Martin Petráš

Martin Petráš
	Petráš in 2010
Personal information
Date of birth	2 November 1979 (age 44)
Place of birth	Bojnice, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team
1998–2000	Baník Prievidza
2000–2002	FK Jablonec
2002–2005	Sparta Prague
2006	Heart of Midlothian
2006	Lecce
2007	Treviso
2007–2009	Triestina
2009–2011	Cesena
2011–2012	Grosseto
2012–2014	A.C. Delta Porto Tolle
2014–2015	S.P. La Fiorita
Total
International career‡
2002–2010	Slovakia
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of end of 2011/12 season; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 December 2010

Martin Petráš (born 2 November 1979 in Bojnice) is a Slovak former football central defender. He made 38 appearances for the Slovakia national football team.

Biography

A youth product of HFK Prievidza,^[1] Petráš moved to Scottish club Heart of Midlothian in 2006 alongside six other footballers.^[2]

On 6 February 2002, Petráš debuted for the Slovakia national football team in a friendly match against Iran.^[3]

Petráš started working as a football agent after retiring from playing in 2015.^[4] He lives in Italy with his wife and three children.^[5]

^ "Je to hrozné, konštatuje Martin Petráš na margo situácie v Prievidzi". Profutbal (in Slovak). 17 March 2010. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2010.
^ "Hearts to add seven more new players". BBC Sport. BBC. 1 February 2006. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
^ "Vizitky 23 hráčov konečnej nominácie SR pre JAR". Profutbal (in Slovak). 1 June 2010. Archived from the original on 1 April 2020.
^ "Martin Petráš ukončil kariéru, bude sa venovať manažérskej činnosti". Teraz.sk (in Slovak). 28 May 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
^ "Martin Petráš je bez angažmánu, ale neplánuje ukončiť kariéru". Aktuality.sk (in Slovak). Ringier Axel Springier Slovakia. 6 March 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2024.

Appearance stats Archived 8 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine at London Hearts
Martin Petráš at Soccerbase