Blagoj Istatov (Macedonian: Благој Истатов; 5 April 1947 – 27 September 2018) was a Macedonian football coach and player who played as a goalkeeper.
 Istatov in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 April 1947 | ||
| Place of birth | Strumica, PR Macedonia, FPR Yugoslavia | ||
| Date of death | 27 September 2018 (aged 71) | ||
| Place of death | Strumica, Macedonia | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1965–1968 | Belasica | 42 | (0) |
| 1968–1973 | Pobeda | 31 | (0) |
| 1973–1976 | Partizan | 44 | (0) |
| 1976–1978 | Utrecht | 62 | (0) |
| Total | 179 | (0) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| Belasica | |||
| 1996–1999 | Macedonia (goalkeeping coach) | ||
| 1997 | Skopje | ||
| 2001–2003 | Vardar (assistant) | ||
| 2003–2004 | Kastoria (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editDuring his career, Istatov played for FK Belasica, FK Pobeda, FK Partizan, winning with them the 1975–76 Yugoslav First League, and with Dutch club FC Utrecht. He made his Eredivisie debut for Utrecht in August 1976 against Feyenoord. He went on to play over 60 games in two seasons for them.[1]
His name was often misspelled as Blagoje (the Serbian language variant) or by the more traditional Macedonian language variant of Blagoja.
The stadium in Strumica was posthumously renamed after him in 2019.
References
edit- ^ Oud-speler Blagoje Istatov overleden – FC Utrecht (in Dutch)
External links
edit- Duch League stats at ElfVoetbal
- Stats from Partizan at Partizan official website
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