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Kornel Saláta (; hu, Saláta Kornél; born 24 January 1985) is a Slovak professional
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who plays as a
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for MSO Štúrovo.


Club career

Saláta made his
Corgoň Liga The Slovak Super Liga is the top level football league in Slovakia, currently known as the Fortuna Liga due to a sponsorship arrangement. It was formed in 1993 following the dissolution of Czechoslovakia. The record for most titles is eleven, he ...
debut in the 2005–06 season for Matador Púchov. After season Púchov relegated to the
Slovak First League The Slovak Super Liga is the top level football league in Slovakia, currently known as the Fortuna Liga due to a sponsorship arrangement. It was formed in 1993 following the dissolution of Czechoslovakia. The record for most titles is eleven, ...
and Saláta signed for
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. There he won the
Corgoň Liga The Slovak Super Liga is the top level football league in Slovakia, currently known as the Fortuna Liga due to a sponsorship arrangement. It was formed in 1993 following the dissolution of Czechoslovakia. The record for most titles is eleven, he ...
and the
Slovak Cup The Slovak Cup () is the main knockout cup competition in Slovak football. The winner qualifies for the UEFA Europa Conference League. History The competition was first contested in 1969. Until 1993, the winner of the Slovak Cup would face the w ...
in the 2007–08 season. In summer 2009, he moved to Slovan Bratislava, playing first match in the
2009 Slovak Super Cup The 2009 Slovak Super Cup was a Association football, football match played on July 5, 2009, in Dolný Kubín, Slovakia. The match was played between Slovak Superliga 2008–09, Corgoň Liga 2008–09 champions ŠK Slovan Bratislava and the Slova ...
. In January 2011, he signed four-year contract for
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n club
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for €1 million as one of the best Corgoň Liga defenders. Saláta left
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in August 2014.


International career

Saláta made his national team debut against
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on 24 May 2008. He participated at the
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, playing 83 minutes in second group match against
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.


Personal life

Saláta hails from the
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. He speaks both Slovak and Hungarian fluently, also with knowledge of
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and
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.


Career statistics

:''Scores and results list Slovakia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Saláta goal.''


Honours

Artmedia *
Corgoň Liga The Slovak Super Liga is the top level football league in Slovakia, currently known as the Fortuna Liga due to a sponsorship arrangement. It was formed in 1993 following the dissolution of Czechoslovakia. The record for most titles is eleven, he ...
: 2007–08 *
Slovak Cup The Slovak Cup () is the main knockout cup competition in Slovak football. The winner qualifies for the UEFA Europa Conference League. History The competition was first contested in 1969. Until 1993, the winner of the Slovak Cup would face the w ...
: 2007–08 Slovan * Slovak Cup: 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 ...
:
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