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{{Short description|Macedonian footballer (1943–2022)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Kiril Dojčinovski
| image = 
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1943|10|17}}
| birth_place = [[Skopje]], Occupied Macedonia{{Cref2|a}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2022|8|10|1943|10|17}}
| death_place = 
| position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
| youthyears1 = 1958–1963
| youthclubs1 = [[FK Vardar|Vardar]]
| years1 = 1963–1967
| clubs1 = [[FK Vardar|Vardar]]
| caps1 = 106
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 1967–1974
| clubs2 = [[Red Star Belgrade]]
| caps2 = 190
| goals2 = 3
| years3 = 1974–1975
| clubs3 = [[Troyes AC|Troyes]]
| caps3 = 25
| goals3 = 3
| years4 = 1975–1977
| clubs4 = [[Paris FC]]
| caps4 = 38
| goals4 = 0
| totalcaps = 359
| totalgoals = 6
| nationalyears1 = 1968–1970
| nationalteam1 = [[Yugoslavia national football team|Yugoslavia]]
| nationalcaps1 = 6
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| manageryears1 = 1989
| managerclubs1 = [[El Salvador national football team|El Salvador]]
| manageryears2 = 1990
| managerclubs2 = [[FK Vardar|Vardar]]
| manageryears3 = 1991–1993
| managerclubs3 = [[C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo|Luis Ángel Firpo]]
| manageryears4 = 1995–1996
| managerclubs4 = LA Firpo
| manageryears5 = 1998
| managerclubs5 = El Salvador
| manageryears6 = 1998
| managerclubs6 = [[Iraklis F.C.|Iraklis]]
| manageryears7 = 1999
| managerclubs7 = [[FK Makedonija Gjorče Petrov|Makedonija]]
| manageryears8 = 2000
| managerclubs8 = [[FK Pelister|Pelister]]
| manageryears9 = 2001
| managerclubs9 = [[C.D. Municipal Limeño|Municipal Limeño]]
| manageryears10 = 2003
| managerclubs10 = [[FK Bregalnica Delčevo|Bregalnica Delčevo]]
| manageryears11 = 2004
| managerclubs11 = [[Club Deportivo Platense|Platense]]
| manageryears12 = 2005–2006
| managerclubs12 = [[FK Bregalnica Štip|Bregalnica Štip]]
| manageryears13 = 2008
| managerclubs13 = Vardar
}}
'''Kiril Dojčinovski''' ({{langx|mk|Кирил Дојчиновски}}; 17 October 1943 – 10 August 2022)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mkd.mk/sport/fudbal/pochina-kiril-dojchinovski-legendata-na-makedonskiot-fudbal|title=Почина Кирил Дојчиновски, легендата на македонскиот фудбал|website=mkd.мк|lang=mk|access-date=12 August 2022|archive-date=26 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220926054350/http://www.mkd.mk/sport/fudbal/pochina-kiril-dojchinovski-legendata-na-makedonskiot-fudbal|url-status=dead}}</ref> was a Macedonian [[association football|football]] player and manager who played as a [[defender (association football)|defender]].

==Club career==
Dojčinovski started playing in the youth team of [[FK Vardar]] in 1958.<ref name="50godina">"50. godina fudbala vo Makedonija" page 62 {{in lang|mk}}</ref> He successfully made his way into the senior squad, and after a few seasons he made a transfer to [[Red Star Belgrade]].<ref name="50godina"/> During his club career he played for [[FK Vardar|Vardar Skopje]], [[Red Star Belgrade|Crvena Zvezda]], [[Troyes AC|Troyes]] and [[Paris FC]]. With Red Star, he won one [[Yugoslav First League|Yugoslav championship]] and one [[Yugoslav Cup|cup]].

==International career==
Dojčinovski had earned caps for the cadet, youth, Olympic, and B Yugoslav national teams before debuting for the main senior national team.<ref name="50godina"/>

He made his senior debut for [[Yugoslavia national football team|Yugoslavia]] in an October 1968 [[FIFA World Cup qualification]] match against [[Spain national football team|Spain]] and has earned a total of 6 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a May 1970 [[friendly match]] against [[West Germany national football team|West Germany]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=4864|title=Player Database|website=eu-football.info|access-date=2020-03-27}}</ref>

==Managerial career==
Dojčinovski later became a manager and coached the [[El Salvador national football team]] on two occasions. He also coached several clubs from El Salvador, Greece and Macedonia.

==Personal life==
In 2009, both of his legs were amputated due to complications from [[gangrene]].<ref name="Zvezda zauvek u srcu">{{cite web |url=https://sport.blic.rs/fudbal/domaci-fudbal/legende-marakane-dojcinovski-zvezda-zauvek-u-srcu/7tl0ylj |author=Blic |author-link=Blic |title="LEGENDE MARAKANE" Dojčinovski: Zvezda zauvek u srcu |access-date=2018-11-14 |date=2017-08-30 |language=sr}}</ref>

He died on 10 August 2022 at the age of 78.<ref>{{cite web|title=Preminuo legendarni fudbaler Zvezde Kiril Dojčinovski|url=https://www.rts.rs/page/sport/sr/story/36/fudbal/4916302/in-memoriam-kiril-dojcinovski.html|language=Serbian|publisher=[[Radio Television of Serbia|RTS]]|date=10 August 2022|accessdate=10 August 2022}}</ref>

==Honours==
===Player===
'''Red Star Belgrade'''
* [[Yugoslav First League]]: [[1967–68 Yugoslav First League|1967–68]], [[1968–69 Yugoslav First League|1968–69]], [[1969–70 Yugoslav First League|1969–70]], [[1972–73 Yugoslav First League|1972–73]]
* [[Yugoslav Cup]]: [[1967–68 Yugoslav First League|1967–68]], [[1969–70 Yugoslav First League|1969–70]], [[1970–71 Yugoslav First League|1970–71]]
* [[Mitropa Cup]]: [[1967–68 Mitropa Cup|1967–68]]
* Iberico Trophy Badajoz: 1971
* [[Trofeo Costa del Sol]]: 1973
* [[Orange Trophy|Trofeo Naranja]]: 1973
* [[UEFA Champions League]]: semi-finalist [[1970–71 European Cup|1970–71]]; quarter-finalist [[1973–74 European Cup|1973–74]]
* [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]]: quarter-finalist [[1971–72 European Cup Winners' Cup|1971–72]]

===Coach===
'''Luis Angel Firpo'''
* [[Salvadoran Primera División|Primera]]: 1991–92, 1992–93; runner-up: 1995–96

==Notes==
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{{Cnote2|a|At the time of his birth, Skopje was occupied by the [[Axis powers|Axis-allied]] [[Kingdom of Bulgaria]]. Prior to that, it was part of the [[Vardar Banovina]] in the [[Kingdom of Yugoslavia]].}}
{{Cnote2 end}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{NFT|21588}}
* {{Reprezentacija|dojcinovski-kiril}}
* [https://archive.today/20130221013340/http://ffm.com.mk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=739:2010-04-12-10-59-08&catid=88:2010-03-30-12-10-56&Itemid=451&lang=mk Career story] at [[Football Federation of Macedonia|FFM]] {{in lang|mk}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110429033800/http://archive.laprensa.com.sv/20071027/latribuna/900927.asp laprensa.com]

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