Jozef Kožlej (born 8 July 1973) is a Slovak retired professional
footballer
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who played as a
forward. He played in Czechoslovakia, Germany, Greece and Cyprus.
Club career
Born in
Stropkov, Kožlej began playing youth football for Tesla Stropkov and
1. FC Tatran Prešov. He is well known for his excellent goal-scoring ability and holds the all-time record among Slovak footballers.
He scored
Larissa
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's first goal in the 2007 Greek Cup Final against
Panathinaikos with a great header; Larissa won 2–1 with the second goal being scored by
Henry Antchouet. He arguably spent his most productive seasons in terms of goals scored at
Olympiakos Nicosia
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and has returned to this club to finish his career which occurred in the end of January 2010.
International career
Kožlej appeared in 26 matches for the senior
Slovakia national football team
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from 1996 to 2005.
Honours
AEL
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Greek Cup
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The Greek Cup is the second-most important domestic men's footba ...
:
2006–07
Individual
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Slovak Super Liga
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Top Score:
1996–97
References
External links
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Profile at JFK-Fotbal
1973 births
Living people
Slovak men's footballers
Slovakia men's international footballers
Slovak expatriate men's footballers
1. FC Tatran Prešov players
AC Sparta Prague players
FC Hradec Králové players
FK Viktoria Žižkov players
FC VSS Košice players
SpVgg Greuther Fürth players
Olympiakos Nicosia players
AC Omonia players
Anorthosis Famagusta FC players
Athlitiki Enosi Larissa F.C. players
Thrasyvoulos F.C. players
Czech First League players
Slovak First Football League players
Super League Greece players
Cypriot First Division players
Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus
Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
Men's association football forwards
People from Stropkov
Footballers from the Prešov Region
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