Ján Kozák
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Ján Kozák 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...

 footballer who is currently without club. He didn't play football from May 2010 to March 2011 and since summer 2011 he is again without a club.

Club career

A midfielder
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

, 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 3 goals, before moving to Albion in January 2006. He made his debut for Albion on 4 February 2006, coming on as a substitute for Geoff Horsfield
Geoff Horsfield
Geoffrey Malcolm "Geoff" Horsfield is an English former professional footballer, now football coach. He made more than 300 appearances in the Football League playing as a striker. He is now a coach at Port Vale....

 in the Premier League match against Blackburn Rovers. He wasn't considered good enough for the then manager Bryan Robson
Bryan Robson
Bryan Robson OBE is an English football manager and a former player. He is best known for playing in midfield for Manchester United, where he was the longest serving captain in club history. He was the manager of Sheffield United, being relieved of his first team duties at the club in February 2008...

 to sign, so left at the end of his loan spell.

Poli Timişoara

  • He make his debut for Poli Timişoara in away match at Gloria Bistriţa
    Gloria Bistrita
    Gloria Bistriţa is a Romanian professional football club from Bistriţa, Bistriţa-Năsăud County.-History:The club was founded on July 6, 1922 and among the founding staff members there were: Simion Sbârcea as the club's president, Teofil Moldovan as the club's secretary, Ion Bota, Dumitru Hara,...

    .
  • On 21 July 2010, he was released.

International career

Ján Kozák has played in Euro 2008 qualifying and 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
The European zone of qualification for the 2010 FIFA World Cup saw 53 teams competing for 13 places at the finals. The qualification process started on 20 August 2008, after UEFA Euro 2008, and ended on 18 November 2009. The qualification process saw the first competitive matches of...

. He was selected to take the captains arm band. He made his first appearance Slovakia national team
Slovakia national football team
The Slovakia national football team represents Slovakia in association football and is controlled by the Slovak Football Association , the governing body for football in Slovakia. Slovakia's home stadium is Štadión Pasienky and their head coach is Vladimír Weiss...

 on 3 September 2005 against Germany
Germany national football team
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 in Tehelné Pole
Tehelné pole
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, Bratislava
Bratislava
Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia and, with a population of about 431,000, also the country's largest city. Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia on both banks of the Danube River. Bordering Austria and Hungary, it is the only national capital that borders two independent countries.Bratislava...

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International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 11 October 2008 Serravalle, San Marino
Serravalle, San Marino
Serravalle is a castello located in the European republic of San Marino. With a population of 9,394 inhabitants and a surface of 10.53 km², it is not only the most densely populated municipality in San Marino, but it also contains its largest city...

 
0–2 1–3 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - UEFA Group 3
The 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 3 was a UEFA qualifying group for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The group comprised the Czech Republic, Poland, Northern Ireland, Slovakia, Slovenia and San Marino....

2. 6 June 2009 Bratislava
Bratislava
Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia and, with a population of about 431,000, also the country's largest city. Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia on both banks of the Danube River. Bordering Austria and Hungary, it is the only national capital that borders two independent countries.Bratislava...

, Slovakia
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...

 
5–0 7–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - UEFA Group 3
The 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 3 was a UEFA qualifying group for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The group comprised the Czech Republic, Poland, Northern Ireland, Slovakia, Slovenia and San Marino....


Honours

Season Club Title
1997-98   MFK Košice
MFK Košice
MFK Košice is a professional Slovak first division football club based in Košice. The club, founded in 1952, won the Slovak League twice, the Slovak Cup four times and the Czechoslovak Cup once. The most successful era of the club has been in 70's and 90's years of past century which they have...

Slovak Superliga
2004-05   Artmedia Bratislava Slovak Superliga
2004-05
Slovak Cup
The Slovak Cup is the main knockout cup competition in Slovak football.The competition was first disputed in 1961. Until 1993, the winner of the Slovak Cup would face the winner of the Czech Cup in the Czechoslovak Cup final, the winner of which would be Czechoslovakia's representative in the Cup...

  Artmedia Bratislava Slovak Cup
Slovak Cup
The Slovak Cup is the main knockout cup competition in Slovak football.The competition was first disputed in 1961. Until 1993, the winner of the Slovak Cup would face the winner of the Czech Cup in the Czechoslovak Cup final, the winner of which would be Czechoslovakia's representative in the Cup...

2007-08   Artmedia Bratislava Slovak Superliga
2008-09   Slovan Bratislava
ŠK Slovan Bratislava
ŠK Slovan Bratislava is a football club based in Bratislava, Slovakia, that plays in the Corgoň liga. Founded as 1. ČsŠK Bratislava in 1919, the club changed its name to Slovan Bratislava in 1953...

Slovak Superliga

External links

  • Profile on BBC Sport
    BBC Sport
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  • Profile on national-football-teams.com
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