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Nikolče Noveski Personal information Date of birth 28 April 1979 Place of birth Bitola, SFR Yugoslavia Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] Playing position Defender[1] Club information Current club 1. FSV Mainz 05[1] Number 4 Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1997–1998 FK Pelister 12 (1) 1998–1999 Hansa Rostock 1 (0) 2001–2004 Erzgebirge Aue 92 (10) 2004– 1. FSV Mainz 05 227 (10) National team‡ 2004– Macedonia 48 (3) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 October 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 October 2011Nikolče Noveski (Macedonian: Николче Новески) (born 28 April 1979 in Bitola, SR Macedonia, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Macedonian footballer. He plays as a defender (centre back) for German Bundesliga outfit 1. FSV Mainz 05.
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. Nikolče Noveski is also a regular starter for the Republic of Macedonia national football team since the 2006 World Cup qualifying campaign and has made 48 caps for his country, scoring three times.
Noveski played a big part in Mainz's 9th place finish during the 2009-2010 season as he played in 33 out of a possible 34 games. He is also a captain of Mainz's squad.
See also
- Macedonia national football team
- 1. FSV Mainz 05
- Football in Macedonia
References
External links
- Nikolče Noveski at fussballdaten.de (German)
- Profile at MacedonianFootball.com (English)
1. FSV Mainz 05 – current squad 2 Svensson · 3 Pospěch · 4 Noveski · 5 Gopko · 6 Caligiuri · 7 Polanski · 8 Zabavník · 9 Allagui · 10 Choupo-Moting · 11 Malli · 13 Ujah · 14 Baumgartlinger · 15 Kirchhoff · 16 Heller · 17 Stieber · 18 Fathi · 19 Soto · 21 Karius · 22 Gavranović · 23 Risse · 25 Ivanschitz · 26 Bungert · 27 Müller · 28 Szalai · 29 Wetklo · 30 Yilmaz · 33 Müller · 34 Schönheim · Manager: Tuchel
Categories:- 1979 births
- Living people
- People from Bitola
- Macedonian footballers
- Macedonia international footballers
- Association football central defenders
- FC Hansa Rostock players
- FC Erzgebirge Aue players
- 1. FSV Mainz 05 players
- Fußball-Bundesliga players
- Expatriate footballers in Germany
- Macedonian football biography stubs
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