Miroslav Hýll (born 20 September 1973) is a Slovak football manager and former player who recently managed

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. A

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, he spent most of his career with

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. He made six appearances for the Slovakia national team.

Early life

Miroslav Hýll was born in

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, Slovakia on 20 September 1973.

Career

Hýll won the 1990 UEFA European Under-16 Championship with

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, together with players such as

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and

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. Hýll played all three group games and the semi-final without conceding any goals, before his team beat Portugal 3–2 in the final. He spent most of his football career at

. At Inter he won the

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three times, in 1995 and 2000 and then won the ''double'' ( league title and the Slovak Cup) in 2001. His best performance in European competition was the 2000–01 UEFA Champions League qualifying round, where Inter Bratislava reached the third qualifying round before being eliminated by Lyon. Hýll played three years in Iran for the clubs

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, Zob Ahan and Bargh Shiraz, interspersed with a short spell in Austrian

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. In 2007 he returned home to

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Post-playing career

After retiring, Hýll worked as a goalkeeper coach in Petrzalka before compatriot Jozef Hroš brought him to the United Arab Emirates. In the summer of 2013, he became assistant manager of Al Wahda Club under

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. Hýll left after Jarolím finished his tenure; in 2014 Hýll was announced as manager of Slovak team

Personal life

He was nicknamed "Beny Hýll", resembling the name of comedian

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hyll, Miroslav 1973 births Living people Footballers from Žilina Slovak men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Czechoslovakia men's youth international footballers Slovakia men's international footballers Bargh Shiraz F.C. players Zob Ahan Esfahan F.C. players MŠK Žilina players FK Inter Bratislava players FC Petržalka players Slovak First Football League players Austrian Football Bundesliga players Persian Gulf Pro League players Azadegan League players Slovak expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Iran Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Iran Expatriate men's footballers in Austria Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Austria Expatriate football managers in the United Arab Emirates Slovak expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates