Ján Kozák (footballer, born 1954)
Personal information | |||
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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) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
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 | 1. FC Košice | ||
1998 | 1. FC Košice | ||
2002–2003 | Michalovce | ||
2004–2005 | Ličartovce | ||
2005–2009 | MFK Košice | ||
2012–2013 | MFK Košice | ||
2013–2018 | Slovakia | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Ján Kozák (born 17 April 1954) is a Slovak football manager and former player. Most recently, he managed Slovak national team. As the 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. His son Ján Kozák is also a former footballer, coach and one of the pioneers of footgolf in Slovakia.
Personal[]
Kozák's son, Ján Kozák, is also former national player of Slovakia and currently head coach of Slovan Bratislava; his grandson, Filip Lesniak, is also footballer and plays for Danish club Silkeborg IF.
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: Round of 16
Individual
- Slovak Manager of the Year: Winner (5): 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
Managerial statistics[]
- As of 13 October 2018
Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
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G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
Slovakia | July 2013 | October 2018 | 56 | 30 | 11 | 15 | 53.57 | |
Total | 56 | 30 | 11 | 15 | 53.57 |
Jan Kozak resigned after a loss against the Czech Republic in Trnava (Slovakia). He blamed 7 players in his squad, for his decision to resign.
References[]
- Ján Kozák at FAČR (in Czech)
- Weltfussball.de profile
- 1954 births
- Living people
- Association football midfielders
- Slovak footballers
- Czechoslovak footballers
- Czechoslovakia international footballers
- UEFA Euro 1980 players
- 1982 FIFA World Cup players
- Dukla Prague footballers
- R.F.C. Seraing (1904) players
- Bourges 18 players
- Slovak football managers
- FC VSS Košice managers
- Slovak Super Liga managers
- Slovakia national football team managers
- Expatriate footballers in Belgium
- Expatriate footballers in France
- Czechoslovak expatriate footballers
- Czechoslovak expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Czechoslovak expatriate sportspeople in France
- UEFA Euro 2016 managers
- People from Spišská Nová Ves District
- Slovak football biography stubs