The Argentine coach Cristian Fabbiani is in advanced negotiations to assume the technical direction of vardarthe club that tops the Macedonian league. This possibility represents not only his first professional experience in Europe, but also a relevant change in his career after a challenging period at the head of Newell’s Old Boyswhich ended with his dismissal in October.
The interest of the leadership of Vardar Skopjecurrent leader of the local championship, emerged after the departure of its head coach, Goce Sedloski, who was recently hired to lead the Macedonian national team. This move left the bench vacant and accelerated contact with Fabbiani, whose name emerged as the main option in management discussions.
“Cristian Fabbiani has advanced negotiations to be the new coach of Vardar, leader of the Macedonian league. The club’s coach was hired by the national team of that country and the “Ogre” is one of the main candidates,” according to the journalist specialized in the transfer market, César Luis Merlo.
Goce Sedloski was a pillar in the recent campaign vardarand his departure motivated an immediate reconfiguration in the technical staff. Those in charge of the club consider Fabbiani for his career and his profile and the definition could be finalized in the next few hours.
Fabbiani began his career as technical director at Phoenix during 2021. From there, he briefly went through Deportivo Riestra in two separate stages and led Merlo Sports before taking on the challenge of directing Newell’s from February to October of the current year. In that cycle, he accumulated a symmetrical statistical record: 27 parties directed, distributed in nine wins, nine draws and nine losses.
The possible arrival of Fabbiani to the Macedonian institution would open an unprecedented European stage for the coach, in an unusual context for Argentine coaches, and would mark a substantial turn in his professional history.
He Football Club Vardar established itself as one of the most emblematic football institutions in North Macedonia since its foundation in 1947 in the city of Skopje. The club achieved national and international notoriety over more than seven decades, establishing itself as a benchmark both locally and on European stages.
The red and black team, popularly known as vardaraccumulated eleven league championships y six Macedonian Cupsachievements that placed him at the head of the national record. The institution experienced its most successful campaigns in the first years after Macedonian independence, a period in which it dominated the local First Division. In the 2025-26 season, the team is at the top of the table with a record of 39 points after 15 games, remaining undefeated under the direction of the outgoing coach Goce Sedloski. The club plays its home games at the stadium Toše Proeski Arenawhich has capacity for more than 33,000 spectators.
At the international level, vardar He participated recurrently in tournaments organized by the Union of European Football Federations (UEFA). His most memorable performance occurred in the 2017-18 season, when he managed to reach the group stage of the UEFA Europa Leaguean unprecedented fact for a Macedonian club until that moment. The team added two victories in that instance, facing rivals such as Zenit San Petersburgo y Royal Society. In the 2025-26 edition of the Conference League, vardar They played four games and obtained two wins, a draw and a loss, with a balance of seven goals for and eight against.
The club went through periods of financial crisis that led to administrative relegations, such as the one that occurred in 2021, although it managed to recover the category quickly. The financial stability achieved in recent years allowed the restructuring of the squad and the strengthening of its youth team, from which figures emerged who later emigrated to more competitive leagues. Within their squad currently stand out players such as Before that, Taleski, Mikhail Manevsky y Azer Omeragikjwho added minutes in international competitions and contributed to the team’s leadership in the local championship.
