Borko Ristovski
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Borko Ristovski in Skopje
is a Macedonian
handball player.
He started his career in 1995 as a member of the handball club "Rabotnicki"(1995/96, and 1996/97). In 1997 he signed for the handball club Jug, in which he stayed for two years, until 1999. He spent the season 1999/2000 in the handball club Makedonija (now known as Metalurg). The next handball season Ristovski played with a dual registration for Jug and for Vardar Vatrostalna, when he won the championship with Vardar Vatrostalna.
That same year he won the golden medal for the Macedonian cup. His first experience in a European Championship was in Greece in 2000 in the Championship for juniors. Between the years 2001-2003 he played for Vardar Vatrostalna and in 2002 he won the second championship in his career. In 2002 he participated in the European Championship in Poland. The same year he was declared as the best young sportsman in Macedonia. After two years in the handball club Vardar, he decided to go to another club. In 2003 he signed a two-year contract for that year's champion Metalurg.
After the expiry of the contract, Ristovski decided to go to Spain, where he signed a one-year contract for the second league handball club Teucro. In the year 2006/2007 he marked a transfer in the Spanish handball club Algeciras, and became the first Macedonian handball player who played in the ASOBAL league.
Due to family reasons in 2007 Ristovski returned and signed a one-year contract with the handball club Metalurg, where he is one of the best players, and in the season 2007/2008 he won the championship, third in his career. He signed for another two seasons, and in 2008/2009 he won the Macedonian cup again.
On the match against Bulgaria in the pre-qualification rounds for the World Championship 2009 he scored his first goal for the Macedonian representation and third in his career. At this time Ristovski is part of the senior
representation and makes a significant success as a goalkeeper.
One of his most brilliant moments as a goalkeeper was the amazing defence of a penalty in the last second of the match
against Portugal, which led Macedonia in the World Cup playoffs in Croatia.
In the playoff match against Ireland. he scored another goal. One of the best duels in his career was against Serbia, when he made an unbelievable 25 defenses.
Until now he has 97 appearances for the Macedonian national team and has scored 3 goals.
Currently playing for HC Vardar PRO – Skopje .
Skopje
Skopje is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Macedonia with about a third of the total population. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre...
is a Macedonian
Republic of Macedonia
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handball player.
- RK Makedonija now known as RK Metalurg
He started his career in 1995 as a member of the handball club "Rabotnicki"(1995/96, and 1996/97). In 1997 he signed for the handball club Jug, in which he stayed for two years, until 1999. He spent the season 1999/2000 in the handball club Makedonija (now known as Metalurg). The next handball season Ristovski played with a dual registration for Jug and for Vardar Vatrostalna, when he won the championship with Vardar Vatrostalna.
That same year he won the golden medal for the Macedonian cup. His first experience in a European Championship was in Greece in 2000 in the Championship for juniors. Between the years 2001-2003 he played for Vardar Vatrostalna and in 2002 he won the second championship in his career. In 2002 he participated in the European Championship in Poland. The same year he was declared as the best young sportsman in Macedonia. After two years in the handball club Vardar, he decided to go to another club. In 2003 he signed a two-year contract for that year's champion Metalurg.
After the expiry of the contract, Ristovski decided to go to Spain, where he signed a one-year contract for the second league handball club Teucro. In the year 2006/2007 he marked a transfer in the Spanish handball club Algeciras, and became the first Macedonian handball player who played in the ASOBAL league.
Due to family reasons in 2007 Ristovski returned and signed a one-year contract with the handball club Metalurg, where he is one of the best players, and in the season 2007/2008 he won the championship, third in his career. He signed for another two seasons, and in 2008/2009 he won the Macedonian cup again.
On the match against Bulgaria in the pre-qualification rounds for the World Championship 2009 he scored his first goal for the Macedonian representation and third in his career. At this time Ristovski is part of the senior
representation and makes a significant success as a goalkeeper.
One of his most brilliant moments as a goalkeeper was the amazing defence of a penalty in the last second of the match
against Portugal, which led Macedonia in the World Cup playoffs in Croatia.
In the playoff match against Ireland. he scored another goal. One of the best duels in his career was against Serbia, when he made an unbelievable 25 defenses.
Until now he has 97 appearances for the Macedonian national team and has scored 3 goals.
Currently playing for HC Vardar PRO – Skopje .