Josef Miso (born 18 October 1973) is a Slovak former
football
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player who last played for
Municipal Grecia
Municipal Grecia is an association football club based in Grecia, Costa Rica. Founded in 1998, the club will make their debut in the Liga FPD after being promoted from the Liga de Ascenso.
The team plays in the Estadio Allen Riggioni.
History
I ...
in the
Costa Rican Second Division
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.
Club career
Miso played for hometown club
Spartak Trnava
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before being loaned to
Piešťany
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.
Alajuelense
He made his debut in Costa Rican
Primera División on 29 October 1995 against
Guanacasteca playing with
Alajuelense
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, he soon become part of the usuals at the starting line-up and one of the most claimed players.
He has been known as a very quick and intelligent striker with an excellent assisting ability. He also has a great ability to score from short, middle and long distances free kicks. During his spend in Alajuelense, he was known for his coldness when he score, usually remaining calm. He scored a lot of great long-distance goals.
He was part of the great Alajuelense team that won four
Costa Rican Championships in a row, coming back from a long injury and scoring two goals at the final game against, he also won two
Copa Interclubes UNCAF
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championships and was part of the team that lost the final of the
CONCACAF Champions' Cup
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against
Necaxa
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History
Foundation (Light and Power Comp ...
, back in 1999. He was awarded as the best foreign player of the national tournament in 1997 and he also was the top scorer during the 1999 season. He also played the
Copa Merconorte
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with
LD Alajuelense
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.
The
striker, suffered an injury by the end of 1999 season, when he was having his best times, that made him miss the rest of the season and most of the 2000-2001 season and was criticized by a part of the fans for being injured that long, he also lost some directive's trust. Even though, he had a few good games by the end of the season and scored 2 goals at the final game of the year against
CS Herediano
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, giving his team the championship. He had another regular campaign on 2001-2002 season winning again the national title. The
LD Alajuelense
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's managing decided to give another year-deal but he never returned to be the player they needed him to be, so once the contract expired he left the club.
Herediano
He finished the 2003 season unemployed. Suddenly by the end of the 2004 season he was signed by
Carmelita and then, loaned to
Santos de Guápiles
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, 2 non-traditional local teams but he was separated for his low level and again ended up unemployed. Suddenly, when his career seemed to be over,
Herediano
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, the third best team in the country, decided to give him a chance. He took advantage of the chance playing like his old days and becoming part of the every-Sunday starting line-up, returning close to his old high level. He received an international offer from
Sandefjord
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in Norway due his performance, but his lack of opportunities made him come back to
Herediano
Club Sport Herediano (), commonly known as Herediano and nicknamed El Team, is a Costa Rican multisport club based in Heredia, Heredia province. Although they compete in a number of different sports, Herediano is mostly known for its association ...
6 months later. There was a new coach and some new players so he decided to retired of the team.
Second Division and retirement
After a few months out of the pitches he started to play for
Municipal Grecia
Municipal Grecia is an association football club based in Grecia, Costa Rica. Founded in 1998, the club will make their debut in the Liga FPD after being promoted from the Liga de Ascenso.
The team plays in the Estadio Allen Riggioni.
History
I ...
that was currently in 1st place of the
Costa Rican Second Division
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in order to help them get the promotion. He became a good deal for them, because he started to play well, scoring goals and bringing a lot of fans to the stadium. Unfortunately for them, the team lost the final game and did not make to the first division. He was released by Grecia in June 2008 and had a final season with
Santacruceña.
He still holds the honor of being the foreigner with more goals in the
Costa Rican Championship with a total of 88 and he is always remembered in Alajuela for his former fans with flags and songs.
Managerial career
After retiring, Miso became assistant manager at
Pérez Zeledón and then
Carmelita.
In February 2015, Miso was replaced as manager of
Municipal Liberia
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History
Founded on 7 June 1977, four years ...
by Uruguayan
Orlando de León
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, after the Slovak had led the team through some poor performances.
Orlando De León dirigirá al Municipal Liberia
- Yashin Quesada
In 2012, he already was coach of the women team UCEM Alajuela.
Honours
*Primera División de Costa Rica
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(6):
**1995-96, 1996–97, 1999-00, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03
*Copa Interclubes UNCAF
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(2):
**1996, 2002
References
External links
La Nacion.com
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1973 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Trnava
Slovak footballers
FC Spartak Trnava players
PFK Piešťany players
L.D. Alajuelense footballers
Brujas FC players
A.D. Carmelita footballers
Santos de Guápiles footballers
C.S. Herediano footballers
Liga FPD players
Sandefjord Fotball players
Slovak expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Costa Rica
Expatriate footballers in Norway
Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Norway
Eliteserien players
Costa Rican people of Slovak descent
Association football forwards
Municipal Grecia players