JUDr. Ján Pivarník (born 13 November 1947) is a former Slovak football player and later a football manager. He played for

Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia ( ; Czech language, Czech and , ''Česko-Slovensko'') was a landlocked country in Central Europe, created in 1918, when it declared its independence from Austria-Hungary. In 1938, after the Munich Agreement, the Sudetenland beca ...

, for which he played 39 matches. He won the 1976 UEFA European Championship against Franz Beckenbauer's West Germany. He was member of the ALL STAR TEAM of 1976 UEFA European Championship and named as the best right defender in Europe. At his time, he was the quickest football player in the World, making 100m in 10.9 sec. He played mostly for Slovan Bratislava and later worked successfully as a coach for 25 years in Portugal, Austria, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar,

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and Oman.

Honours

Player

Slovan Bratislava *

Slovak Cup The Slovak Cup (), currently named Slovnaft Cup due to sponsorship agreement with Slovnaft, is the only nationwide Single-elimination tournament, knockout competition in Football in Slovakia, Slovak football. The winner qualifies for the UEFA Euro ...

(2): 1973–74, 1975–76 *

Czechoslovak First League The Czechoslovak First League (, ) was the premier football (soccer), football league in the Czechoslovakia from 1925 to 1993, with the exception of World War II. Czechoslovakia was occupied by German forces who formed Gauliga Sudetenland and Ga ...

(2): 1973–74, 1974–75 *

Czechoslovak Cup The Czechoslovak Cup () was a football cup competition held in Czechoslovakia. It was officially created in 1960 and folded in 1993 with the split between Czech Republic and Slovakia. The cup was played throughout Czechoslovakia until 1968–69. F ...

(1): 1973–74 Czechoslovakia *

UEFA Euro 1976 The 1976 UEFA European Football Championship tournament was held in Yugoslavia. This was the fifth UEFA European Championship, held every four years and endorsed by UEFA and the first and only tournament that was held in a socialist state. The ...

: Winner

Manager

Asian Cup Winners Cup The Asian Cup Winners' Cup was an Asian football club competition contested annually by the winners of domestic cup competitions. The cup was, chronologically, the second seasonal inter-Asian club competition organised by Asian Football Confedera ...

(1): **1993 – 1994 – Al Qadisiyah Saudi *

Kuwait Emir Cup The Kuwait Amir/Emir Cup () is a Kuwaiti football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ...

(2): **1986 – 1999 *

Kuwaiti Premier League The Kuwait Premier League (), known as Zain Premier League due to sponsorship reasons, is the top division of the Kuwait football pyramid system. Formed in 1961, Kuwait SC holds the best record in the competition, having won 20 times. History Th ...

(1): **1997–98 * Kuwait Crown Prince Cup (1): **1999 *

Al-Khurafi Cup The Al Kurafi Cup () was a Kuwaiti football competition. The competition ran from 1999 to 2007. It was named after M. A. Kharafi & Sons. Previous winners *1998–99 : Al Arabi Kuwait *1999–2000 : Al Salmiya Club *2000–01 : Al Arabi Kuwait ...

(1): **1999 *

Saudi Federation Cup The Prince Faisal bin Fahd Cup, formerly known as the Saudi Federation Cup, was an association football competition organized by the Saudi Arabian Football Federation. History The competition was founded in the 1975–76 season, with Al-Nassr a ...

(1): **1993–94

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* 1947 births Living people People from Trebišov District Footballers from the Košice Region Czechoslovak men's footballers Slovak men's footballers 1970 FIFA World Cup players UEFA Euro 1976 players UEFA European Championship–winning players FC VSS Košice players ŠK Slovan Bratislava players La Liga players Cádiz CF players Czechoslovakia men's international footballers Czechoslovak football managers Slovak football managers Expatriate football managers in Kuwait Al Qadsiah FC managers Czechoslovak expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Austria Czechoslovak expatriate sportspeople in Spain Czechoslovak expatriate sportspeople in Austria Men's association football defenders FK Dukla Banská Bystrica players Kuwait SC managers Al-Arabi SC (Kuwait) managers Al-Salmiya SC managers Kuwait Premier League managers Al-Fahaheel SC managers Czechoslovak expatriate sportspeople in Kuwait Czechoslovak expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Czechoslovak expatriate sportspeople in Israel Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Expatriate football managers in Israel Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Oman SC Neusiedl am See 1919 managers Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C. managers {{Czechoslovakia-footy-bio-stub