Peter Štyvar (born 13 August 1980 in

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) is a Slovak

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striker who plays for SP MFK Rožňava. He had spells in England with

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club

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and in

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with

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Club career

He scored the winning goal in the

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group stage game against

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for

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, which they won 2–1. He joined

on 1 January 2009, signing a two-and-a-half-year contract. Štyvar made his Bristol City debut on 3 January against

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club

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in the

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in a game that finished 0–0. On 9 September 2010 Bristol City cancelled Styvar's contract.

Career statistics

International career

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national manager Vladimír Weiss selected him for the friendly match against

on 20 August 2008, but Štyvar did not play in this match. His international debut came in second half the

vs.

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friendly match on 10 February 2009.

References

External links

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Eurofotbal profile
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Styvar, Peter 1980 births Living people Sportspeople from Rožňava Men's association football forwards Slovak men's footballers Slovakia men's international footballers FC Lokomotíva Košice players FK Železiarne Podbrezová players AS Trenčín players FK Teplice players MŠK Žilina players Bristol City F.C. players Xanthi F.C. players FC Spartak Trnava players ŠK Senec players TJ Baník Ružiná players Slovak First Football League players English Football League players Super League Greece players Slovak expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in the Czech Republic Slovak expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in England Slovak expatriate sportspeople in England 21st-century Slovak sportsmen