Place of birth Bitola, SFR Yugoslavia Years Team Apps (Gls) Weight 87 kg Position Defender | Playing position Team Apps Height 1.9 m Salary 1 million EUR (2012) | |
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Date of birth (1979-04-28) 28 April 1979 (age 37) Number 4 (1. FSV Mainz 05 / Defender) Similar Elkin Soto, Zdeněk Pospěch, Kasper Hjulmand, Martin Schmidt, Jürgen Klopp | ||
Nikolče Noveski (Macedonian: Николче Новески; born 28 April 1979 in Bitola, SR Macedonia, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Macedonian footballer who plays as a defender (centre back) and was last under contract with German Bundesliga outfit 1. FSV Mainz 05.
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Club career
Noveski scored two goals for Mainz in 2005–06 season and is a first team player. During Mainz's 2005–06 UEFA Cup run he also played six times.
Noveski played a big part in Mainz's ninth-place finish during the 2009–10 season as he played in 33 out of a possible 34 games. He is also a captain of Mainz's squad.
Noveski scored six own goals in the Bundesliga by now what makes him the leading "own goal scorer" in the Bundesliga history, together with Manfred Kaltz
International career
Noveski is also a regular starter for the Macedonia national football team since the 2006 World Cup qualifying campaign and has made 64 caps for his country, scoring five times.