
- Profile at Macedonian Football (in English)
- Goce Sedloski at Soccerbase
- Goce Sedloski at Soccerway
- Goce Sedloski at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
