Slovakia national football team
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Nickname(s) | Repre[1] Slovenskí sokoli (falcons)[2] |
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Association | Slovenský futbalový zväz (SFZ) | ||
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Ján Kozák | ||
Captain | Martin Škrtel | ||
Most caps | Miroslav Karhan (107) | ||
Top scorer | Róbert Vittek (23) | ||
Home stadium | Štadión Antona Malatinského | ||
FIFA code | SVK | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 29 ![]() |
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Highest | 14 (August 2015) | ||
Lowest | 150 (December 1993) | ||
Elo ranking | |||
Current | 25 ![]() |
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Highest | 23 (June 2017) | ||
Lowest | 71 | ||
First international | |||
First Slovak Republic:![]() ![]() (Bratislava, Slovakia; 27 August 1939) Second Slovak Republic: Unofficial: ![]() ![]() (Vilnius, Lithuania; 14 October 1992) Official: ![]() ![]() (Dubai, UAE; 2 February 1994) |
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Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (Bratislava, Slovakia; 8 September 2004) ![]() ![]() (Dubnica nad Váhom, Slovakia; 13 October 2007) ![]() ![]() (Bratislava, Slovakia; 6 June 2009) |
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Biggest defeat | |||
Official:![]() ![]() (Mendoza, Argentina; 22 June 1995) Unofficial: ![]() ![]() (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; 12 January 2017) |
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World Cup | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 2010) | ||
Best result | Round of 16, 2010 | ||
European Championship | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 2016) | ||
Best result | Round of 16, 2016 |
The Slovakia national football team (Slovak: Slovenské národné futbalové mužstvo) represents Slovakia in association football and is controlled by the Slovak Football Association (SFZ), the governing body for football in Slovakia. Slovakia's home stadium from 2016 is reconstructed Štadión Antona Malatinského[3] in Trnava and their head coach is Ján Kozák. Slovakia is one of the newest national football teams in the world, having split from the Czechoslovakia national team after the dissolution of the unified state in 1993. Slovakia maintains its own national side that competes in all major professional tournaments since.
Slovakia qualified for two major national tournaments, the 2010 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2016. Slovakia qualified to the FIFA World Cup in 2010 after winning their qualifying group despite two defeats against Slovenia, and progressed beyond the championship group stage after a 3–2 win against Italy, before bowing out of the tournament after a 2–1 defeat in the second round against eventual runners-up the Netherlands. It was the first time the team have ever played in a major football competition, after playing every FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign since 1998 and every UEFA European Football Championship qualifying campaign since 1996, after a 50-year absence from international football due to representing part of the Czechoslovakia team. The nation did come close to securing a berth at the 2006 finals in Germany, after finishing second in their group ahead of Russia and behind Portugal, before drawing Spain in their qualification play-off, in which the Slovaks lost by a wide margin on aggregate (1–5, 1–1). The team have achieved some noteworthy results, however, such as the aforementioned win over the then title holders Italy at the 2010 World Cup and a 1–0 win against Russia in September 2010. Despite this success however, the team later dropped down the rankings and a considerable drop in form went with this, as the team failed to qualify for Euro 2012 finishing in their group in fourth place. They also only scored seven goals in the group, only more than minnows Andorra. Slovakia then failed to qualify for the 2014 World Cup, but secured a spot in France for Euro 2016 under head coach Ján Kozák which helped the team reach their best ever position of 14th in the FIFA World Rankings.
Slovakia's traditional rival is the Czech Republic which they played twice in the qualification for the 1998 World Cup in 1996 and 1997, winning 2–1 in Bratislava before losing 3–0 in Prague with both teams already eliminated, before playing each other again in 2008 and 2009 in the qualifying round for the 2010 World Cup. In these two meetings, the teams drew 2–2 in Bratislava with the Slovaks winning 2–1 in Prague. But before that, they also playing each other in Euro 2008 qualifying, and they lost 3–1 in Prague and 0–3 in Bratislava.
