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Štefan Zošák (born 3 April 1984) is a former Slovak professional
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midfielder who had most recently played for
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.


Club career


Early career

Zošák was born in
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. He started his career at FK Hanušovce nad Topľou, Bukóza Vranov nad Topľou and was later transferred to
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where he spent three seasons. He was signed by
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in the summer of 2002 at the age of 18. In the 2005–06 season he won the title with MFK Ružomberok in Corgoň Liga and the
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. He also captained the team. In June 2010, he joined Slovak club
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. He played 22 matches in his first season. He qualified with Žilina for the
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and played two group games. In the next season he made four appearances for Žilina. In January 2012 Zošák joined Slovak club Tatran Prešov on a six-month loan. He made his debut for 1. FC Tatran Prešov against
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on 3 March 2012. He then continued his career with
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before returning to Ružomberok in summer 2013.


International career

Zošák participated at the
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for Slovakia and played a match against
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in the round of 16.


Honours


Ružomberok

* Corgoň Liga (1): 2005–06 *
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(1): 2005–06


International

*
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: 3rd place (
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)


References


External links


MŠK Žilina profile
* * 1984 births Living people Slovak men's footballers Slovakia men's under-21 international footballers Slovakia men's youth international footballers Men's association football wingers FC VSS Košice players MFK Ružomberok players MŠK Žilina players 1. FC Tatran Prešov players FC Nitra players FK Poprad players FC Shakhter Karagandy players Slovak First Football League players Kazakhstan Premier League players Slovak expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Kazakhstan Footballers from Prešov 2. Liga (Slovakia) players 21st-century Slovak sportsmen {{Slovakia-footy-midfielder-stub