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) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
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) |
2013–2014 | Komárno | 22 | (1) |
2014–2016 | Dynamo Malženice | 57 | (6) |
2019 | Báhoň | 16 | (1) |
Total | 652 | (52) | |
National team | |||
1995–2011 | Slovakia | 107 | (14) |
Teams managed | |||
2016–2017 | Spartak Trnava | ||
2019 | Báhoň | ||
2020 | Komárno | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Miroslav Karhan (born 21 June 1976) is a Slovak football manager and former player who played as a midfielder.[1] Karhan played club football at the beginning and end of his career for Spartak Trnava; between times he played in Spain, Turkey and Germany, where he spent ten seasons. Karhan was a regular member of the Slovakia national team and with 107 appearances, played the second most matches of any player to represent them.
Club career[]
Karhan began his career with local club Spartak Trnava. In 1999 he signed a four-year contract with La Liga club Real Betis, becoming the third Slovak player to join a Spanish league club in the 1990s after Peter Dubovský and Samuel Slovák.[2] After a season he moved to Turkish side Beşiktaş, before joining German side VfL Wolfsburg in 2001. In 2002 he was named Slovak Footballer of the Year.[3] Karhan joined Mainz 05 of the 2. Bundesliga on a free transfer from Wolfsburg in July 2007, signing a two-year contract.[4]
He returned to Spartak Trnava in June 2011 having spent four seasons with Mainz.[5] Karhan played for Trnava for two more seasons, taking on the role of club captain.[6] In August 2013, he announced his retirement from playing, and that he would move to a role of sports director of Spartak Trnava.[6]
International career[]
Karhan made 107 appearances for Slovakia over a period of 16 years and was the most capped Slovak footballer of all time,[3] until his record was surpassed by Marek Hamšík in October 2018.[7] He captained the national team.[4] 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.
Career statistics[]
International[]
National 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 |
- Scores and results list Slovakia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Karhan goal.
No. | 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 |
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 | 4–1 | |||||
6 | 9 February 2005 | GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus | Romania | 2–1 | 2–2 | Friendly |
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 |
9 | 2–0 | |||||
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 | 4–1 | 5–1 | UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying |
12 | 15 November 2006 | , Žilina, Slovakia | Bulgaria | 3–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
13 | 11 October 2008 | Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle, San Marino | San Marino | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
14 | 4 June 2011 | Pasienky, Bratislava, Slovakia | Andorra | 1–0 | 1–0 | UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying |
Honours[]
Mainz 05
- 2. Bundesliga: runner-up 2008–09 (promoted)
Spartak Trnava
- Slovak Super Liga: runner-up 2011–12
Individual
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Miroslav Karhan". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
- ^ "M. Karhan mal od Trnavy súhlas na prestup do Betisu Sevilla". sme.sk (in Slovak). 23 January 1999. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- ^ a b Truchlik, Ivan (2015). Futbalový atlas sveta (in Slovak). Prague, Czech Republic: Ottovo Nakladatelství. p. 644. ISBN 978-80-7451-455-5.
- ^ a b "Karhan - der neue Chef im Mittelfeld". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). 25 July 2007. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- ^ "Miro Karhan o Trnave: "Všade dobre, doma najlepšie"". sport.sk (in Slovak). 9 June 2011. Archived from the original on 26 July 2011.
- ^ a b "Po trápení prišiel koniec: Miroslav Karhan už na trávnik nevybehne". zoznam.sk (in Slovak). 13 August 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- ^ "Kapitánův dres pomůže Čišovskému". idnes.cz (in Czech). 13 October 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- ^ "Football PLAYER: Miroslav Karhan". Retrieved 13 March 2017.
External links[]
- Miroslav Karhan at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Miroslav Karhan at National-Football-Teams.com
- Miroslav Karhan at RSSSF
- 1976 births
- Living people
- People from Hlohovec
- Association football midfielders
- Slovak footballers
- Slovakia international footballers
- Slovak football managers
- FC Spartak Trnava players
- Real Betis players
- Beşiktaş J.K. footballers
- VfL Wolfsburg players
- 1. FSV Mainz 05 players
- OFK Malženice players
- La Liga players
- Slovak Super Liga players
- Bundesliga players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- Süper Lig players
- 5. Liga players
- 4. Liga (Slovakia) players
- FIFA Century Club
- FC Spartak Trnava managers
- Slovak Super Liga managers
- ŠK Báhoň managers
- 3. Liga (Slovakia) managers
- KFC Komárno managers
- 2. Liga (Slovakia) managers
- Slovak expatriate footballers
- Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
- Expatriate footballers in Turkey
- Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Expatriate footballers in Germany