Ján Kozák (footballer, born 1954)
Not to be confused with Ján Kozák (footballer, born 1980).
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ján Kozák | ||
| Date of birth | 17 April 1954 | ||
| Place of birth |
Matejovce nad Hornádom, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Slovakia (Manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Spišská Nová Ves | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| Spišská Nová Ves | |||
| 1975–1980 | Lokomotíva Košice | 149 | (34) |
| 1980–1982 | Dukla Prague | 48 | (13) |
| 1982–1986 | Lokomotíva Košice | 57 | (10) |
| 1986–1987 | Seraing | 10 | (1) |
| 1987–1988 | Bourges | 33 | (8) |
| 1988–1990 | Lokomotíva Košice | ||
| National team | |||
| 1976–1984 | Czechoslovakia | 55 | (9) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1993–1995 | Lokomotíva Košice | ||
| 1995–1997 | Košice | ||
| 1998 | Košice | ||
| 2002–2003 | Michalovce | ||
| 2004–2005 | Ličartovce | ||
| 2005–2009 | Košice | ||
| 2012–2013 | Košice | ||
| 2013– | Slovakia | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals) | |||
Ján Kozák (born 17 April 1954) is a former Slovak football midfielder and later football manager. He is the current manager of the Slovakia national football team, a position he assumed in July 2013. His son Ján Kozák is also a footballer. As the current manager of Slovakia, his team qualified for the 2016 UEFA Euro, thus becoming Slovakia's first time to appear in the tournament.
In 1981, Kozák became footballer of the year in Czechoslovakia. He played 254 matches in Czechoslovak First League and scored 57 goals. He also participated in UEFA Euro 1980 and the 1982 FIFA World Cup.
Honours
Player
Dukla Prague
- Czechoslovak First League: Winners: 1981–82
- Czechoslovak Cup: Winners: 1981
Lokomotíva Košice
- Czechoslovak Cup: Winners (2x): 1977, 1979
Czechoslovakia
- UEFA Euro 1980: 3rd place
- 1982 FIFA World Cup: Group stage
Individual
Manager
1.FC Košice
- MARS Superliga: Winners (2x) 1996–97 1997–98
- UEFA Champions League: Group Stage 1997–98
MFK Košice
- DOXXbet liga: Winners: 2005–06 (Promoted)
- Slovak Cup: Winners: 2009
Slovakia
- UEFA Euro 2016: Group stage
Managerial Statistics
- As of 29 March 2016
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Slovakia |  |
July 2013 | present | 29 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 58.62 |
| Total | 29 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 58.62 | |||
References
- Ján Kozák international stats at the Football Association of the Czech Republic website (Czech)
- Weltfussball.de profile
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