Ján Kozák (footballer, born 1980) explained

Ján Kozák
Birth Date:22 April 1980
Birth Place:Košice, Czechoslovakia
Height:1.90 m
Position:Midfielder
Youthyears1:1988–1996
Youthclubs1:Lokomotíva Košice
Youthyears2:1996–1997
Youthclubs2:1. FC Košice
Years1:1997–2000
Clubs1:1. FC Košice
Caps1:18
Goals1:6
Years2:1998–1999
Clubs2:Lokeren (loan)
Caps2:5
Goals2:0
Years3:2000–2002
Clubs3:Slavia Prague
Caps3:13
Goals3:0
Years4:2002–2003
Clubs4:1.FC Košice
Caps4:34
Goals4:6
Years5:2003–2009
Clubs5:Artmedia Petržalka
Caps5:160
Goals5:40
Years6:2006
Clubs6:West Bromwich Albion (loan)
Caps6:6
Goals6:0
Years7:2009–2010
Clubs7:Slovan Bratislava
Caps7:30
Goals7:3
Years8:2010–2011
Caps8:10
Goals8:1
Years9:2011–2012
Clubs9:Larissa
Caps9:3
Goals9:0
Years10:2012–2013
Clubs10:Bunyodkor
Caps10:21
Goals10:5
Years11:2013–2014
Clubs11:DSG Union Perg
Caps11:4
Goals11:1
Years12:2014–2015
Clubs12:SV Stripfing
Caps12:10
Goals12:3
Totalcaps:300
Totalgoals:61
Nationalyears1:2004–2010
Nationalcaps1:25
Nationalgoals1:2
Manageryears1:2015–2019
Managerclubs1:Slovan Bratislava B
Manageryears2:2019–2020
Managerclubs2:Slovan Bratislava
Manageryears3:2023–2024
Managerclubs3:FC Košice

Ján Kozák (born 22 April 1980) is a Slovak football coach and former player. Recently, he was the manager of Slovak 1st tier team FC Košice.

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.

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.

Managerial career

On 1 August 2015, he became the head coach of Slovan Bratislava B. He was named the interim manager of the first team in July 2019. After a successful spell as interim coach, Kozák was given the role on a permanent basis in August 2019.[3] He subsequently progressed with Slovan into the group stage of Europa League and won the Slovak double. He was sacked by the club in September 2020.[4]

Personal life

Kozak' father, Ján, was also former national player. He has 55 caps for Czechoslovakia and was also head coach of Slovakia. His nephew Filip Lesniak is also a professional footballer.

Footgolf

As a footgolfer, he won the bronze medal in the 2016 FootGolf World Cup held in Argentina.[5] [6]

Career statistics

Scores and results list Slovakia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kozák goal.

List of international goals scored by Ján Kozák[7]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1 11 October 2008 Serravalle, San Marino 2–0 3–1 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 6 June 2009 Bratislava, Slovakia 5–0 7–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Player

MFK Kosiče

1997–98, Artmedia Petržalka

2004–05, 2007–08

2003–04, 2007–08

Slovan Bratislava

2009–10,

FC Bunyodkor

2013

2012

Manager

Slovan Bratislava

2019–20

2019–20

Individual

2019[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bývalý reprezentant Kozák sa upísal rakúskemu regionálnemu klubu Perg. Pravda. 31 March 2014. 8 November 2014. sk.
  2. http://www.footballdatabase.eu/football.coupe.hongrie.slovaquie.7630.en.html Footballdatabase.eu: Hungary – Slovakia 0:1
  3. Web site: Ján Kozák ml. oficiálne hlavným trénerom ŠK Slovan Bratislava. Slovan Bratislava. 30 August 2019. 12 September 2020. sk.
  4. Web site: Ján Kozák ml. skončil na lavičke ŠK Slovan Bratislava!. Šport.sk. 4 September 2020. 12 September 2020. sk.
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20160324034335/http://www.footgolfargentina2016.com/golf/MuestraResultados.php?ret=RT&TorneoID=3&Enjuego=SI&Cab=SI&usarronda=SI&pais=SI&c=948 Argentina 2016 WorldCup – Torneo Individual
  6. https://profutbal.sk/clanok/202840-Neuveritelne_sa_stalo_skutocnym_Jan_Kozak_na_MS_vo_FootGolfe_bronzovy_video Neuveriteľné sa stalo skutočným: Ján Kozák na MS vo FootGolfe bronzový! (video)
  7. http://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=11226 Football PLAYER: Ján Kozák
  8. Web site: Futbalista roka 2019: Výsledky sú známe! Kto je najlepší hráč či tréner? | ProFutbal.sk . 23 March 2020 . 23 March 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200323152555/https://profutbal.sk/clanok/241041-futbalista-roka-2019-vysledky-su-zname-kto-je-najlepsi-hrac-ci-trener . dead .