Mário Pečalka (born 28 December 1980) is a former Slovak

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defender.

Career

Pečalka began playing football in his hometown club OFK Rudina. Later he moved to Kysucké Nové Mesto and then he played for the

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team

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. In 2003, he came back to his home region to play for the

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team TJ Slovan Rudinská. In 2004, he was on loan in Slovan Bratislava which was playing in the

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in this time. After end of loan he signed for the

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club MŠK Žilina. He played for Žilina in 103 matches overall, scoring 4 goals. He twice won the Slovak title in Žilina. He became one of the best Corgoň Liga defenders and was selected to the national team in 2009. He played 5 group matches in the

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. In February 2011, he signed for Israeli club

Hapoel Tel Aviv Hapoel Tel Aviv ( he, הפועל תל אביב) is a sports club in Israel, founded in the 1920s, and part of the Hapoel association. It runs several sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv which have competed in a variety of sports over the years, suc ...

. He made his debut for Hapoel in a 2–0 win against Maccabi Petah Tikva on 14 February 2011. In January 2012, he signed on loan at Slovan Bratislava for half a year. In May 2013, he announced the end of his professional career due persistent back problems.Pečalka uprednostnil zdravie a ukončil kariéru
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International career

Pečalka made his national team debut in a 2–3 defeat against Ukraine on 10 February 2009. He was called up to the Slovakia preliminary squad for the

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but manager Vladimír Weiss did not select him for the final tournament squad.

Honours

;Žilina *

(2): 2006–07, 2009–10 *

Slovak Super Cup The Slovak Super Cup (''Slovenský Superpohár'' in Slovak), in the past named as ''Matičný pohár'' or ''Pribinov pohár'', was a football match between the champion of the Corgoň Liga and winner of the Slovak Cup. The cup was played annually ...

(2): 2007,

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;Hapoel Tel Aviv *

Israel State Cup The Israel State Cup ( he, גביע המדינה, ''Gvia HaMedina''), is a knockout cup competition in Israeli football, run by the Israel Football Association (IFA). The State Cup was first held in 1928 as the People's Cup. Because it involve ...

(1):

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References

External links

Hapoel Tel Aviv profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pecalka, Mario 1980 births Living people Men's association football central defenders Slovak men's footballers Slovakia men's international footballers ŠK Slovan Bratislava players FK Inter Bratislava players MŠK Žilina players Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. players Slovak First Football League players Israeli Premier League players Slovak expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Israel Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Israel