Contents
- 1 History
- 2 Stadiums
- 3 Nickname
- 4 Kit
- 5 Tournament records
- 6 Results and schedule
- 7 2016 UEFA Euro qualifying
- 8 2016 UEFA Euro
- 9 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying
- 10 All-time team record
- 11 Players
- 12 Coaching staff
- 13 Player statistics
- 14 Managers
- 15 Honours
- 16 See also
- 17 References
- 18 External links
History[edit]
The first official match of the first Slovak Republic (1939–1945) was played in Bratislava against Germany on 27 August 1939, and ended in a 2–0 victory for Slovakia. After the Second World War, the national football team was subsumed into the team of Czechoslovakia, and for over 50 years Slovakia played no matches as an independent country. During this period, they contributed several key players to the Czechoslovak team, including the majority of the team that won the UEFA Euro 1976 (8 of the 11 players who defeated West Germany in the final were Slovak).
Slovakia's first official international after regaining independence was a 1–0 victory in Dubai over the United Arab Emirates on 2 February 1994. Their match back on Slovak soil was the 4–1 win over Croatia in Bratislava on 20 April 1994. Slovakia suffered their biggest defeat since independence (6–0) on 22 June 1995, in Mendoza, against Argentina. Their biggest wins (7–0) have come against Liechtenstein in 2004 and San Marino (twice) in 2007.
Slovakia played in a major championship as an independent team for the first time in Euro 1996 qualifying, but finished in third place in their qualifying group, behind Romania and France, having recorded wins against Poland, Israel and Azerbaijan, twice. In the 1998 World Cup qualifiers, Slovakia finished fourth in their six-team group with five wins, one draw and four defeats. Their first four games in this were all wins, with one of these against their Czech neighbors, helping the team reach their highest FIFA World Ranking to date of number 17.
Slovakia participated in the FIFA World Cup for the first time as an independent nation after finishing in first in 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 3 ahead of Slovenia, Czech Republic, Northern Ireland and Poland. On 14 October 2009, they clinched qualification with a 1–0 away win against Poland.[4] On 24 June 2010, at the tournament proper, Slovakia finished second in the group stage after defeating reigning champions Italy in a game which ESPN dubbed "epic": the game saw three goals being scored after the 80th minute, two by Italy and one by Slovakia, as well as a disallowed goal by Italy flagged offside by "the tightest of decisions". The result led Slovakia to the knockout stage and eliminated Italy, which finished last in the group.[5] The result of this match meant that for the first time in World Cup history, both finalists from the previous tournament had been eliminated from the first round, champion Italy and runner-up France.[6][7]
In the round of 16, Slovakia played the Netherlands in the round of 16, falling behind 2–0 only to score a late goal from the penalty spot by striker Róbert Vittek, the last kick of the game in a 2–1 defeat.[8] Despite elimination, the goal returned Vittek to the top of the goalscoring charts joint top with David Villa until Villa himself later scored against Portugal in Spain's 1–0 win in the same stage of the tournament.
For Euro 2012 qualification, Slovakia was drawn against Russia, the Republic of Ireland, Armenia, Macedonia and Andorra. The good campaign in South Africa boosted team performance ahead of the qualifiers, which started in September with two 1–0 wins against Macedonia in Stadion Pasienky and Russia away, this one in particular giving Slovakia the perfect start. In October, however, the nation's form slipped steadily, as Repre was easily beaten in Armenia (3–1) and could not do better than a 1–1 home draw against the Republic of Ireland. At that point, Russia topped the group charts with nine points, with Slovakia, Armenia and Ireland all within a two-point gap of the leaders.
