Marek Mintál

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Marek Mintál
Personal information
Full nameMarek Mintál
Date of birth (1977-09-02) 2 September 1977
Place of birthŽilina, Czechoslovakia
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing positionAttacking midfielder
Youth career
Žilina
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1996–2003Žilina188(77)
1996→ Nové Mesto nad Váhom (loan)
2003–20111. FC Nürnberg180(66)
2011–2012Hansa Rostock24(6)
2012–20131. FC Nürnberg II29(11)
Total421(160)
National team
2002–2009Slovakia45(14)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 May 2013.
† Appearances (Goals).

Marek Mintál (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈmarɛk ˈmɪntaːl]; born 2 September 1977) is a retired Slovak footballer.[1]

Career

Mintál start to play football in Slovak club MŠK Žilina, with whom he won back-to-back Slovak championships in 2001–02 and 2002–03. This was also due to his scoring 20 (2001–02) and 21 (2002–03) goals respectively. With this number of goals he also became the Slovak top scorer in both seasons. Therefore he was capped for the Slovak national team for the first time on 6 February 2002. He has won 33 caps and scored 11 goals for the Slovak national team.

After the 2002–03 season, he was transferred to 1. FC Nürnberg for an alleged transfer fee of 100,000€ and an agreement that should Mintál be transferred again, MŠK Žilina would receive a portion of the transfer fee. His new club was playing in the 2. Bundesliga at this time. He continued his scoring run by scoring 18 goals and becoming the German second division's leading scorer and was a crucial part of Nürnberg's immediate promotion. During that season, Mintál, an offensive midfielder, became widely regarded for his inconspicuous style of play, which has led to him being called "stealth bomber", "Sniper" or "Phantom". In the following year, Mintál led the Bundesliga in scoring with 24 goals, and helped Nürnberg stave off relegation.

His continuous success in scoring goals sparked rumours that he might move to a bigger club during the 2005 summer break. He had been linked in transfer speculation with Liverpool, Beşiktaş, Villarreal and VfB Stuttgart. These rumours did not lead to a transfer and Mintal decided to stay at Nürnberg. However the following season turned out to be disastrous for the Slovak striker who broke his foot twice in the span of five months. Thus, the offensive midfielder only played in four games and scored just a single goal.

He celebrated his competitive comeback against Borussia Mönchengladbach when coming on as a substitute after 60 minutes. Two weeks later he also played for his country again, scoring two goals against Cyprus. Later the same year he was troubled again by his broken foot and had to undergo surgery for a second time.

Mintál won the DFB-Pokal with 1. FC Nürnberg in the year 2007. In this game, he also scored a goal, during this match, he was injured by Fernando Meira, a Portuguese defender from VfB Stuttgart. 1. FC Nürnberg won the game 3–2 after extra time. He scored a brace in a UEFA Cup Match against AZ Alkmaar to keep their European dreams alive.

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 6 February 2002 Teheran, Iran  Iran 3–2 Win Friendly
2 14 May 2002 Prešov, Slovakia  Uzbekistan 4–1 Win Friendly
3 31 March 2004 Bratislava, Slovakia  Austria 1–1 Draw Friendly
4 8 September 2004 Bratislava, Slovakia  Liechtenstein 7–0 Win FIFA World Cup 2006 Qual.
5 26 March 2005 Tallinn, Estonia  Estonia 2–1 Win FIFA World Cup 2006 Qual.
6 8 June 2005 Luxembourg, Luxembourg  Luxembourg 4–0 Win FIFA World Cup 2006 Qual.
7 2 September 2006 Bratislava, Slovakia  Cyprus 6–1 Win UEFA Euro 2008 Qual.
8 2 September 2006 Bratislava, Slovakia  Cyprus 6–1 Win UEFA Euro 2008 Qual.
9 7 October 2006 Cardiff, Wales  Wales 5–1 Win UEFA Euro 2008 Qual.
10 7 October 2006 Cardiff, Wales  Wales 5–1 Win UEFA Euro 2008 Qual.
11 15 November 2006 Žilina, Slovakia  Bulgaria 3–1 Win Friendly
12 12 September 2007 Trnava, Slovakia  Wales 2–5 Loss UEFA Euro 2008 Qual.
13 12 September 2007 Trnava, Slovakia  Wales 2–5 Loss UEFA Euro 2008 Qual.
14 26 March 2008 Zlaté Moravce, Slovakia  Iceland 1–2 Loss Friendly

Honours

As of 15 January 2011[2]

Club

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Mintal, Marek" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 26 August 2012. 
  2. ↑ "MINTÁL (Marek Mintál) – Nürnberg and Slovakia". Footballdatabase.com. Retrieved 15 January 2011. 

External links

Slovakia men's football squad – 2000 Summer Olympics
Slovakia
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