Josef Miso
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Josef Miso is a Slovak
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...

 football player who currently plays for Municipal Grecia in the Costa Rican Liga de Ascenso (Second Division). He made his debut in Costa Rican Primera División
Primera División de Costa Rica
Primera División de Costa Rica is a professional league for association football clubs in Costa Rica. At the top of the Costa Rican league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 12 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Segunda División...

 back on 1995 playing with LD Alajuelense
LD Alajuelense
Liga Deportiva Alajuelense , is a Costa Rican football club, currently playing in the Primera División de Costa Rica. It was founded on June 18, 1919. The team is located in Alajuela's downtown and they play their local games at the Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto.Alajuelense was the first Costa...

, he soon become part of the usuals at the starting line-up and one of the most claimed players.

He has been known as a very quick and intelligent striker with an excellent assisting ability. He also has a great ability to score from short, middle and long distances free kicks. During his spend in LD Alajuelense
LD Alajuelense
Liga Deportiva Alajuelense , is a Costa Rican football club, currently playing in the Primera División de Costa Rica. It was founded on June 18, 1919. The team is located in Alajuela's downtown and they play their local games at the Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto.Alajuelense was the first Costa...

, he was known for his coldness when he score, usually remaining calm. He scored a lot of great long distance goals.

He was part of the great LD Alajuelense
LD Alajuelense
Liga Deportiva Alajuelense , is a Costa Rican football club, currently playing in the Primera División de Costa Rica. It was founded on June 18, 1919. The team is located in Alajuela's downtown and they play their local games at the Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto.Alajuelense was the first Costa...

 team that won four Costa Rican Championship
Primera División de Costa Rica
Primera División de Costa Rica is a professional league for association football clubs in Costa Rica. At the top of the Costa Rican league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 12 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Segunda División...

s in a row, coming back from a long injury and scoring two goals at the final game, he also won two Copa Interclubes UNCAF
Copa Interclubes UNCAF
The UNCAF Club Tournament was an annual international football competition held in the UNCAF region . The competition was open to the leading domestic club teams in the region. The winners of each national league qualified automatically. It also provided qualification places for the CONCACAF...

 championships and was part of the team that lost the final of the CONCACAF Champions' Cup against Necaxa
Necaxa
Necaxa is a Mexican football club and is based in the city of Aguascalientes. it plays in the Estadio Victoria. Necaxa is ranked seventh overall and 1st in ranking in Mexican football within the IFFHS Central and North America's Clubs of the Century in the CONCACAF behind CD Saprissa San Juan de...

, back in 1999. He was awarded as the best foreign player of the national tournament in 1997 and he also was the top scorer during the 1999 season. He also played the Copa Merconorte
Copa Merconorte
The Copa Merconorte was an international football competition played from 1998 to 2001 by clubs from Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, and later the United States, Costa Rica and Mexico...

 with LD Alajuelense
LD Alajuelense
Liga Deportiva Alajuelense , is a Costa Rican football club, currently playing in the Primera División de Costa Rica. It was founded on June 18, 1919. The team is located in Alajuela's downtown and they play their local games at the Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto.Alajuelense was the first Costa...

.

The striker
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

, suffered an injury by the end of 1999 season, when he was having his best times, that made him miss the rest of the season and most of the 2000-2001 season, he was criticized by a part of the fans for being injured that long, he also lost some directive's trust. Although, he had a few games by the end of the season and scored 2 goals at the final game of the year against CS Herediano, giving his team the championship. He had another regular campaign on 2001-2002 season winning again the national title. The LD Alajuelense
LD Alajuelense
Liga Deportiva Alajuelense , is a Costa Rican football club, currently playing in the Primera División de Costa Rica. It was founded on June 18, 1919. The team is located in Alajuela's downtown and they play their local games at the Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto.Alajuelense was the first Costa...

's managing decided to give another year-deal but he never returned the be the player they needed him to be, so once the contract expired he left the club.

He finished the 2003 season unemployed. Suddenly by the end of the 2004 season he was signed by AD Carmelita and then, loaned to Santos de Guápiles
Santos de Guápiles
Santos de Guápiles Fútbol Club is a Costa Rican football club, which currently plays in the Primera División. The club was founded in 1961, plays in Estadio Ebal Rodríguez in Guápiles, Limón, Costa Rica. They also have a really loyal fan club, they call themselves "La Marea Roja".-External links:...

, 2 non-traditional local teams but he was separated for his low level and again ended up unemployed. Suddenly, when his career seamed to be over, CS Herediano, the third best team in the country, decided to give him a chance. He took advantage of the chance playing like his old days and becoming part of the every-Sunday starting line-up, returning to his old high level. He received an international offer from Sandefjord Fotball
Sandefjord Fotball
Sandefjord Fotball is a Norwegian professional football club, founded on September 10, 1998. The club plays in the Adeccoligaen. Their home ground is the Komplett.no Arena, located in Sandefjord, Vestfold....

 in Norway due his performance, but his lack of opportunities made him come back to CS Herediano 6 months later. There was a new coach and some new players so he decided to retired of the team. After a few months out of the pitches he started to play for Municipal Grecia the current 1st place of the second division in order to help them get the promotion. He became a good deal for them, because he has started to play well, scoring goals and bringing a lot of fans to the stadium.

He still holds the honor of being the foreigner with more goals in the Costa Rican Championship
Primera División de Costa Rica
Primera División de Costa Rica is a professional league for association football clubs in Costa Rica. At the top of the Costa Rican league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 12 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Segunda División...

 with a total of 87 and he is always remembered in Alajuela for his former fans with flags and songs.

Honours

  • Primera División de Costa Rica
    Primera División de Costa Rica
    Primera División de Costa Rica is a professional league for association football clubs in Costa Rica. At the top of the Costa Rican league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 12 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Segunda División...

     (6):
    • 1995-96, 1996–97, 1999-00, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03

  • Copa Interclubes UNCAF
    Copa Interclubes UNCAF
    The UNCAF Club Tournament was an annual international football competition held in the UNCAF region . The competition was open to the leading domestic club teams in the region. The winners of each national league qualified automatically. It also provided qualification places for the CONCACAF...

    (2):
    • 1996, 2002

External links

  • La Nacion.com
  • http://www.bdfa.com.ar/jugadores-JOSEF-MISO-43797.html
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