Ján Pivarník

Ján Pivarník
Pivarník at the 1970 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Date of birth (1947-11-13) 13 November 1947 (age 77)
Place of birth Cejkov, Czechoslovakia
Position(s) Right back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1965–1966 Slavoj Trebišov
1966–1972 VSS Košice
1972–1978 Slovan Bratislava
1978–1979 Dukla Banská Bystrica
1979–1980 ASV Kittsee
1980–1981 SC Neusiedl am See
1981 Cádiz 3 (0)
International career
1968–1977 Czechoslovakia 39 (1)
Managerial career
1982–1983 FK Austria Wien (assistant)
1983–1984 Sporting CP (assistant)
1985–1989 Al-Fahaheel
1992–1993 Hapoel Petah Tikva[1]
1993–1995 Al Qadsiah
1995–1996 Oman U19
1997–1998 Al-Salmiya
1998–1999 Al-Arabi (Kuwait)
1999–2000 Al Jazira
2000–2001 Al-Arabi (Kuwait)
2002–2003 Kuwait SC
2003–2005 Al Qadsiah
2005–2007 Al-Fahaheel
Medal record
Representing  Czechoslovakia
UEFA European Championship
Winner 1976 Yugoslavia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

JUDr. Ján Pivarník (born 13 November 1947) is a former Slovak football player and later a football manager. He played for Czechoslovakia, for which he played 39 matches.[2]

He won the 1976 UEFA European Championship against Franz Beckenbauer`s West Germany.

He was member of the ALL STAR TEAM of 1976 UEFA European Championship and named as the best right defender in Europe.

At his time, he was the quickest football player in the World, making 100m in 10.9 sec.

He played mostly for Slovan Bratislava and later worked successfully as a coach for 25 years in Portugal, Austria, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, UAE and Oman.

Honours

Player

Slovan Bratislava

Czechoslovakia

Manager

References

  1. ^ "מוזיאון הפועל פתח-תקוה".
  2. ^ Ján Pivarník at FAČR (in Czech)