Jozef Desiatnik (11 March 1944 – 3 September 2004) was a former Slovak

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defender or midfielder and later

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. He played for VSS Košice from 1965 to 1972 and he finished his career in VSŽ Košice. During his seven seasons at the

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he played 180 matches and scored 10 goals. Desiatnik was capped 5 times for the

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and made his debut against

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on 7 October 1970.

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Jozef Desiatnik
at The Football Association of the Czech Republic 1944 births 2004 deaths Slovak footballers Czechoslovak footballers Czechoslovakia men's international footballers FC VSS Košice players Men's association football midfielders {{Slovakia-footy-midfielder-stub