Jozef Kožlej

Jozef Kožlej
Personal information
Full name Jozef Kožlej
Date of birth (1973-07-08) 8 July 1973
Place of birth Stropkov, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position 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
1992–2005 Slovakia 27 (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

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 AEL'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

Kožlej appeared in 27 matches for the senior Slovakia national football team from 1992 to 2005.[2]

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[3]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Slovakia 199210
1993–
1994–
1995–
199610
1997101
199830
199930
2000–
2001–
200252
200330
2004–
200510
Total273
Scores and results list Slovakia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kolžlej goal.
List of international goals scored by Jozef Kožlej[3]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 2 February 1997 Estadio Félix Capriles, Cochabamba, Bolivia  Bolivia 1–0 1–0 Friendly
2 14 May 2002 Futbal Tatran Arena, Prešov, Slovakia  Uzbekistan 2–0 4–1 Friendly
3 3–1

Honours

AEL

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Kožlej vyrovnal Adamcov gólový rekord" (in Slovak). pravda.sk. 26 February 2007.
  2. ↑ "Slovakia – Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 29 December 2008.
  3. 1 2 Jozef Kožlej at National-Football-Teams.com
  4. ↑ "Grèce Kypello Elladas 2006/2007 Finale". mondefootball.fr. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  5. ↑ "Streleckým rekordérom stále Róbert Semeník".


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