Ján Kozák (footballer, born 1954)

For his son, see Ján Kozák (footballer, born 1980).

Ján Kozák
Personal information
Full name Ján Kozák
Date of birth (1954-04-17) 17 April 1954 (age 70)
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

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.

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

Kozák'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

Player

Dukla Prague

Lokomotíva Košice

Czechoslovakia

Individual

Manager

1.FC Košice

MFK Košice

Individual

Managerial statistics

As of 13 October 2018
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L Win %
Slovakia Slovakia July 2013 October 2018 56 30 11 15 053.57
Total 56 30 11 15 053.57

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

  1. ^ 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.


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