Slovakia national football team
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Nickname(s) | The Fighting Jondas (Bojovni Jondovci) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Association | Slovak Football Association (Slovenský futbalový zväz) |
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Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Head coach | Ján Kocian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Captain | Róbert Vittek | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Most caps | Miroslav Karhan (84) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Top scorer | Szilárd Németh (22) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Home stadium | Tehelné pole (Bratislava) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FIFA code | SVK | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FIFA ranking | 66 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest FIFA ranking | 17 (May 1997) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lowest FIFA ranking | 150 (December 1993) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elo ranking | 54 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest Elo ranking | 28 (May 2001) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lowest Elo ranking | 58 (September, 2001) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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First international | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Slovakia 2 - 0 Germany (Bratislava, Slovakia; 27 August 1939) ///Second Slovak Republic///: Slovakia 4–1 Croatia (Bratislava, Slovakia; 20 April 1994) |
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Biggest win | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Slovakia 7 - 0 Liechtenstein (Bratislava, Slovakia; 8 September 2004) Slovakia 7 - 0 San Marino (Dubnica nad Vahom, Slovakia; 13 October 2007) |
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Biggest defeat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Argentina 6 - 0 Slovakia (Mendoza, Argentina; 22 June 1995) |
The Slovakia national football team is the national football team of Slovakia and is controlled by the Slovak Football Association.
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[edit] History
The team played 16 matches between 1939 and 1944, then it was disbanded after World War II, as the Czech and Slovak teams played together in the Czechoslovakia national football team. After Czechoslovakia broke up in 1992, the national team was reformed, playing its first match on October 14, 1992, a 1-0 victory against Lithuania at Vilnius.
Slovakia reached the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification playoff, where it lost to Spain.
[edit] European Championship record
- 1960 to 1992 - Did not enter, was part of Czechoslovakia
- 1996 to 2008 - Did not qualify
Slovakia got off to a flying start in their Euro 2008 qualification campaign, recording emphatic 6-1 and 5-1 victories over Cyprus and Wales respectively. However, the side's qualification hopes began to peter out thereafter after damaging defeats at the hands of Germany and the Republic of Ireland. The Fighting Jondas' chances of qualification were mathematically ended by an embarrassing 5-2 reversal at home to Wales. They did however complete the qualifying session with 33 goals scored- the second highest scorers behind Germany, who scored 35.
Sep 02, 06 Slovakia 6-1 Cyprus
Sep 06, 06 Slovakia 0-3 Czech Rep.
Oct 07, 06 Wales 1-5 Slovakia
Oct 11, 06 Slovakia 1-4 Germany
Mar 24, 07 Cyprus 1-3 Slovakia
Mar 28, 07 Rep. Ireland 1-0 Slovakia
Jun 06, 07 Germany 2-1 Slovakia
Oct 13, 07 Slovakia 7-0 San Marino
Oct 17, 07 Czech Republic 3-1 Slovakia
Nov 17, 07 San Marino 0-5 Slovakia
[edit] Standings
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[edit] World Cup record
- 1930 to 1994 - Did not enter, was part of Czechoslovakia
- 1998 to 2006 - Did not qualify
[edit] 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
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[edit] Current squad
Squad called up for the friendly match against Switzerland on May 24, 2008.
caps and goals as of May 26, 2008.
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[edit] Recent call-up
The following players have also been called up to the Slovakia squad in 2008.
- Goalkeepers
Name | Date of birth | Club | Caps (goals) | Most Recent Call up |
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Štefan Senecký | January 6, 1980 | Ankaraspor | 6 (0) | v. Turkey, 20 May 2008 |
- Defenders
Name | Date of birth | Club | Caps (goals) | Most Recent Call up |
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Martin Škrtel | November 15, 1984 | Liverpool | 25 (4) | v. Turkey, 20 May 2008 |
Tomáš Hubočan | September 11, 1985 | Zenit St. Petersburg | 4 (0) | v. Turkey, 20 May 2008 |
Matej Krajčík | March 19, 1981 | SK Slavia Praha | 16 (0) | v. Turkey, 20 May 2008 |
Marián Čišovský | November 2, 1979 | Artmedia Petržalka | 7 (0) | v. Iceland, 26 March 2008 |
Ján Ďurica | November 10, 1981 | Saturn Moscow Region | 22 (1) | v. Iceland, 26 March 2008 |
Ľubomír Michalík | August 13, 1986 | Leeds United | 4 (1) | v. Hungary, 6 February 2008 |
- Midfielders
Name | Date of birth | Club | Caps (goals) | Most Recent Call up |
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Stanislav Šesták | November 16, 1982 | VfL Bochum | 19 (3) | v. Turkey, 20 May 2008 |
Igor Žofčák | April 10, 1983 | FK Jablonec 97 | 12 (0) | v. Turkey, 20 May 2008 |
Balázs Borbély | October 2, 1979 | Poli Timişoara | 10 (0) | v. Iceland, 26 March 2008 |
Zdeno Štrba | June 9, 1976 | MŠK Žilina | 9 (0) | v. Iceland, 26 March 2008 |
Marek Sapara | July 31, 1982 | Rosenborg BK | 14 (2) | v. Iceland, 26 March 2008 |
Róbert Jež | July 10, 1981 | MŠK Žilina | 2 (0) | v. Iceland, 26 March 2008 |
- Strikers
Name | Date of birth | Club | Caps (goals) | Most Recent Call up |
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Ján Novák | March 6, 1985 | MFK Košice | 1 (0) | v. Turkey, 20 May 2008 |
Juraj Halenár | June 28, 1983 | Artmedia Petržalka | 3 (0) | v. Hungary, 6 February 2008 |
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[edit] Notable players
This lists players who have played most or all of their international careers in the Slovak Republic era. For notable players from the Czechoslovakia era, see Czechoslovakia national football team.
- Peter Dubovský (1994-2000, 33 caps, 12 goals)
- Miroslav Karhan (1994-, 84 caps, 12 goals) currently playing for Mainz
- Ľubomír Moravčík (1994-2001, 38 caps, 6 goals)
- Szilárd Németh (1994-, 59 caps, 22 goals) currently playing for Aachen
- Róbert Tomaschek (1994-2001, 53 caps, 4 goals)
- Róbert Vittek (1999-, 31 caps, 14 goals) currently playing for Nuremberg
- Marek Mintál (1996-, 37 caps, 13 goals) currently playing for Nuremberg
- Marek Čech (2001-, 24 caps, 3 goals) currently playing for FC Porto
[edit] Coaches
- Jozef Vengloš (6.4.1993 - 15.6.1995)
- Jozef Jankech (4.7.1995 - 23.10.1998)
- Dušan Radolský (23.10.1998 - 10.11.1998), just for friendly match against Poland
- Jozef Adamec (26.2.1999 - 30.11.2000)
- Ladislav Jurkemik (1.1.2002 - 31.12.2003)
- Dušan Galis (1.1.1999 - 23.2.1999, 1.1.2004 - 2006)
- Ján Kocian (2006 - present)
[edit] External links
- RSSSF archive of results 1939-
- RSSSF archive of most capped players and highest goalscorers
- www.slovak-football.sk
- www.futarena.sk
- Slovenský Futbalový Zväz (Slovak)