Zdeno Štrba (born 9 June 1976) is a Slovak former professional

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who plays as a

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. He played 25 games for the Slovakia national team.

Club career

Štrba started at local club Tatran Krásno nad Kysucou and through youth squad of Dukla Banská Bystrica came to Matador Púchov where he 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, ...

debut. He played for Matador four-and-a-half season and then moved to

MŠK Žilina MŠK Žilina () is a Slovak football club based in the town of Žilina, that is playing in the Slovak Superliga. Since the league inception in 1993, the club has won 7 titles and comes second in All-time table that makes them one of the most ...

in January 2003. Štrba won six trophies in Žilina, the

and the

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three times, and progressed to the Slovakia national team as stable member. On 3 June 2009, Štrba has signed two-year contract for

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for a fee €150,000. He made 27 appearances and scored 4 goals in his first season at the Super League Greece. In December 2010, he terminated his contract with Xanthi after mutual consent and came back to Žilina, signing one-and-a-half-year contract.

International career

Štrba played his first international match against

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on 13 February 2003. He was present in six of the ten matches at the

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and Slovakia manager Vladimír Weiss called up him to the final 23-men squad for the

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. Štrba played overall 267 minutes at the tournament against

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and

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. He did not play in the round of 16 against

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due to yellow cards from previous games. He announced his retirement from international football in October 2010.

Honours

Žilina *

: 2002–03, 2003–04, 2006–07 *

: 2003, 2004, 2007

References

External links

Player profile
at mskzilina.sk * {{DEFAULTSORT:Strba, Zdeno 1976 births Living people People from Krásno nad Kysucou Footballers from the Žilina Region Slovak men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Slovakia men's international footballers 2010 FIFA World Cup players Slovak First Football League players Super League Greece players FK Dukla Banská Bystrica players MŠK Púchov players MŠK Žilina players Xanthi F.C. players Spartak Myjava players Slovak expatriate men's footballers Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Greece