Darko Krsteski

Darko Krsteski

Personal information
Full name	Darko Krsteski Дарко Крстески
Date of birth	(1971-08-09) 9 August 1971
Place of birth	Prilep, SFR Yugoslavia
Position(s)	Central defender
Team information
Current team	Karaorman (manager)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1993–1997	Pobeda	76	(3)
1997–1999	Red Star Belgrade	13	(0)
1999–2005	Sutjeska	133	(15)
2004–2007	Borac Čačak	41	(4)
2005	→ Al-Faisaly (loan)
2007–2008	Floriana	17	(4)
2008–2009	Pobeda	21	(1)
International career‡
2000–2001	Macedonia	2	(0)
Managerial career
2009–2010	Pobeda (assistant)
2014	11 Oktomvri
2015–2016	Pobeda
2017	Tikvesh
2018–2019	Pelister
2022–	Karaorman
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 March 2010

Darko Krsteski (Macedonian: Дарко Крстески; born 9 August 1971) is a retired Macedonian football defender.

Club career

He started his career in his hometown Pobeda Prilep where he played four seasons before moving to Serbia to the ex-European champions FK Crvena Zvezda. After two seasons in Belgrade, he played in two more First League of FR Yugoslavia clubs, FK Sutjeska from Nikšić in Montenegro, where he played almost six seasons, and FK Borac Čačak from Central Serbia. Before returning to his hometown club, he had a short spelt with the Jordanian club Al-Faisaly (Amman) and he played one season in Malta in Floriana F.C.

International career

He made his senior debut for Macedonia in a July 2000 friendly match against Azerbaijan and has earned a total of 2 caps, scoring no goals. His second and final international was a March 2001 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Turkey.

Honours

• Red Star Belgrade
  • 1 time FR Yugoslavia Cup winner: 1999

External sources

• Darko Krsteski at National-Football-Teams.com
• Profile at Srbijafudbal.