Miroslav Karhan

Miroslav Karhan

Personal information
Full name	Miroslav Karhan
Date of birth	21 June 1976
Place of birth	Hlohovec, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Spartak Trnava (manager)
Youth career
1986–1993	Spartak Trnava
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1993–1999	Spartak Trnava	152	(21)
1999–2000	Betis	33	(2)
2000–2001	Beşiktaş	26	(2)
2001–2007	VfL Wolfsburg	173	(9)
2007–2011	Mainz 05	109	(10)
2011–2013	Spartak Trnava	64	(6)
Total		557	(50)
National team
1995–2011	Slovakia	107	(14)
Teams managed
2016–	Spartak Trnava
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Miroslav Karhan (born 21 June 1976) is a retired Slovak footballer who played as a midfielder and current manager of Spartak Trnava.^[1]

Karhan made 107 appearances for Slovakia and is the most capped Slovak footballer of all time. He was an ever present part of the side during the country's qualification for the 2010 World Cup for the first time in its history, but sustained an injury and was unable to feature during the actual tournament.

He began his career with local club Spartak Trnava. Via Betis and Beşiktaş he moved to VfL Wolfsburg in 2001. He joined relegated Mainz 05 on a free transfer from VfL Wolfsburg in the middle of 2007. He returned to Spartak Trnava in the middle of 2011 from Mainz 05.

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	8 September 1999	Mestský štadión, Dubnica, Slovakia	Liechtenstein	2 – 0	2–0	UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
2.	20 November 2002	Štadión Antona Malatinského, Trnava, Slovakia	Ukraine	1 – 0	1–1	Friendly match
3.	8 September 2004	Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia	Liechtenstein	3 – 0	7–0	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
4.	9 October 2004	Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia	Latvia	3 – 1	4–1	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.	9 October 2004	Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia	Latvia	4 – 1	4–1	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
6.	9 February 2005	GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus	Romania	1 – 2	2–2	Friendly match
7.	30 March 2005	Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia	Portugal	1 – 0	1–1	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
8.	3 September 2005	Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia	Germany	1 – 0	2–0	Friendly match
9.	3 September 2005	Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia	Germany	2 – 0	2–0	Friendly match
10.	2 September 2006	Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia	Cyprus	5 – 0	6–1	UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
11.	7 October 2006	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales	Wales	1 – 4	1–5	UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
12.	15 November 2006	Štadión Pod Dubňom, Žilina, Slovakia	Bulgaria	3 – 0	3–1	Friendly match
13.	11 October 2008	Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle, San Marino	San Marino	1 – 3	1–3	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
14.	4 June 2011	Pasienky, Bratislava, Slovakia	Andorra	1 – 0	1–0	UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying

International appearances

Team	Year	Apps	Goals
Slovakia	1995	3	0
	1996	6	0
	1997	9	0
	1998	5	0
	1999	9	1
	2000	6	0
	2001	11	0
	2002	5	1
	2003	5	0
	2004	8	3
	2005	10	4
	2006	7	3
	2008	4	1
	2009	7	0
	2010	6	0
	2011	6	1
Total		107	14

Honours

Club

Mainz

• 2. Bundesliga: Runners-Up 2008–09 (promoted)

Spartak Trnava

• Slovak Super Liga: Runners-Up 2011–12

Individual

• Slovak Footballer of the Year: 2002

References

1. "Miroslav Karhan". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 26 February 2012.

External links

• Miroslav Karhan profile at Fussballdaten
• Miroslav Karhan at National-Football-Teams.com
• Miroslav Karhan at RSSSF