Lupce "Lou" Acevski (born 14 November 1977[1]) is an Australian former soccer goalkeeper who later became a coach. As a player, he played 71 times in the Australian National Soccer League (NSL) for Melbourne Knights, Northern Spirit and Adelaide City. He had a short stint in Czech football where he played seven times for FK SIAD Most. He also made over 200 senior appearances in the Victorian Premier League. Lupce was coach of Hume City FC in the National Premier Leagues Victoria,[2] but left on 21 July 2016.[3] He now works as head coach of Preston Lions.[4][5]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lupce Acevski | ||
| Date of birth | 14 November 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Melbourne, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Preston Lions | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1996 | St Albans Saints | 17 | (0) |
| 1997–1999 | Preston Lions | 73 | (0) |
| 1999–2001 | Melbourne Knights | 35 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Northern Spirit | 11 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Adelaide City | 18 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Heidelberg United | 59 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Preston Lions | 14 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | FK SIAD Most | 7 | (0) |
| 2008 | Melbourne Victory | 0 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Preston Lions | 27 | (0) |
| 2009–2012 | Hume City | 25 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2012–2016 | Hume City FC | ||
| 2017– | Preston Lions | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Notes
edit- ^ Past and Present FFV Registered Players – as at September 2010 Archived 8 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Lupce Acevski at World Football
- ^ "CLUB STATEMENT: ACEVSKI AND MARKOVSKI DEPART HUME CITY". Hume City FC. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ^ Windon, Jacob (7 May 2019). "Best mates to reunite in opposite dugouts for Preston v Avondale". MyFootball. Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ Michell, Tim (17 April 2017). "Lou Acevski returns to boyhood club Preston Lions with National Premier League future in mind". Preston Leader. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
External links
edit- Acevski, Lupce at Australian Player Database
- Lupce Acevski at Aussie Footballers
- Lupce Acevski – Czech First League statistics at Fotbal DNES (in Czech)
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