Kornel Saláta

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Kornel Saláta
Personal information
Full nameKornel Saláta
Date of birth (1985-01-24) 24 January 1985
Place of birthKamenica nad Hronom, Czechoslovakia
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing positionCentre back
Club information
Current clubTom Tomsk
Number30
Youth career
VTJ Sokol Kamenica nad Hronom
FK Štúrovo
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2005–2006Matador Púchov29(4)
2006–2009Artmedia Petržalka49(9)
2007→ Banská Bystrica (loan)17(4)
2009–2010Slovan Bratislava47(5)
2011–Rostov59(4)
2013–→ Tom Tomsk (loan)6(0)
National team‡
2008–Slovakia27(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 December 2013.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 November 2013

Kornel Saláta (born 24 January 1985) is a Slovak football defender who currently plays for the Russian Premier League club Tom Tomsk on loan from FC Rostov[1] and the Slovakia national football team.

Club career

Saláta made his the Corgoň Liga debut in the 2005–06 season for Matador Púchov. After season Púchov relegated to the Slovak First League and Saláta signed for Artmedia Petržalka. There he won the Corgoň Liga and the Slovak Cup in the 2007–08 season. In summer 2009, he moved to Slovan Bratislava, playing first match in the 2009 Slovak Super Cup. In January 2011, he signed four-year contract for Russian club FC Rostov for €1 million as one of the best Corgoň Liga defenders.

International career

Saláta made his national team debut against Switzerland on 24 May 2008. He participated at the 2010 FIFA World Cup, playing 83 minutes in second group match against Paraguay.

Personal life

Saláta hails from the Hungarian minority in Slovakia.[2] He speaks both Hungarian and Slovak fluently.[3]

Honours

Artmedia

Slovan

References

  1. ↑ САЛАТА СТАЛ ФУТБОЛИСТОМ «РОСТОВА»
  2. ↑ "Mégis lehet magyar játékos a focivébén" [Still may be Hungarian player on the football WC]. Heti Világgazdaság (in Hungarian) (hvg.hu). 11 March 2010. Retrieved 12 October 2011. "In the Slovak squad is listed the ethnic Hungarian Kornél Saláta as well, who thus may participate on the 2010 football World Cup. (A szlovák válogatott keretében szerepel a magyar nemzetiségű Saláta Kornél is, aki így lehet, hogy részt vesz a 2010-es labdarúgó világbajnokságon.)" 
  3. ↑ "Teljesült Saláta Kornél álma" [The dream of Kornél Saláta came true]. Hungarian Television (in Hungarian). Telesport.hu. 1 July 2010. Retrieved 12 October 2011. "The defender of Slovan Bratislava – who speaks Hungarian fluently – is happy that he pleased his family and relatives. (A Slovan Bratislava – magyarul folyékonyan beszélő – védője boldog, hogy örömet szerzett családjának és a földijeinek.)" 

External links

FC Tom Tomsk – current squad
Slovakia squad – 2010 FIFA World Cup
Slovakia
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