Štefan Zošák (born 3 April 1984) is a former Slovak professional football midfielder who had most recently played for

Poprad Poprad (; hu, Poprád; german: Deutschendorf) is a city in northern Slovakia at the foot of the High Tatra Mountains, famous for its picturesque historic centre and as a holiday resort. It is the biggest town of the Spiš region and the t ...

Club career

Early career

Zošák was born in Prešov. He started his career at FK Hanušovce nad Topľou, Bukóza Vranov nad Topľou and was later transferred to 1. FC Košice where he spent three seasons. He was signed by

Ružomberok Ružomberok (; german: Rosenberg; hu, Rózsahegy; pl, Rużomberk) is a town in northern Slovakia, in the historical Liptov region. It has a population of around 27,000 inhabitants (45,000 with nearby villages). Etymology The name of the initia ...

in the summer of 2002 at the age of 18. In the 2005–06 season he won the title with MFK Ružomberok in

Corgoň Liga The Slovak Super Liga is the top level football league in Slovakia, currently known as the Fortuna Liga due to a sponsorship arrangement. It was formed in 1993 following the dissolution of Czechoslovakia. The record for most titles is eleven, ...

and the

Slovak Cup The Slovak Cup () is the main knockout cup competition in Slovak football. The winner qualifies for the UEFA Europa Conference League. History The competition was first contested in 1969. Until 1993, the winner of the Slovak Cup would face the w ...

. He also captained the team. In June 2010, he joined Slovak club

Žilina Žilina (; hu, Zsolna, ; german: Sillein, or ; pl, Żylina , names in other languages) is a city in north-western Slovakia, around from the capital Bratislava, close to both the Czech and Polish borders. It is the fourth largest city of ...

. He played 22 matches in his first season. He qualified with Žilina for the

2010–11 UEFA Champions League The 2010–11 UEFA Champions League was the 56th season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 19th under the UEFA Champions League format. The final was held at Wembley Stadium in London on 28 May 2011, wher ...

and played two group games. In the next season he made four appearances for Žilina. In January 2012 Zošák joined Slovak club Tatran Prešov on a six-month loan. He made his debut for 1. FC Tatran Prešov against Košice on 3 March 2012. He then continued his career with

Nitra Nitra (; also known by other alternative names) is a city in western Slovakia, situated at the foot of Zobor Mountain in the valley of the river Nitra. It is located 95 km east of Bratislava. With a population of about 78,353, it is the fifth l ...

before returning to Ružomberok in summer 2013.

International career

Zošák participated at the

2003 FIFA World Youth Championship The 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in United Arab Emirates between 27 November and 19 December 2003. U20 Brazil claimed their fourth title. The 2003 championship was the 14th contested. The tournament was originally planned to be ...

for Slovakia and played a match against

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

in the round of 16.

Honours

Ružomberok

(1): 2005–06 *

(1): 2005–06

International

UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship The UEFA European Under-19 Championship, or simply UEFA Under-19 Championship or the UEFA Euro U-19, is an annual football competition contested by the European men's under-19 national teams of the member associations of UEFA. Spain and En ...

: 3rd place ( 2002)

References

External links

MŠK Žilina profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Zosak, Stefan 1984 births Living people Slovak footballers Slovakia under-21 international footballers Slovakia youth international footballers Association football wingers FC VSS Košice players MFK Ružomberok players MŠK Žilina players 1. FC Tatran Prešov players FC Nitra players FK Poprad players FC Shakhter Karagandy players Slovak Super Liga players Kazakhstan Premier League players Slovak expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Kazakhstan Sportspeople from Prešov 2. Liga (Slovakia) players