Štefan Markulík (born 17 October 1991) is a Slovak

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manager who manages

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Early life

Markulík was born on 17 October 1991 in

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and is a native of

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, Slovakia. Growing up, he attended Košice Sports School in Slovakia and then the

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in Slovakia.

Managerial career

Markulík started his managerial career as a youth manager of Slovak side

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in 2012. In 2013, he was appointed as a youth manager of Swiss side

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. Five years later, he returned to Slovak side

as an assistant manager, before being promoted to head coach of the club in 2019. Following his stint there, he was appointed as an assistant manager of Slovak side

in 2021. During his 2021–22 season, he helped the club achieve

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from the second tier to the

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. Two seasons later, he helped them reach the

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of the

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and achieve fifth place in the league. Subsequently, he was promoted to their head coach in 2024.

References

1991 births Living people Slovak football managers FK Železiarne Podbrezová managers Slovak First Football League managers Expatriate football managers in Austria Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Austria {{Slovakia-footy-bio-stub