2011 was terribly worse: in February, the team was stunned in a 2–1 friendly defeat against Luxembourg before needing to fight hard for two 1–0 wins against group minnows Andorra, who had conceded 11 goals in the previous four matches. Playing in Ireland in a six-point match, despite creating better chances, Slovakia earned a goalless draw which kept both teams two points behind Russia, and leading Armenia by three. Four days later, however, Slovakia had its most disastrous performance in years: after creating chances in a goalless first half, Slovakia conceded four goals to Armenia in what effectively destroyed the team's confidence in securing a tournament spot. In the final two group matches, Slovakia was beaten at home by Russia (1–0) and drew 1–1 in Macedonia, finishing in a mediocre fourth-place position and scoring only seven goals in the entire process. Also, for the first time since Euro 1996 qualifying, Slovakia finished a qualifying campaign with a negative goal differential. As a result of this outcome, coach Vladimír Weiss left his job after four full years, being replaced by his assistants Michal Hipp and Stanislav Griga, although both themselves were later replaced due to poor results. By late June, former Czechoslovakia national team footballer Ján Kozák became the head coach and followed-up the unsuccessful qualification campaign with a victory in Bosnia and Herzegovina following by two defeats against Bosnia and one against Greece.
For Euro 2016 qualification, Slovakia was drawn against Spain, Ukraine, Belarus, Macedonia and Luxembourg. Slovakia began the qualifying campaign with a 1–0 victory against Ukraine in Kiev. On 9 October 2014, Slovakia beat Spain 2–1 in a shock victory and claimed the first place. Slovakia's 3–1 victory over Belarus confirmed their status as group leaders. Later on, they won 2–0 against Macedonia in the Philip II Arena, Luxembourg with a score of 3–0 in Žilina, and Macedonia again with a score of 2–1 on 14 June 2015, also in Žilina. Till that day, Slovakia had six-straight wins in qualification. They were followed by expected defeat in Spain 0–2, goalless match against Ukraine and shocking home defeat 0–1 against Belarus. Repre finished qualification by defeating Luxembourg 4–2 and kept second place in qualification group and qualified to their first European Championship.
Slovakia was drawn in Group B of Euro 2016 alongside England, Russia and Wales. Slovakia began their tournament against Wales where Ondrej Duda scored Slovakia's first goal in the history of the European Championship in an eventual 2–1 defeat. Slovakia then defeated Russia 2–1 with goals from Vladimír Weiss III and Marek Hamšík, then drew 0–0 against England to advance to the round of 16 as one of the tournament's best third-placed teams. They were eliminated at this stage by world champions Germany with a 3–0 defeat.
During the qualification campaign for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Slovakia was drawn in UEFA Group F. They were third in the group after the penultimate match ended in a 1–0 defeat to Scotland, who moved up to second place. Slovakia won their final group match 3–0 against Malta, and overtook Scotland after they failed to beat Slovenia, but missed out on a play-off place as results elsewhere meant Slovakia finished as the "worst" group runners-up.
Stadiums[edit]
The Slovakia national football team only uses one stadium at present: Štadión Antona Malatinského in Trnava. Štadión pod Dubňom in Žilina was used in 2003–2015, but will not be used in the future because of the artificial grass (built in 2016). The national team recently played, last in 2009, at the biggest Slovak stadium, Tehelné pole in Bratislava, but the stadium is currently undergoing major renovation. In the past, home games have occasionally been played at other venues as Všešportový areál and Lokomotíva Stadium in Košice, Štadión pod Zoborom in Nitra, Mestský štadión in Dubnica or Tatran Stadion in Prešov.
