Kornel Saláta
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kornel Saláta | ||
Date of birth | 24 January 1985 | ||
Place of birth | Kamenica nad Hronom, Czechoslovakia | ||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Komárno | ||
Number | 4 | ||
Youth career | |||
VTJ Sokol Kamenica nad Hronom | |||
FK Štúrovo | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005–2006 | Matador Púchov | 29 | (4) |
2006–2009 | Artmedia Petržalka | 49 | (9) |
2007 | → Dukla Banská Bystrica (loan) | 17 | (4) |
2009–2010 | Slovan Bratislava | 47 | (5) |
2011–2014 | Rostov | 59 | (4) |
2013–2014 | → Tom Tomsk (loan) | 7 | (0) |
2014–2018 | Slovan Bratislava | 94 | (7) |
2014 | → Dunajská Streda (loan) | 10 | (2) |
2019 | Szombathelyi Haladás | 7 | (0) |
2019– | Komárno | 26 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2008–2016 | Slovakia | 40 | (2) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 January 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 December 2018 |
Kornel Saláta (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈkɔrnel ˈsalaːta]; born 24 January 1985) is a Slovak football defender of Hungarian descent who currently plays for II. liga club KFC Komárno.
Club career[]
Saláta made his Corgoň Liga debut in the 2005–06 season for Matador Púchov. After season Púchov relegated to the Slovak First League and Saláta signed for Artmedia Petržalka. There he won the Corgoň Liga and the Slovak Cup in the 2007–08 season. In summer 2009, he moved to Slovan Bratislava, playing first match in the 2009 Slovak Super Cup. In January 2011, he signed four-year contract for Russian club Rostov for €1 million as one of the best Corgoň Liga defenders.
Saláta left Rostov in August 2014.[1]
International career[]
Saláta made his national team debut against Switzerland on 24 May 2008. He participated at the 2010 FIFA World Cup, playing 83 minutes in second group match against Paraguay.
International goals[]
- Score and result list Slovakia's goal tally first.
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 15 October 2013 | Skonto Stadium, Riga, Latvia | Latvia | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||
2. | 14 June 2015 | Štadión pod Dubňom, Žilina | North Macedonia | Euro 2016 qualifier |
Personal life[]
Saláta hails from the Hungarian minority in Slovakia.[2] He speaks both Slovak and Hungarian fluently, also with knowledge of Russian and English.[3]
Honours[]
Artmedia[]
- Corgoň Liga: 2007–08
- Slovak Cup: 2007–08
Slovan[]
References[]
- ^ "Archived copy" Салата покинул Ростов. soccer.ru (in Russian). soccer.ru. 19 August 2014. Archived from the original on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Mégis lehet magyar játékos a focivébén" [Still may be Hungarian player on the football WC]. Heti Világgazdaság (in Hungarian). hvg.hu. 11 March 2010. Archived from the original on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
In the Slovak squad is listed the ethnic Hungarian Kornél Saláta as well, who thus may participate on the 2010 football World Cup. (A szlovák válogatott keretében szerepel a magyar nemzetiségű Saláta Kornél is, aki így lehet, hogy részt vesz a 2010-es labdarúgó világbajnokságon.)
- ^ "Teljesült Saláta Kornél álma" [The dream of Kornél Saláta came true]. Hungarian Television (in Hungarian). Telesport.hu. 1 July 2010. Archived from the original on 2 May 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
The defender of Slovan Bratislava – who speaks Hungarian fluently – is happy that he pleased his family and relatives. (A Slovan Bratislava – magyarul folyékonyan beszélő – védője boldog, hogy örömet szerzett családjának és a földijeinek.)
External links[]
- Kornel Saláta at Soccerway
- Kornel Saláta at National-Football-Teams.com
- Kornel Saláta – FIFA competition record (archived)
- 1985 births
- Living people
- People from Nové Zámky District
- Association football central defenders
- Slovak footballers
- Slovakia international footballers
- 2010 FIFA World Cup players
- MŠK Púchov players
- FC Petržalka players
- FK Dukla Banská Bystrica players
- ŠK Slovan Bratislava players
- FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda players
- KFC Komárno players
- FC Rostov players
- FC Tom Tomsk players
- Slovak Super Liga players
- Russian Premier League players
- Expatriate footballers in Russia
- Slovak expatriate footballers
- Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Russia
- Expatriate footballers in Hungary
- Slovak expatriates in Hungary
- Hungarians in Slovakia
- UEFA Euro 2016 players