Kiril Dojčinovski Cause Of Death

Kiril “Kiro” Dojčinovski, a Macedonian footballer has died. Dojčinovski was born on 17 October 1943 and died on 10 August 2022, aged 78. He died about a month to his 79th birthday.

A cause of death was not given. However, in 2009, both of Dojčinovski’s legs were amputated due to complications from gangrene, the death of body tissue due to a lack of blood flow or a serious bacterial infection.

Gangrene commonly affects the arms and legs, including the toes and fingers. It can also occur in the muscles and in organs inside the body, such as the gallbladder.

Dojčinovski started playing in the youth team of FK Vardar in 1958. He successfully made his way into the senior squad, and after a few seasons he made a transfer to Red Star Belgrade.

During his club career he played for Vardar Skopje, Crvena Zvezda, Troyes and Paris FC. With Red Star he won one Yugoslav championship and one cup.

Dojčinovski had earned caps for the cadet, youth, Olympic and B Yugoslav national teams before debuting for the main senior national team.

He made his senior debut for Yugoslavia in an October 1968 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Spain and has earned a total of 6 caps, scoring no goals.

Dojčinovski’s final international was a May 1970 friendly match against West Germany.

After retiring, Dojčinovski coached the El Salvador national football team on two occasions. He also coached several clubs from El Salvador, Greece and Macedonia.