Stadiums which have hosted Slovakia international football matches:
Number of matches |
Stadium | First international | Last international |
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51 | Tehelné pole, Bratislava | 27 August 1939 | 14 November 2009 |
21 | Štadión pod Dubňom, Žilina | 30 April 2003 | 17 November 2015 |
19 | Štadión Antona Malatinského, Trnava | 24 April 1996 | 14 November 2017 |
9 | Pasienky, Bratislava | 18 August 1999 | 16 October 2012 |
4 | Všešportový areál, Košice | 8 March 1995 | 15 November 1995 |
2 | Štadión pod Zoborom, Nitra | 27 March 1996 | 24 May 2000 |
2 | Lokomotíva Stadium, Košice | 19 August 1998 | 5 September 1998 |
2 | Mestský štadión, Dubnica nad Váhom | 8 September 1999 | 13 October 2007 |
1 | Mestský štadión Dunajská Streda, Dunajská Streda | 30 March 1993 | |
1 | Futbalový štadión Prievidza, Prievidza | 16 November 1993 | |
1 | Štadión na Sihoti, Trenčín | 5 September 2001 | |
1 | Štadión 1. FC Tatran Prešov, Prešov | 14 May 2002 | |
1 | Štadión FC ViOn, Zlaté Moravce | 26 March 2008 | |
1 | NTC Senec, Senec | 23 May 2014 |
Nickname[edit]
Traditionally in Slovakia the team is typically referred to as the Repre (short for Reprezentácia – translates into national team). However, in 2016, during the buildup to Slovakia's first appearance at the European Championship, SFZ introduced a new nickname for the team. National team was given the nickname Slovenskí sokoli (Slovak falcons). U15 through to U21 national teams were given the nickname Slovenskí sokolíci (Slovak little falcons). Despite lack of immediate identification with the nickname by the fans, it went into usage during the tournament and the subsequent qualification for the 2018 FIFA World Cup and is now often used, especially in the media, along with Repre, which still remains to be preferred in an informal conversation.[9]
Kit[edit]
Slovakia's home kit since the 1993 was blue, but currently Slovakia changed their home kit from blue to white. The team wears either a set of white jerseys, shorts and socks or a set of blue jerseys, shorts and socks. A combination of a blue jersey and white shorts has also been used in some matches. Until recently, the official shirt supplier was Puma, which had signed a long-term agreement with the Slovak Association until 2026, but in 2016 the Association announced the contract had been terminated and that the national team would be supplied by Nike, which had previously supplied the team from 1995–2005.[citation needed]
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1995–2005 |
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2006–2011 |
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2012–2016 |
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Tournament records[edit]
World Cup record[edit]
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Year | Results | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
1930–1994 | Part of ![]() |
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Did not qualify | 4th | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 14 | ||||||||
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3rd | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 9 | |||||||||
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2nd | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 14 | |||||||||
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Round of 16 | 16th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1st | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 10 | |
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Did not qualify | 3rd | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | ||||||||
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2nd | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 7 | |||||||||
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Total | Round of 16 | 1/5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | - | 64 | 32 | 14 | 18 | 110 | 64 |
List of FIFA World Cup matches | ||||
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Year | Round | Score | Result | Slovakia goalscorers |
2010 | Round 1 | ![]() ![]() |
Draw | Vittek |
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Loss | ||
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Win | Vittek (2), Kopúnek | |
Round of 16 | ![]() ![]() |
Loss | Vittek |
European Championship record[edit]
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Year | Results | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
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Did not qualify | 3rd | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 18 | ||||||||
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3rd | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | |||||||||
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3rd | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 9 | |||||||||
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4th | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 33 | 23 | |||||||||
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4th | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | |||||||||
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Round of 16 | 14th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2nd | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 8 | |
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To be determined | |||||||||||||||
Total | Round of 16 | 1/6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | - | 60 | 28 | 10 | 22 | 94 | 77 |
List of UEFA Euro matches | ||||
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Year | Round | Score | Result | Slovakia goalscorers |
2016 | Round 1 | ![]() ![]() |
Loss | Duda |
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Win | Weiss, Hamšík | |
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Draw | ||
Round of 16 | ![]() ![]() |
Loss |
Olympic Games[edit]
Host nation(s) / Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | |
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Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
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Total | 1/4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
UEFA Nations League record[edit]
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Season | League | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
2018-19 | To be determined | |||||||
Total | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Results and schedule[edit]
The box below, show the results of all A-level matches played within the last 12 months, and the scheduled matches for the upcoming 12 months.
