Ján Kozák (footballer, born 1954)

Ján Kozák
Personal information
Full name	Ján Kozák
Date of birth	17 April 1954 (age 70)
Place of birth	Matejovce nad Hornádom, ; Czechoslovakia
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Spišská Nová Ves
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Spišská Nová Ves
1975–1980	Lokomotíva Košice
1980–1982	Dukla Prague
1982–1986	Lokomotíva Košice
1986–1987	Seraing
1987–1988	Bourges
1988–1990	Lokomotíva Košice
International career
1976–1984	Czechoslovakia
Managerial career
1993–1995	Lokomotíva Košice
1995–1997	1. FC Košice
1998	1. FC Košice
2002–2003	Michalovce
2004–2005	Ličartovce
2005–2009	MFK Košice
2012–2013	MFK Košice
2013–2018	Slovakia
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ján Kozák (born 17 April 1954) is a Slovak

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

Ján Kozák is also a former footballer, coach and one of the pioneers of footgolf

Personal

Kozák's son, Ján Kozák, is also former national player of Slovakia and currently head coach of Slovan Bratislava; his grandson, Filip Lesniak, is also footballer and plays for Georgian club FC Telavi.