Place of birth SFR Yugoslavia 1985–1986 Vardar Skopje Position Defender 1981–1985 Pobeda Height 1.84 m | Years Team Role Football player Playing position Name Blagoja Kuleski | |
Date of birth (1962-10-04) 4 October 1962 (age 53) | ||
Blagoja Kuleski (Macedonian: Благоја Кулески, born 4 October 1962) is a Macedonian football manager and former player.
Career
Born in Prilep, SR Macedonia, back then still within Yugooslavia, Kuleski started playing in Yugoslav League for Macedonian clubs FK Pobeda, FK Vardar and FK Pelister, Serbian FK Radnički Niš, before moving to Australia, in 1992, where he played with Marconi Stallions, Melbourne Zebras, Bulleen Lions and Rockdale City Suns.
Blagoja, or Kuki, as he is better known in the football community, played the first game for Macedonia against Yugoslavia in Skopje in 1991, along the greats of Darko Pančev and Ilija Najdoski.
Blagoja was voted second best defender/ sweeper in 1990 in Yugoslav National League just 2 points behind Miodrag Belodedici of Red Star Belgrade who were crowned Super Cup Champions in the same year.
After retiring in Australia, he became a football coach managing Illawara Lions and Bonnyrigg White Eagles. He won the Championship two consecutive years with Bonnyrigg and promoted them back into the NSW Premier League in 2009.