* Slovakia score always listed first
- ^ Football Federation of Ukraine was punished by the Disciplinary Commission of UEFA in November 2015, due to the use of racist expressions by Ukrainian fans, during the last qualifying game for the UEFA Euro 2016, against Spain. The punishment applies for this match as it is the first UEFA brokered game since the incident.[10]
2016 UEFA Euro qualifying[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() |
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10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 3 | +20 | 27 | Qualify for final tournament | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 5–1 | |
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10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 22 | 2–1 | — | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | ||
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10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 19 | Advance to play-offs | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | |
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10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 11 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | — | 2–0 | 0–0 | ||
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10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 27 | −21 | 4 | 0–4 | 2–4 | 0–3 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | ||
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10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 18 | −12 | 4 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | — |
2016 UEFA Euro[edit]
Group stage[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | Advance to knockout phase |
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 | |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 |
Knockout stage[edit]
Round of 16[edit]
Germany ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
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Boateng ![]() Gómez ![]() Draxler ![]() |
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2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() |
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10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 3 | +15 | 26 | Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup | — | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
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10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 7 | +10 | 18 | 0–1 | — | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | ||
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10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 18 | 2–2 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | ||
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10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 15 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | — | 4–0 | 2–0 | ||
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10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 20 | −13 | 6 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–2 | — | 2–0 | ||
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10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 25 | −22 | 1 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–5 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — |
All-time team record[edit]
The following table shows Slovakia's all-time international record, correct as of 25 March 2018 after a match against Thailand.
Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro are no longer active. At the time of the match against Gibraltar, it was a member of UEFA, but not FIFA.
Opponents | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | GD |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | −6 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 |
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6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −2 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 |
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | −2 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | −5 |
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7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | +5 |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 |
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13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 33 | -16 |
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +8 |
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10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 21 | −11 |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 |
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6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | −8 |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 |
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
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11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 25 | −13 |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | −2 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
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4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
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5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
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5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 |
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
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6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 6 | +6 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 |
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9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 1 | +25 |
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6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 5 | +6 |
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5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 | +10 |
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8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 3 | +13 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
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8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 3 | +18 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 |
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8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 13 | −1 |
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4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 |
