Jozef Kožlej
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jozef Kožlej | ||
| Date of birth | 8 July 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Stropkov, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1981–1989 | MŠK Tesla Stropkov | ||
| 1989–1990 | Tatran Prešov | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1992 | Tatran Prešov | 48 | (8) |
| 1992–1994 | Sparta Prague | 48 | (11) |
| 1995 | Hradec Králové | 1 | (0) |
| 1995–1996 | Viktoria Žižkov | 39 | (7) |
| 1996–1998 | Košice | 71 | (43) |
| 1998–1999 | Greuther Fürth | 14 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | Košice | 31 | (9) |
| 2000–2003 | Olympiakos Nicosia | 76 | (55) |
| 2003–2006 | Omonia | 67 | (32) |
| 2006 | Anorthosis Famagusta | 12 | (3) |
| 2006–2008 | AEL | 27 | (3) |
| 2008–2009 | Thrasyvoulos | 24 | (5) |
| 2009–2010 | Olympiakos Nicosia | 16 | (3) |
| 2010 | Thrasyvoulos | 10 | (1) |
| Total | 484 | (180) | |
| International career | |||
| 1996–2005 | Slovakia | 26 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Jozef Kožlej (born 8 July 1973) is a Slovak retired professional footballer who played as a forward. He played in Czechoslovakia, Germany, Greece and Cyprus.
Club career
[edit]Born in Stropkov, Kožlej began playing youth football for Tesla Stropkov and 1. FC Tatran Prešov. He is well known for his excellent goal-scoring ability and holds the all-time record among Slovak footballers.[1]
He scored Larissa's first goal in the 2007 Greek Cup Final against Panathinaikos with a great header; Larissa won 2–1 with the second goal being scored by Henry Antchouet. He arguably spent his most productive seasons in terms of goals scored at Olympiakos Nicosia and has returned to this club to finish his career which occurred in the end of January 2010.
International career
[edit]Kožlej appeared in 26 matches for the senior Slovakia national football team from 1996 to 2005.[2]
Honours
[edit]AEL
Individual
- Slovak Super Liga Top Score: 1996–97[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Kožlej vyrovnal Adamcov gólový rekord" (in Slovak). pravda.sk. 26 February 2007.
- ^ "Slovakia – Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 29 December 2008.
- ^ "Grèce Kypello Elladas 2006/2007 Finale". mondefootball.fr. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
- ^ "Streleckým rekordérom stále Róbert Semeník".
External links
[edit]- Jozef Kožlej at National-Football-Teams.com
- Profile at JFK-Fotbal
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- 1973 births
- Living people
- Slovak men's footballers
- Slovakia men's international footballers
- Slovak expatriate men's footballers
- 1. FC Tatran Prešov players
- AC Sparta Prague players
- FC Hradec Králové players
- FK Viktoria Žižkov players
- FC VSS Košice players
- SpVgg Greuther Fürth players
- Olympiakos Nicosia players
- AC Omonia players
- Anorthosis Famagusta FC players
- Athlitiki Enosi Larissa F.C. players
- Thrasyvoulos F.C. players
- Czech First League players
- Slovak First Football League players
- Super League Greece players
- Cypriot First Division players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus
- Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- Men's association football forwards
- People from Stropkov
- Footballers from the Prešov Region
- Slovak football forward stubs