Jozef Chovanec

Personal information
Date of birth	7 March 1960 (age 65)
Place of birth	Dolné Kočkovce, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder, defender
Youth career
1970–1978	Púchov
Senior career*
Years	Team
1978–1979	Sparta Prague
1979–1981	RH Cheb
1981–1988	Sparta Prague
1988–1991	PSV Eindhoven
1991–1995	Sparta Prague
Total
International career
1983	Czechoslovakia Olympic
1984–1992	Czechoslovakia
Managerial career
1996–1997	Sparta Prague
1998–2001	Czech Republic
2002–2003	Marila Příbram
2004	Slovan Bratislava
2005	Kuban Krasnodar
2008	Sparta Prague
2008–2011	Sparta Prague
2012–2013	Baniyas
2014	Ružomberok
2014–2015	Slovan Bratislava
Medal record
AC Sparta Prague
AC Sparta Prague
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals
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Jozef Chovanec (born 7 March 1960)^[1] is a former professional footballer and manager. He took part in two major tournaments: the 1990 FIFA World Cup as a player for Czechoslovakia and UEFA Euro 2000 as manager of the Czech Republic.

Career

As a footballer, Chovanec spent most of his career at Sparta Prague.^[2] He moved to the Netherlands to play briefly for PSV Eindhoven in 1988. At international level, Chovanec represented Czechoslovakia 52 times, scoring four goals, and played at the 1990 FIFA World Cup.^[3]

Chovanec coached Sparta Prague, with his first match being on 6 September 1996, Sparta were bottom of the league after seven games but Chovanec oversaw a turnaround, leading Sparta to win the league title the same season. He stayed in his role until December 1997,^[4] before leaving to become manager of the Czech Republic in 1998. The team qualified to the UEFA Euro 2000 through corresponding qualification with a perfect record of ten wins from ten matches to reach UEFA Euro 2000.^[5] Chovanec did not lead the team to 2002 FIFA World Cup, being eliminated by Belgium in a play-off at the end of qualifying,^[6] thus resigned from his position in November 2001. His final record as Czech national team manager was 27 wins, seven draws, and 11 losses from 45 matches.^[7]

Chovanec briefly led Sparta in May 2008 for the final league match of the 2007–08 Czech First League as well as the cup final, which he won. In October 2008, Chovanec returned to Sparta Prague for his third spell as manager, going on to finish the 2008–09 season in second place.^[4] He parted from the club in December 2011. He was appointed head coach of UAE Pro-League side Baniyas SC on a one-year contract on 19 June 2012.^[8] In March 2014, he became manager of Ružomberok of the Slovak First Football League until the end of the 2013–14 season.^[9]

Personal life

Chovanec was born in Dolné Kočkovce near Púchov.^[10] He was married to a woman named Jitka, who died at only 53 years old in 2018.^[10] They had two daughters and four grandchildren.^[11]

Honours

Czech Footballer of the Year: 1986^[12]
Czech Coach of the Year: 1998, 1999, 2000^[13]

