Ján Kozák (footballer, born 1980)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ján Kozák | ||
| Date of birth | 22 April 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Košice, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Slovan Bratislava B (coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1988–1996 | Lokomotíva Košice | ||
| 1996–1997 | 1.FC Košice | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–2000 | 1.FC Košice | 18 | (6) |
| 1998–1999 | → Lokeren (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2000–2002 | Slavia Prague | 13 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | 1.FC Košice | 34 | (6) |
| 2003–2008 | Artmedia Petržalka | 160 | (40) |
| 2006 | → West Bromwich Albion (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2009 | Slovan Bratislava | 30 | (3) |
| 2010 | Politehnica Timişoara | 10 | (1) |
| 2011 | Larissa | 3 | (0) |
| 2012 | Bunyodkor | 21 | (5) |
| 2013–2014 | DSG Union Perg | ||
| 2014–2015 | SV Stripfing | ||
| Total | 300 | (61) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2004–2010 | Slovakia | 25 | (2) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2015– | Slovan Bratislava B | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 February 2013. | |||
Ján Kozák (born 22 April 1980) is a retired Slovak footballer and a current coach at Slovan Bratislava B.
He is also a successful footgolf player. He represented his country at Footgolf World Cup 2016 in Argentina where he ended up on 3rd place.
Career
Club career
A midfielder, Kozák joined Bratislava in the year 2003, winning the Corgoň Liga with the club the very next season, 2004–05. He scored 7 goals in 34 appearances in the season.
In 2005–06, he played in 11 matches for the club, scoring three goals, before moving to West Bromwich Albion in January 2006. He made his debut for Albion on 4 February 2006, coming on as a substitute for Geoff Horsfield in a Premier League match against Blackburn Rovers. He was not considered good enough for the then manager Bryan Robson to sign, so left at the end of his loan spell.
He made his debut for Poli Timișoara in an away match at Gloria Bistriţa. On 21 July 2010, he was released.
Ján Kozák ended his career playing in the Austrian 2. Landesliga for DSG Union Perg.[1] and SV Stripfing.
Managerial career
On 1 August 2015, he became head coach of Slovan Bratislava B.
International career
He made his first appearance for Slovakia on 30 November 2004, a 1-0 win against Hungary.[2]
Kozák has played in Euro 2008 qualifying and 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification. He was selected to take the captain's armband. He also made the squad for Slovakia's World Cup debut in 2010.
Career statistics
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 October 2008 | Serravalle, San Marino |  San Marino | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||||||||
| 2 | 6 June 2009 | Bratislava, Slovakia | San Marino | 5–0 | 7–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||||||||
| Correct as of 7 October 2015[3] | ||||||||||||||
Honours
- Slovak League: 2004–05, 2008
- Slovak Cup: 2003–04, 2008
- Slovak Super Cup: 2005
References
- ↑ "Bývalý reprezentant Kozák sa upísal rakúskemu regionálnemu klubu Perg" (in Slovak). Pravda. 31 March 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
- ↑ Footballdatabase.eu: Hungary – Slovakia 0:1
- ↑ Football PLAYER: Ján Kozák
External links
- Profile on BBC Sport
- Profile on Romaniansoccer
- Profile on Soccerway
- Ján Kozák at National-Football-Teams.com
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