Karol Kisel (born 15 March 1977) is a Slovak

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and retired

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Club career

He previously played for Lokomotíva Košice, Ozeta Dukla Trenčín, Bohemians Praha,

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and

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Sydney FC

In early 2009 he was linked with

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club

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for the 2009/10 season, where he would be reunited with former manager Vítězslav Lavička. On 3 April 2009, it was announced that Kisel had signed a one-year deal with the club. He scored his first goal for the Sky Blues at home against the

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, which Sydney won 2–1. He scored his second goal in Sydney's 2–0 win over the

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to help claim the A-League Premiership.

Slavia Prague

Despite Sydney FC offering a new contract, Kisel declined the offer and returned to the

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to continue his law studies. In June 2010 he signed a 1-year contract with

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. Kisel played as captain for the

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. Kisel played his final game with Slavia Prague in their 3–1 win over

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Return to Sydney FC

On 8 February 2011, Kisel re-signed with Sydney FC for the upcoming 2011-12 A-League Season. He was not eligible to play in the

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due to Sydney FC's foreign spots being full. Kisel's last game for Sydney FC was the away Elimination final against Wellington Phoenix on 30 March 2012.

Return to Slavia Prague

On 22 May 2012, Slavia Prague announced Kisel's return for 2012–13 season. The transfer officially went through on 1 July 2012 when the Gambrinus Liga transfer window started. He once again assumed the role of team captain soon after his arrival. He scored his first goal on his return to the club, on the opening match day's 3–3 draw with

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. Kisel confirmed on 28 November 2013 that he would retire after Slavia's match against Liberec on Monday 1 December.

International career

Kisel had been in and out of the Slovakian national squad ever since he made his debut in 2002. He had also played several games for the Slovakian U-21 squad. He played several games in Slovakia's attempt to qualify for the

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and he scored his first goal in qualifying Slovakia's 4-0 thumping of

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International goal

:''Score and result list Slovakia's goal tally first.''

Honours

With

: *

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: 2006–2007 *

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: 2005–2006, 2007–2008, 2007–2008 With

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2009–10 *

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2009–10

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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kisel, Karol 1977 births Living people Footballers from Košice Slovak men's footballers Slovakia men's under-21 international footballers Slovakia men's international footballers FC Lokomotíva Košice players AS Trenčín players Bohemians 1905 players AC Sparta Prague players SK Slavia Prague players FC Slovan Liberec players Footballers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Slovakia Czech First League players Sydney FC players A-League Men players Slovak expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in the Czech Republic Expatriate men's soccer players in Australia Slovak expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Australia University of West Bohemia alumni Men's association football midfielders Association football agents 21st-century Slovak sportsmen