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11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 20 | −8 |
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9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | +21 |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 |
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7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | −1 |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 15 | −9 |
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5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | −9 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 |
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6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | −5 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 |
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6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -1 |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 |
Totals | 292 | 117 | 65 | 110 | 408 | 385 | +23 |
Players[edit]
Current squad[edit]
The following 23 players were called up for the 2018 King's Cup on 23-25 March. Despite initial nomination, Marek Hamšík did not travel to Bangkok due to an injury.
Caps and fixtures correct as of 25 March 2018, after a match against Thailand.
# | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | GK | Martin Dúbravka | 15 January 1989 | 10 | 0 | ![]() |
23 | GK | Michal Šulla | 15 July 1991 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
12 | GK | Martin Polaček | 2 April 1990 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
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3 | DF | Martin Škrtel (Captain) | 15 December 1984 | 97 | 6 | ![]() |
2 | DF | Peter Pekarík | 30 October 1986 | 81 | 2 | ![]() |
15 | DF | Tomáš Hubočan | 17 September 1985 | 59 | 0 | ![]() |
5 | DF | Norbert Gyömbér | 3 July 1992 | 20 | 0 | ![]() |
14 | DF | Milan Škriniar | 11 February 1995 | 16 | 0 | ![]() |
16 | DF | Róbert Mazáň | 9 February 1994 | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
4 | DF | Boris Sekulić | 21 November 1991 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
19 | DF | Ľubomír Šatka | 2 December 1995 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
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20 | MF | Róbert Mak | 8 March 1991 | 43 | 10 | ![]() |
8 | MF | Ondrej Duda | 5 December 1994 | 22 | 4 | ![]() |
13 | MF | Patrik Hrošovský | 22 April 1992 | 19 | 0 | ![]() |
6 | MF | Ján Greguš | 29 January 1991 | 16 | 1 | ![]() |
18 | MF | Erik Sabo | 22 November 1991 | 14 | 0 | ![]() |
7 | MF | Filip Kiss | 13 October 1990 | 13 | 0 | ![]() |
10 | MF | Albert Rusnák | 7 July 1994 | 10 | 1 | ![]() |
22 | MF | Stanislav Lobotka | 25 November 1994 | 9 | 2 | ![]() |
9 | MF | Jaroslav Mihalík | 2 July 1994 | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
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21 | FW | Michal Ďuriš | 1 June 1988 | 37 | 5 | ![]() |
11 | FW | Adam Nemec | 2 September 1985 | 35 | 11 | ![]() |
24 | FW | Erik Pačinda | 9 May 1989 | 1 | 1 | ![]() |
Recent call-ups[edit]
The following players have also been called up to the Slovakia squad within the last 12 months.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Marek Rodák | 13 December 1996 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
2018 King's Cup ALT |
GK | Matúš Kozáčik | 27 December 1983 (aged 34) | 27 | 0 | ![]() |
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GK | Adam Jakubech | 2 January 1997 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
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GK | Miloš Volešák | 20 April 1984 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Lukáš Pauschek | 9 December 1992 | 5 | 0 | ![]() |
2018 King's Cup ALT |
DF | Jakub Holúbek | 12 January 1991 | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
2018 King's Cup ALT |
DF | Tomáš Huk | 22 December 1994 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
2018 King's Cup ALT |
DF | Martin Valjent | 11 December 1995 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
2018 King's Cup ALT |
DF | Ján Ďurica RET | 10 December 1981 (aged 36) | 91 | 4 | ![]() |
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DF | Lukáš Štetina | 28 July 1991 (aged 26) | 2 | 1 | ![]() |
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DF | Branislav Niňaj | 17 May 1994 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Dušan Švento | 1 August 1985 | 47 | 1 | ![]() |
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DF | Kornel Saláta | 24 January 1985 | 40 | 2 | ![]() |
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DF | Martin Šulek | 15 January 1998 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Marek Hamšík INJ | 27 July 1987 | 103 | 21 | ![]() |
2018 King's Cup |
MF | Róbert Pich | 12 November 1988 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
2018 King's Cup ALT |
MF | Nikolas Špalek | 12 February 1997 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
2018 King's Cup ALT |
MF | Matúš Bero | 6 September 1995 | 5 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Vladimír Weiss INJ | 30 November 1989 (aged 28) | 64 | 7 | ![]() |
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MF | Ivan Schranz | 13 September 1993 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Juraj Kucka | 26 February 1987 | 57 | 6 | ![]() |
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MF | László Bénes | 9 September 1997 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Jakub Považanec | 31 January 1991 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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FW | Adam Zreľák | 5 May 1994 | 2 | 1 | ![]() |
2018 King's Cup ALT |
FW | Pavol Šafranko | 16 November 1994 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
2018 King's Cup ALT |
FW | Marek Bakoš | 15 April 1983 | 14 | 0 | ![]() |
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- INJ Withdrew/Unavailable due to an injury
- ALT Alterate - replaces a member of the squad in case of injury/unavailability
- RET Retired from international football
Coaching staff[edit]
- As of 10 November 2017
Coach | Ján Kozák |
Assistant Coach | Štefan Tarkovič |
Goalkeeping Coach | Miroslav Seman |
Fitness Coach | Martin Rusňák |
Doctor | Vladimír Pener, Ján Baťalík |
Masseur | Mário Prelovský |
Physiotherapist | Marián Drinka, Peter Hečko |
Videoanalyst | Michal Slyško |
Custodians | Ján Beniak, Michal Beseda |
Technical manager | Róbert Tomaschek |
Player statistics[edit]
Players in bold are still active.
- As of 25 March 2018.
