Ján Kozák (born 17 April 1954) is a Slovak

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and former

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. Most recently, he managed Slovak national team. As the manager of Slovakia, his team qualified for the 2016 UEFA Euro, thus becoming Slovakia's first time to appear in the tournament. In 1981, Kozák became footballer of the year in Czechoslovakia. He played 254 matches in

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and scored 57 goals. He also participated in

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and the

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. His son Ján Kozák is also a former footballer, coach and one of the pioneers of

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in Slovakia.

Personal

Kozák's son, Ján Kozák, is also former national player of

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and currently head coach of Slovan Bratislava; his grandson, Filip Lesniak, is also footballer and plays for Danish club

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Honours

Player

Dukla Prague *

: Winners: 1981–82 *

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: Winners: 1981 Lokomotíva Košice *

: Winners (2x): 1977, 1979 Czechoslovakia *

: 3rd place *

: Group stage Individual * Czechoslovak Footballer of the Year: 1981

Manager

1.FC Košice * MARS Superliga: Winners (2x) 1996–97 1997–98 *

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: Group Stage 1997–98 MFK Košice * DOXXbet liga: Winners: 2005–06 (Promoted) *

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: Winners:

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Slovakia *

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: Round of 16 Individual * Slovak Manager of the Year: Winner (5): 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017

Managerial statistics

:' Jan Kozak resigned after a loss against the Czech Republic in Trnava (Slovakia). He blamed 7 players in his squad, for his decision to resign.

References

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