Karol Brezík (born 9 April 1959) is a football manager and former player who played as a striker. He played 308 times in the

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, scoring 72 goals, as well as representing the national team of

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once. He was one of three players to make his debut for Czechoslovakia in Bratislava on 6 October 1982 in a 2–2 draw against

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, playing the first half of the match. Brezík scored five goals in eight UEFA Cup matches, including four in a 10–0 win against

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in the

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. Brezík worked as assistant to head coach Jozef Barmoš at Inter Bratislava until replacing him in October 2004 after a run of poor results. He stepped away after 15 games of the 2005–06 Slovak Superliga, but returned for the 18th match. His tenure at Inter Bratislava concluded in March 2006 with the club second from last in the league table.

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