Milko Gjurovski
Milko Gjurovski[a] (Macedonian: Милко Ѓуровски; born 26 February 1963) is a Yugoslav and Macedonian former footballer and manager.
He soon showed great scoring skills as still a youngster he became the league top scorer while playing with FK Čukarički Stankom in a lower league in 1980.[1] However he became popular in Yugoslavia while playing for Red Star Belgrade for eight years, alongside his brother Boško Gjurovski. During that time he collected his first international caps for Yugoslavia. In 1984, he was a member of the bronze medal winning Olympic team.
In summer 1986, he became a star of the transfer season, after leaving Red Star for their hated city rivals, FK Partizan. While Partizan fans embraced him with joy, Red Star fans considered him a traitor. Playing for Partizan, he was remembered for his goals against FC Groningen and Celtic FC in European competitions. Later he played for the likes of FC Groningen, Cambuur and Nîmes Olympique. With Red Star he won 2 Yugoslav Championships (1981 and 1984) and 2 Yugoslav Cups (1982, 1985). With Partizan he won Yugoslav Championship (1987), Yugoslav Cup (1989) and Yugoslav Supercup (1989).
After ending his playing career, he moved to Slovenia where his wife Andrea is from.
He started his management career as a coach of youth selections at Maribor´s Železničar. He was well known for his ability in passing on the tactical knowledge to youngsters. He established himself as one of the best youth coaches in Slovenia, as he won all the national youth championships of youngsters born in 1984, before leaving the club. During this era, he gained a lot of respect among players and received a lot of hatred for persuading most of NK Maribor youth players to join Železničar instead. His senior career in management began with local clubs and with his brief spell at NK Drava Ptuj, followed by Nafta Lendava, where he spent one year before being dismissed following a run of poor results at the start of the 2007 season that culminated in a 6-0 home defeat to Domžale.[2] He was also manager of Second League team Belasica.[3]
In June 2015, Gjurovski became the manager of FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce. He left the Slovak side two months later, with the team having won only one of their opening six games.
Personal life
He is the father of Mario Gjurovski, and brother of Boško Gjurovski.
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