Ján Kozák (born 17 April 1954) is a Slovak

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and former

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. Most recently, he managed Slovak national team. As the manager of Slovakia, his team qualified for the 2016 UEFA Euro, thus becoming Slovakia's first time to appear in the tournament. In 1981, Kozák became footballer of the year in Czechoslovakia. He played 254 matches in Czechoslovak First League and scored 57 goals. Internationally he scored 9 goals in 55 appearances for

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, taking part in

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and being in the squad for the 1982 FIFA World Cup.

Personal

Kozák's son, Ján Kozák, is also former national player of

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and most recently head coach of FC VSS Košice; his grandson, Filip Lesniak, is also footballer and plays for Georgian club FC Telavi.

Honours

Player

Dukla Prague * Czechoslovak First League: Winners: 1981–82 * Czechoslovak Cup: Winners: 1981 Lokomotíva Košice * Czechoslovak Cup: Winners (2x): 1977, 1979 Czechoslovakia *

: 3rd place Individual * Czechoslovak Footballer of the Year: 1981

Manager

1.FC Košice * Slovak First Football League: Winners (2x) 1996–97 1997–98 MFK Košice * 2. Liga (Slovakia): Winners: 2005–06 (Promoted) *

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: Winners:

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Individual * Slovak Manager of the Year: Winner (5): 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017

Managerial statistics

:' Jan Kozak resigned after a loss against the Czech Republic in Trnava (Slovakia). He blamed 7 players in his squad, for his decision to resign.

References

External links

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Weltfussball.de profile
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