Tomáš Košický (born 11 March 1986) is a Slovak

goalkeeper In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or intercepting o ...

who plays for Czech club Vítkovice.

Club career

Inter Bratislava

Košický began his professional career with hometown club

Inter Bratislava FK Inter Bratislava () is a football club based in Bratislava, Slovakia, temporarily playing its home matches in Stupava. History Inter Bratislava was founded in 1940 by the Apollo refinery (later renamed Slovnaft). Following the end of World Wa ...

, where he advanced from the youth system into the senior squad. He made 12 appearances for the club before being sold to Sicilian giants,

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in the

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Calcio Catania

In the summer of 2008, Košický officially signed for

as a reserve goalkeeper. In his first season with the Sicilian club, Košický was the third choice goalkeeper, behind

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and Ciro Polito. During the January 2009 transfer window, however, Košický became the club's second choice as Catania opted to loan Ciro Polito to US Grosseto FC. In return,

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was brought in from

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, also on loan. In April 2009 it was confirmed that first choice

would not be renewing his contract with Catania, and thus head coach

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opted to use Košický as the starting keeper in order for the young Slovak to gain experience. Košický even served as captain for Catania in the 16 May 2009

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fixture versus

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. Košický began the new season as a reserve goalkeeper again, following the transfer of Argentine International, Mariano Andújar, as well as veteran Andrea Campagnolo. Košický made his 2010

debut in a March 2010 match away to

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, the game ended 1–1. That match proved to be his only appearance of the 2009-10 season, and the Slovakian failed to make an appearance during the

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season. During the 2011-12 Serie A season, Košický again remained third choice, behind

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and Campagnolo for the third season in the running, however, following a mid-season fallout with the club, Andújar was released on loan to former club Estudiantes, and following his departure, Košický had appeared in three

fixtures following an injury to Campagnolo in late January. However, after eventually losing his place to loan-signing

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, the player failed to feature again, and eventually transferred to the recently relegated

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, as part of the deal that saw

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return to Catania.

Novara Calcio

On 22 June 2012 Košický officially transferred to

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side

Asteras Tripolis

On 22 July 2014 Košický officially transferred to Superleague Greece side

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.Brankár Košický prestúpil do gréckeho Asterasu Tripoli
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Vítkovice

In early 2023, Košický joined Vítkovice in the third-tier Czech

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References

External links

Profile on Football-Lineups.com
* * http://www.imscouting.com/players/tomas-kosicky/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Kosicky, Tomas 1986 births Footballers from Bratislava Living people Slovak men's footballers Slovakia men's international footballers Men's association football goalkeepers FK Inter Bratislava players Catania FC players Novara FC players Asteras Tripolis F.C. players Hapoel Ra'anana A.F.C. players Debreceni VSC players MFK Vítkovice players Slovak First Football League players Serie A players Serie B players Super League Greece players Israeli Premier League players Nemzeti Bajnokság I players Nemzeti Bajnokság II players Moravian-Silesian Football League players Slovak expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Israel Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Israel Expatriate men's footballers in Hungary Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Expatriate men's footballers in the Czech Republic Slovak expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic