Marek Bakoš (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈmareɡ ˈbakɔʂ]; born 15 April 1983) is a former Slovak footballer who played as a forward.[1]

Marek Bakoš
Personal information
Full name Marek Bakoš
Date of birth (1983-04-15) 15 April 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Nová Baňa, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Viktoria Plzeň (assistant)
Youth career
1990–1998 Nová Baňa
1998–2002 Nitra
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2003 Nitra 1 (0)
2003–2005 Matador Púchov 72 (17)
2006 Shinnik Yaroslavl 22 (3)
2007–2009 Ružomberok 48 (16)
2009–2014 Viktoria Plzeň 124 (44)
2015–2016 Slovan Liberec 40 (13)
2016–2019 Viktoria Plzeň 53 (10)
2018Spartak Trnava (loan) 9 (2)
International career
2005 Slovakia U21 9 (3)
2012–2016 Slovakia 14 (0)
Managerial career
2019– Viktoria Plzeň (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Bakoš made his first football steps in his hometown club ŠK Nová Baňa. When he was 15 he moved to Nitra where he made his debut at senior level. After 5 seasons in Nitra he was transferred to Matador Púchov in July 2003. In his first season for Púchov he scored 9 goals and 8 goals in the next season. In January 2006, he signed for the Russian Premier League club Shinnik. He played only 2 matches in his first Shinnik season. The club ended last in the 2006 season and was relegated to the First Division. There he scored 3 goals in 20 matches and then came back on Slovakia, signing for Ružomberok in July 2007. He scored 16 goals for two seasons in Ružomberok. Czech manager Pavel Vrba brought Bakoš to Viktoria Plzeň in June 2009. He knew him from Púchov. Bakoš scored his first goal for Plzeň in his second match against Slovan Liberec. In 2010–11, he helped win the first Czech title ever for Plzeň, scoring 9 goals. He scored 6 goals in 5 qualifying matches for the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League. On 13 September 2011, Bakoš scored the first UEFA Champions League group stage goal in Viktoria Plzeň's history in a 1–1 home draw against Belarusian club BATE Borisov.[2] On 23 November 2011, he netted the only goal in the away match against BATE Borisov to enable his team to claim its first group stage win and almost assure its progression into the UEFA Europa League as the third best team in the group.[3] He helped Slovan Liberec win the Czech Cup in 2014–15 and scored in the final.[4]

Career statistics

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As of 17 May 2016

Season Club League Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2003–04 Slovak Superliga Matador Púchov 36 9 ? ? 1 0 37 9
2004–05 Slovak Superliga Matador Púchov 36 8 ? ? 0 0 36 8
2006 Russian Premier League Shinnik 2 0 ? ? - - 2 0
Russian First Division 2007 Shinnik 20 3 ? ? - - 20 3
2007–08 Slovak Superliga Ružomberok 20 10 0 0 0 0 20 10
2008–09 Slovak Superliga Ružomberok 28 6 0 0 0 0 28 6
2009–10 Czech First League Viktoria Plzeň 24 7 0 0 0 0 24 7
2010–11 Czech First League Viktoria Plzeň 25 9 0 0 0 0 25 9
2011–12 Czech First League Viktoria Plzeň 28 16 0 0 13 8 41 24
2012–13 Czech First League Viktoria Plzeň 28 10 0 0 12 4 40 14
2013–14 Czech First League Viktoria Plzeň 14 1 ? ? 9 1 23 2
2014–15 Czech First League Viktoria Plzeň 5 1 ? ? 2 0 7 1
2014–15 Czech First League Slovan Liberec 12 1 ? ? - - 12 1
2015–16 Czech First League Slovan Liberec 28 12 ? ? 10 2 38 14
Career Total 306 93 0 0 47 15 353 108

International career

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Bakoš made his debut for the senior national team of his country on 29 February 2012 as a starter in the 2–1 away win over Turkey in a friendly match.[5]

Honours

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Club

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Plzeň
Liberec

International

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Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "VIDEO: Nováčik Bakoš: "V prvom rade chceme potešiť fanúšikov"" (in Slovak). Slovak national football association official website. 29 February 2012. Archived from the original on 11 April 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
  2. ^ "Viktoria Plzen 1-1 BATE Borisov". ESPN. 13 September 2011. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
  3. ^ "FC BATE Borisov vs FC Viktoria Plzeň Report". Goal. 23 November 2011. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
  4. ^ "Bakoš dal naději, penalty rozhodly. Liberec zdolal Jablonec a vyhrál pohár". jablonecky.denik.cz. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  5. ^ "Reprezentácia odštartovala rok 2012 víťazstvom na horúcej tureckej pôde" (in Slovak). Slovak national football association official website. 29 February 2012. Archived from the original on 11 April 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
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