Marián Čišovský (2 November 1979 – 28 June 2020) was a Slovak former professional footballer who played as a
centre-back
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Defenders fall into four main categories: centre-backs, full-backs, sweepers ...
.
Club career
Čišovský played for his home team Chemlon Humenné until 1999, when he transferred to
Inter Bratislava
FK Inter Bratislava () is a football club based in Bratislava, Slovakia, temporarily playing its home matches in Štadion Pasienky.
History
Inter Bratislava was founded in 1940 by the Apollo refinery (later renamed Slovnaft). Following the end o ...
. While playing for Inter, he became champion of the Slovak league twice and also won the
Slovak Cup
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twice. In 2004, he signed with
MŠK Žilina
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. From 2006 to 2008 he played for
Artmedia Bratislava, before leaving for Romania's
Politehnica Timișoara.
He suffered a seven-month long injury and came back on 11 April 2010 and played 90 minutes against
FC Ceahlăul. On 5 August 2010 he scored the qualification goal in 93rd minute against
MyPa in
Europa League
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making it 3–3. Čišovský scored one goal in 2–0 win against
Oţelul Galaţi.
In 2011, he joined Czech club
Viktoria Plzeň
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* FK Viktoria Stadion, stadium of Viktoria Žižkov
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* Viktoriastadt, now known as Victor ...
. He missed the entirety of their
2014–15 league conquest due to
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
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(ALS). Manager
Miroslav Koubek
Miroslav Koubek (born 1 September 1951) is a Czech manager and former goalkeeper, currently managing Viktoria Plzeň. He won the Czech First League with Plzeň in the 2014–15 season.
Coaching career
Koubek coached several Czech clubs. He led ...
said he would trade the title to cure Čišovský, who attended their title celebrations as the crowd sang his name.
In 2016 a charity event was held in
Prague
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in support of Čišovský.
Death
Čišovský died on 28 June 2020 due to complications from ALS.
Honours
Inter Bratislava
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Slovak Super Liga
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:
1999–2000,
2000–01
*
Slovak Cup
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:
1999–2000,
2000–01
Artmedia Petržalka
* Slovak Super Liga:
2007–08
* Slovak Cup:
2007–08
Viktoria Plzeň
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Czech First League
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:
2012–13
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Czech Supercup
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: 2011
References
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actual status from 2017 (isport.blesk.cz)
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1979 births
2020 deaths
Sportspeople from Humenné
Footballers from the Prešov Region
Slovak men's footballers
Slovakia men's international footballers
Slovakia men's under-21 international footballers
Place of death missing
Slovak expatriate men's footballers
ŠK Futura Humenné players
FK Inter Bratislava players
MŠK Žilina players
FC Petržalka players
FC Viktoria Plzeň players
Expatriate men's footballers in Romania
Expatriate men's footballers in the Czech Republic
Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Romania
Slovak expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic
Slovak First Football League players
Liga I players
Czech First League players
FC Politehnica Timișoara players
Footballers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Olympic footballers for Slovakia
Neurological disease deaths in Slovakia
Deaths from motor neuron disease
Men's association football central defenders
21st-century Slovak sportsmen