Ján Kozák (footballer born 1980)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ján Kozák | ||
| Date of birth | 22 April 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Košice, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Slovan Bratislava B (coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1988–1996 | Lokomotíva Košice | ||
| 1996–1997 | 1.FC Košice | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–2000 | 1.FC Košice | 18 | (6) |
| 1998–1999 | → Lokeren (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2000–2002 | Slavia Prague | 13 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | 1.FC Košice | 34 | (6) |
| 2003–2008 | Artmedia Petržalka | 160 | (40) |
| 2006 | → West Bromwich Albion (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2009 | Slovan Bratislava | 30 | (3) |
| 2010 | Politehnica Timişoara | 10 | (1) |
| 2011 | Larissa | 3 | (0) |
| 2012 | Bunyodkor | 21 | (5) |
| 2013–2014 | DSG Union Perg | ||
| 2014–2015 | SV Stripfing | ||
| Total | 300 | (61) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2004–2010 | Slovakia | 25 | (2) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2015– | Slovan Bratislava B | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 February 2013. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 December 2010 |
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Ján Kozák (born 22 April 1980) is a retired Slovak footballer and a current coach at Slovan Bratislava B.
A midfielder, 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 three goals, before moving to West Bromwich Albion in January 2006. He made his debut for Albion on 4 February 2006, coming on as a substitute for Geoff Horsfield in a Premier League match against Blackburn Rovers. He was not considered good enough for the then manager Bryan Robson to sign, so left at the end of his loan spell.
He made his debut for Poli Timișoara in an away match at Gloria Bistriţa. On 21 July 2010, he was released.
Ján Kozák ended his career playing in the Austrian 2. Landesliga for DSG Union Perg. and SV Stripfing.
On 1 August 2015, he became head coach of Slovan Bratislava B.
He made his first appearance for Slovakia on 30 November 2004, a 1-0 win against Hungary.
Kozák has played in Euro 2008 qualifying and 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification. He was selected to take the captain's armband. He also made the squad for Slovakia's World Cup debut in 2010.
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