Jozef Adamec

Jozef Adamec
Personal information
Date of birth 26 February 1942 (1942-02-26) (age 70)
Place of birth Vrbové, Slovakia
Playing position Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1954–1958 TJ Iskra Vrbové
1958–1961 Spartak Trnava
1961–1963 Dukla Prague
1963–1966 Slovan Bratislava
1966–1977 Spartak Trnava
1977–1980 SK Slovan Wien
National team
1960–1974 Czechoslovakia 44 (14)
Teams managed
1976–1977 Spartak Trnava (assistant)
1977–1980 SK Slovan Wien
1980–1981 Slovan Duslo Šaľa
1981–1987 Banská Bystrica
1988–1989 Vorwärts Steyr
1989–1991 Inter Bratislava
1991 Banská Bystrica
1992 Bohemians Praha
1992–1993 Inter Bratislava
1994 Svit Zlín
1995 Inter Bratislava
1996–1997 Dunajská Streda
1997 Spartak Trnava
1998–1999 Tatran Prešov
1999–2002 Slovakia
2002–2003 Spartak Trnava
2003–2004 Slovan Bratislava
2005–2006 Spartak Trnava
2006 Artmedia Bratislava
2006 Spartak Trnava
2008 Spartak Trnava
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Jozef Adamec (born 26 February 1942) is former Slovak football player and manager, one of the most famous Slovak football players of all time.

He played mostly for Spartak Trnava (1959–61, 1963–64, 1966–76). During his military service, he was member of Dukla Prague (1961–63), one year he spent with Slovan Bratislava (1964–65) and at the end of career played for low-division Austrian club Slovan Wien (1977–80).

In Czechoslovak league he played 383 matches and with 170 goals is 10th in Czechoslovakian All-Time Topscorers Table. He was capped 44 times for Czechoslovakia, scored 14 goals. He was a participant at the 1962 FIFA World Cup and 1970 FIFA World Cup.

Unforgettable will stay his hat-trick against Brazil in match Czechoslovakia - Brazil 3:2 (1:1) played at 23 June 1968 in Bratislava. He was the first player in the world who scored a hat-trick against Brazil.

After retiring as player, Adamec began with football coaching as assistant in Spartak Trnava. Later he coached Dukla Banská Bystrica, Tatran Prešov, Spartak Trnava, Slovan Bratislava and Inter Bratislava. From 1999 to 2001 Adamec coached Slovakia national football team.

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