Juraj Czinege (born 29 October 1977 in

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) is a former Slovak

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who played as a

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. He is currently coaching PŠC Pezinok B.

Club career

Czinege spent two seasons in the Turkish

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with

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, one season in the

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with 1. FC Slovácko and one season in the

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with

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. Then, he played for SV Mattersburg Amateurs in the

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and

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. He ended his career at SV Gols in the Austrian II. Liga Nord.

International career

Czinege made four appearances for the senior

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in 2002. He represented and captained Slovakia at the

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Style of play

Czinege was a known free kick specialist. Mainly a central midfielder, he also played on the right wing.

References

External links

Guardian's Stats Centre
1977 births Living people Footballers from Bratislava Slovak men's footballers Slovak football managers Slovakia men's international footballers Slovakia men's under-21 international footballers Slovak expatriate men's footballers AS Trenčín players Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Greece FC Petržalka players Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Austria FK Inter Bratislava players Expatriate men's footballers in Austria 1. FC Slovácko players Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Elazığspor footballers Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Iraklis F.C. (Thessaloniki) players Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Footballers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Slovakia Slovak First Football League players Slovak expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic Süper Lig players Expatriate men's footballers in the Czech Republic Super League Greece players Men's association football midfielders 21st-century Slovak sportsmen {{Slovakia-footy-midfielder-stub