References

^ Pavlis, Zdeněk (24 June 2023). "Proč si Chovanec připadá jako Bohdalová? Proč si nikdy nepustil baráž s Belgií? A proč by mezi rozhodčí už nevlezl?". Sport.cz (in Czech). Seznam.cz. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
^ Mádl, Luděk (7 March 2020). "Milovaný i zatracovaný. Legendární "československý Beckenbauer" slaví". Seznam Zprávy (in Czech). Retrieved 31 December 2024.
^ Jeřábek, Luboš (2007). Český a československý fotbal – lexikon osobností a klubů (in Czech). Prague, Czech Republic: Grada Publishing. p. 72. ISBN 978-80-247-1656-5.
^ ^a ^b "Od Chovance k Chovancovi: devět titulů, deset koučů. Kdo je nejlepší?". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Mafra. 23 August 2010. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
^ "Jozef Chovanec". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
^ Wade, Stephen (15 November 2001). "Germany and Brazil reach World Cup finals". The Independent. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
^ "Reprezentační trenér Chovanec odstoupil". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). 20 November 2001. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
^ "Chovanec odjíždí do Emirátů. Kývl na nabídku Bani Jasu". ČT Sport (in Czech). Czech Television. 19 June 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
^ Novák, Miloslav (17 March 2014). "Chovanec je zase trenérem, do konce sezony povede Ružomberok". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Retrieved 18 October 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Slovenský rodák sa odhodlal k životnej zmene: Chovanec predáva luxusné sídlo". Nový čas (in Slovak). Ringier Slovakia. 23 September 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
^ "Ne, Collinovi nikdy neodpustím. Šedesátník Chovanec vzpomíná". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Mafra. 7 March 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
^ Jeřábek, Luboš (2007). Český a československý fotbal – lexikon osobností a klubů (in Czech). Prague, Czech Republic: Grada Publishing. p. 254. ISBN 978-80-247-1656-5.
^ Jeřábek, Luboš (2007). Český a československý fotbal – lexikon osobností a klubů (in Czech). Prague, Czech Republic: Grada Publishing. p. 255. ISBN 978-80-247-1656-5.

External links

Jozef Chovanec at FAČR (archived former page) (in Czech)
Profile at idnes.cz (in Czech)
Trenéři v celé historii Sparty at sparta.cz (in Czech)
Jozef Chovanec at WorldFootball.net
Jozef Chovanec coach profile at National-Football-Teams.com
Jozef Chovanec coach profile at Soccerway (archived)

[1] Pavlis, Zdeněk (24 June 2023). "Proč si Chovanec připadá jako Bohdalová? Proč si nikdy nepustil baráž s Belgií? A proč by mezi rozhodčí už nevlezl?". Sport.cz (in Czech). Seznam.cz. Retrieved 31 December 2024.

[2] Mádl, Luděk (7 March 2020). "Milovaný i zatracovaný. Legendární "československý Beckenbauer" slaví". Seznam Zprávy (in Czech). Retrieved 31 December 2024.

[jerabek72-3] Jeřábek, Luboš (2007). Český a československý fotbal – lexikon osobností a klubů (in Czech). Prague, Czech Republic: Grada Publishing. p. 72. ISBN 978-80-247-1656-5.

[10coaches-4] "Od Chovance k Chovancovi: devět titulů, deset koučů. Kdo je nejlepší?". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Mafra. 23 August 2010. Retrieved 18 October 2024.

[5] "Jozef Chovanec". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 18 October 2024.

[6] Wade, Stephen (15 November 2001). "Germany and Brazil reach World Cup finals". The Independent. Retrieved 18 October 2024.

[7] "Reprezentační trenér Chovanec odstoupil". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). 20 November 2001. Retrieved 18 October 2024.

[8] "Chovanec odjíždí do Emirátů. Kývl na nabídku Bani Jasu". ČT Sport (in Czech). Czech Television. 19 June 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2024.

[9] Novák, Miloslav (17 March 2014). "Chovanec je zase trenérem, do konce sezony povede Ružomberok". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Retrieved 18 October 2024.

[Sportovy-10] "Slovenský rodák sa odhodlal k životnej zmene: Chovanec predáva luxusné sídlo". Nový čas (in Slovak). Ringier Slovakia. 23 September 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2024.

[11] "Ne, Collinovi nikdy neodpustím. Šedesátník Chovanec vzpomíná". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Mafra. 7 March 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2024.

[jerabek254-12] Jeřábek, Luboš (2007). Český a československý fotbal – lexikon osobností a klubů (in Czech). Prague, Czech Republic: Grada Publishing. p. 254. ISBN 978-80-247-1656-5.

[jerabek255-13] Jeřábek, Luboš (2007). Český a československý fotbal – lexikon osobností a klubů (in Czech). Prague, Czech Republic: Grada Publishing. p. 255. ISBN 978-80-247-1656-5.

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