Ján Kocian

Ján Kocian
Personal information
Full name Ján Kocian
Date of birth 13 March 1958 (1958-03-13) (age 53)
Place of birth Zlaté Moravce, Czechoslovakia
Playing position Manager
(former defender)
Club information
Current club Retired
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1976–1979 ZŤS Martin
1979–1988 FK Dukla Banská Bystrica 209 (20)
1988–1993 FC St. Pauli 147 (5)
National team‡
1984–1992 Czechoslovakia 26 (0)
Teams managed
1993–1995 Slovakia (assistant manager)
1996–1997 FK Dukla Banská Bystrica
1997–1998 Petra Drnovice
1999 1. FC Košice (assistant manager)
1999–2002 1. FC Köln (assistant manager)
2002–2004 Eintracht Frankfurt (assistant manager)
2005 Rot-Weiss Essen
2005–2006 Sportfreunde Siegen
2006–2008 Slovakia
2008–2009 Austria (assistant manager)
2010–2011 Jiangsu Sainty F.C.
2011- South China AA
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 November 2006.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 November 2006

Ján Kocian (born 13 March 1958 in Zlaté Moravce) is a Slovak football coach and former player.

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Career

During his playing days, he made 209 appearances for FK Dukla Banská Bystrica between 1979 and 1988 before moving on to German club FC St. Pauli, where he made another 147 appearances up to 1993.

International

He was capped 26 times by Czechoslovakia. Playing at sweeper as the team reached the 1990 FIFA World Cup quarter-finals, Kocian was voted the country's player of the year.

Coaching career

Kocian began his coaching career with Czech side FK Drnovice before moving to the German clubs FC Rot-Weiss Erfurt and Sportfreunde Siegen. He has also worked as an assistant at 1. FC Köln and Eintracht Frankfurt.

He was appointed the new head coach of the Slovakia national football team on 2 November 2006, replacing Dušan Galis. Previously, he had worked as an assistant to former national coach Dr Jozef Vengloš between 1993 and 1995. He was last seven months Assistant Coach from Karel Brückner by Austria between 4 March 2009.[1]

On 8 December 2010, Kocian was officially announced as the new head coach for the Chinese Super League team Jiangsu Sainty F.C.[2]

Kocian lost his job in Jiangsu on 5 May 2011, after the team lost in the first round of CFA cup[3]. He directed 5 matches in Jiangsu, got 1 draw and 4 loses.

On 28 June 2011, Kocian has been announced as the Hong Kong First Division League team South China AA's new head coach for the 2011-2012 League season by Steven Lo, the club's chairman of their football management committee.[4]

Some mainland provincial football illiterates opined that Kocian would definitely be treasuring the chance to prove his coach ability. His coaching achievement is far from matching his player's glory.

References

  1. ^ [1]
  2. ^ http://sports.sina.com.cn/j/2010-12-08/18515356841.shtml
  3. ^ http://sports.sina.com.cn/j/2011-05-05/16055563001.shtml
  4. ^ 新教練 Jan Kocian South China Football Club official blog 28 June 2011

External links
Czechoslovakia squad – 1990 FIFA World Cup
South China AA – managers

Data before 1954 is missing

  • Chu Kwok Lun (1954–1970)
  • Kwok Shek (1970–1977)
  • Ng Wai Man (1977–1981)
  • Hannah (1981–1982)
  • Kwok Kam Hung (1982)
  • P. Wong (1982–1983)
  • Miller (1983)
  • Ng Wai Man (1983–1984)
  • Mior (1998–2002)
  • Wong Man Wai & Chan Kwok Hung & Ku Kam Fai (2002–2006)
  • Amaral (2006)
  • Ku Kam Fai & Chan Kwok Hung (2006c)
  • Mior (2006–2007)
  • Luís (2007–2008)
  • Tsang Wai Chung (2008)
  • Liu Chun Fai (2008–2009c)
  • Kim Pan-Gon (2008–2010)
  • Chan Ho Yin (2010–2011c)
  • Kocian (2011–)
C (caretaker manager)
South China AA – current squad