Matúš Kozáčik (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈmatuːʂ ˈkɔzaːtʂik]; born 27 December 1983) is a Slovak retired football goalkeeper who last played for Czech club Viktoria Plzeň, and who now serves as a goalkeeping coach with the club's first team.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matúš Kozáčik | ||
| Date of birth | 27 December 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Dolný Kubín, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Viktoria Plzeň (goalkeeping coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–1998 | Dolný Kubín | ||
| 1998–2000 | 1. FC Košice | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2002 | 1. FC Košice | 0 | (0) |
| 2002–2007 | Slavia Prague | 55 | (0) |
| 2007–2010 | Sparta Prague | 17 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Anorthosis Famagusta | 51 | (0) |
| 2012–2019 | Viktoria Plzeň | 171 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2006–2019 | Slovakia | 29 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2020– | Viktoria Plzeň (goalkeeping coach) | ||
| 2022 | Slovakia (goalkeeping coach) | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 October 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 June 2019 | |||
Club career
editWhile Kozáčik was playing for Slavia Prague, Leeds United took him on trial in December 2006.[1]
Anorthosis Famagusta
editKozáčik started as first-choice goalkeeper for the club's European matches. Then, Kozáčik lost his position to other club goalkeeper Dimitar Ivankov for the next two matches. Ivankov left the club after two matches and Kozáčik continued as first-choice goalkeeper.[2]
FC Viktoria Plzeň
editIn June 2012, Kozáčik signed a three-year contract with Viktoria Plzeň.[3] In February 2014, he extended his contract with Plzeň until June 2017.[4]
International career
editOn 10 December 2006, Kozáčik debuted for Slovakia as a starter friendly match against the United Arab Emirates.[5] However, his next match for the national team came almost seven years later when he started in a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification against Latvia.[6]
Kozáčik played 90 minutes of a controversial friendly match against Denmark, who arrived with a squad of players from lower division and Slovakia Futsal,[7] During the 2019 friendly match against Jordan that ended with a 5-1 victory, Kozáčik was replaced by international debutant Dominik Greif in the second half.[8]
Managerial career
editIn September 2022, Kozáčík took on the role of goalkeeping coach with the Slovakia national football team under Francesco Calzona.[9] In March 2023, Kozáčik was replaced by his former national team co-goalkeeper and KFC Komárno goalkeeping coach Ján Novota, with Novota already filling-in during the extraordinary December 2022 camp.[10][11]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | Appearances | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | Europe | Cup | ||
| 1. FC Košice | 2000–01 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001–02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Slavia Prague | 2002–03 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003–04 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2004–05 | 14 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005–06 | 16 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2006–07 | 16 | 2 | 0 | |
| Sparta Prague | 2007–08 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008–09 | 9 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2009–10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | |
| Anorthosis F.C. | 2010–11 | 20 | 5 | 5 |
| 2011–12 | 30 | 2 | 2 | |
| Viktoria Plzeň | 2012–13 | 27 | 12 | 1 |
| 2013–14 | 27 | 13 | 3 | |
| 2014–15 | 29 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2015–16 | 27 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2016–17 | 26 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | 24 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | 10 | 2 | 0 | |
| Career totals | 274 | 58 | 15 | |
References
edit- ^ "Trial Update". Leeds United F.C. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
- ^ "Termination of agreement with Dimitar Ivankov". anorthosis.com. Archived from the original on 15 August 2011. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
- ^ "Kozáčik bude v Plzni súperiť s Bolekom o post jednotky". Profutbal (in Slovak). 29 June 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
- ^ "Čišovský aj Kozáčik predĺžili zmluvy s Viktoriou Plzeň" (in Slovak). Slovak Football Association. 7 February 2014. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
- ^ Chudý, Filip (3 April 2015). "10 najlepších debutov v histórii slovenskej reprezentácie". sport24.dnes.sk (in Slovak). p. 10.
- ^ "Slováci stratili v Lotyšku víťazstvo v 92. minúte, v skupine skončili tretí". Sme (in Slovak). 15 October 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
- ^ "Dánsky trapas v Trnave. Proti SR nastúpia futsalisti i treťoligisti". Pravda Slovakia (in Slovak). 4 September 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- ^ "Slováci zdolali Jordánsko, v druhom polčase strelili päť gólov". Sme (in Slovak). Petit Press. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- ^ "Sám Slovák medzi Talianmi. Kozáčik prijal ponuku, ktorá sa neodmieta". Sme (in Slovak). Retrieved 10 October 2022.
- ^ "MUŽI A | Päťdňový tréningový kemp, dôležitý pre budúcnosť reprezentácie". Slovak Football Association (in Slovak). 29 November 2019. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- ^ Šurin, Peter. "Muži A | Premiérové nominácie od Calzonu pre Maka, Polievku a Vavra". Slovak Football Association (in Slovak). Retrieved 13 March 2023.
External links
edit- Statistics on SK Slavia Praha website (in Czech)
- Matúš Kozáčik at Fortunaliga.cz
- Matúš Kozáčik – Czech First League statistics at Fotbal DNES (in Czech)
- Matúš Kozáčik at National-Football-Teams.com