Jozef Kožlej (born 8 July 1973) is a Slovak retired professional

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who played as a

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. He played in Czechoslovakia, Germany, Greece and Cyprus.

Club career

Born in Stropkov, Kožlej began playing youth football for Tesla Stropkov and 1. FC Tatran Prešov. He is well known for his excellent goal-scoring ability and holds the all-time record among Slovak footballers. He scored

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's first goal in the 2007 Greek Cup Final against

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with a great header; Larissa won 2–1 with the second goal being scored by

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. He arguably spent his most productive seasons in terms of goals scored at

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and has returned to this club to finish his career which occurred in the end of January 2010.

International career

Kožlej appeared in 26 matches for the senior

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from 1996 to 2005.

Honours

AEL *

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: 2006–07

References

External links

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Profile at JFK-Fotbal
1973 births Living people Slovak footballers Slovakia international footballers Slovak expatriate footballers 1. FC Tatran Prešov players AC Sparta Prague players FC Hradec Králové players FK Viktoria Žižkov players FC VSS Košice players SpVgg Greuther Fürth players Olympiakos Nicosia players AC Omonia players Anorthosis Famagusta F.C. players Athlitiki Enosi Larissa F.C. players Thrasyvoulos F.C. players Czech First League players Slovak Super Liga players Super League Greece players Cypriot First Division players Expatriate footballers in Cyprus Expatriate footballers in Greece Expatriate footballers in Germany {{Slovakia-footy-forward-stub Association football forwards People from Stropkov