Most capped players[edit]
# | Player | Career | Caps | Goals |
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1. | Miroslav Karhan | 1995–2011 | 107 | 14 |
2. | Marek Hamšík | 2007– | 103 | 21 |
3. | Martin Škrtel | 2004– | 97 | 6 |
4. | Ján Ďurica | 2004–2017 | 91 | 4 |
5. | Róbert Vittek | 2001– | 82 | 23 |
6. | Peter Pekarík | 2006– | 81 | 2 |
7. | Stanislav Šesták | 2004–2016 | 66 | 13 |
8. | Filip Hološko | 2005– | 65 | 8 |
9. | Vladimír Weiss | 2009– | 64 | 7 |
10. | Tomáš Hubočan | 2006– | 59 | 0 |
Top goalscorers[edit]
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Managers[edit]
1939–1944[edit]
Name | Years | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PG |
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1939 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 3.00 |
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1939–1940 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 1.50 |
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1940–1941 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 0.08 |
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1941–1942 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0.00 |
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1942–1944 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 24 | −14 | 0.19 |
Totals | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 23 | 44 | −21 | 0.69 |
1993–present[edit]
- As of 25 March 2018
Name | Dates | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PG |
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6. 4. 1993 – 15. 6. 1995 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 30 | −9 | 1.19 |
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4. 7. 1995 – 23. 10. 1998 | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 51 | 33 | +18 | 1.76 |
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10. 11. 1998 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0.00 |
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1. 1. 1999 – 23. 2. 1999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
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26. 2. 1999 – 30. 11. 2001 | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 38 | 31 | +7 | 1.47 |
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17. 11. 1999 – 25. 11. 2001 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0.25 |
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21. 6. 2001 – 25. 6. 2001 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 1.00 |
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1. 2. 2002 – 31. 12. 2003 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 26 | +1 | 1.21 |
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1. 1. 2004 – 12. 10. 2006 | 31 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 53 | 36 | +17 | 1.55 |
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2. 11. 2006 – 30. 6. 2008 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 28 | +2 | 0.82 |
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7. 7. 2008 – 31. 1. 2012 | 40 | 16 | 8 | 16 | 56 | 53 | +3 | 1.40 |
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29. 2. 2012 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3.00 |
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26. 4. 2012 – 13. 6. 2013 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 0.92 |
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2 July 2013– | 51 | 28 | 9 | 14 | 75 | 51 | +24 | 1.82 |
Totals | 263 | 107 | 64 | 92 | 369 | 316 | +53 | 1.46 |
Honours[edit]
Major tournaments[edit]
- FIFA World Cup
- Appearances (1): 2010
- UEFA European Championship
- Appearances (1): 2016
- Football at the Summer Olympics
- Appearances (1): 2000
Minor titles[edit]
- King's Cup
- Kirin Cup
- Shanghai International Football Tournament
- Runner-up (1): 1992[21]
- Copa Ciudad de Valparaíso
- Runner up (1): 2000[22]
- Cyprus International Football Tournaments
- Friendship Tournament (UAE)
- Third place (1): 1994[25]
Recognitions[edit]
- FIFA Best Mover of the Year
- Runner-up (1): 2014[26]
- Slovak Sportsperson of the Year - Team Award
- Winners (4): 2009, 2010, 2014, 2015
- Runner-up (1): 2016
See also[edit]
- Slovakia national under-21 football team
- Slovakia national under-19 football team
- Slovakia national under-18 football team
- Slovakia national under-17 football team
- Slovakia national under-16 football team
- Slovakia national under-15 football team
References[edit]
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- ^ "Full Time Summary – Wales v Slovakia" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 11 June 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
- ^ "Full Time Summary – Russia v Slovakia" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
- ^ "Full Time Summary – Slovakia v England" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ^ managed the team against Poland at 10 November 1998 on a caretaker basis
- ^ As Assistant coach he managed the team during the tour of Central and South America
- ^ Led the team during 2001 Merdeka Tournament in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia.
- ^ managed the team against Turkey on 29 February 2012 on a caretaker basis
- ^ "Kirin Cup 2000". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 2017-11-19.
- ^ "Kirin Cup 2002". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 2017-11-19.
- ^ "Kirin Cup 2004". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 2017-11-19.
- ^ "Shanghai - International Tournaments". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 2017-11-19.
- ^ "Chile - Ciudad de Valparaíso Tournament 2000". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 2017-11-19.
- ^ "Cyprus International Tournament 1998". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 2017-11-19.
- ^ "Cyprus International Tournament 2003". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 2017-11-19.
- ^ "Friendly Tournaments (UAE) 1994-2004". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 2017-11-19.
- ^ "Belgium and Turkey claim awards, Hungary return". fifa.com. 3 December 2015. Archived from the original on 21 July 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
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