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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| International career | |||
| 1976–1984 | Czechoslovakia | 55 | (9) |
| 1976 | Czechoslovakia B | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 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 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
In 1981, Kozák became footballer of the year in Czechoslovakia. He played 254 matches in Czechoslovak First League and scored 57 goals. Internationally he scored 9 goals in 55 appearances for Czechoslovakia, taking part in UEFA Euro 1980 and being in the squad for the 1982 FIFA World Cup.[1]
Personal
editKozák's son, Ján Kozák, is also former national player of Slovakia and most recently head coach of FC VSS Košice; his grandson, Filip Lesniak, is also footballer and plays for Georgian club FC Telavi.
Honours
editPlayer
editDukla 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
Individual
Manager
edit1.FC Košice
- Slovak First Football League: Winners (2x) 1996–97 1997–98
MFK Košice
- 2. Liga (Slovakia): Winners: 2005–06 (Promoted)
- Slovak Cup: Winners: 2009
Individual
- Slovak Manager of the Year: Winner (5): 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
Managerial statistics
edit- As of 13 October 2018[update]
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
edit- ^ Jeřábek, Luboš (2007). Český a československý fotbal – lexikon osobností a klubů (in Czech). Prague, Czech Republic: Grada Publishing. p. 99. ISBN 978-80-247-1656-5.
External links
edit- Ján Kozák at FAČR (in Czech)
- Weltfussball.de profile
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