FC VSS Košice explained

Clubname:FC VSS Košice
Fullname:Football Club VSS Košice
Nickname:žlto-modrí (yellow-blue)
VSS
Founded:
as Kassai AC
Ground:Lokomotíva Stadium,
Košice
Capacity:9,000
Chairman:Blažej Podolák
Manager:Jozef Majoroš
Season:2016–17
Position:2. Liga, 1st
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FC VSS Košice, formerly 1. FC Košice, was a Slovak football club based in Košice which played in the Slovak 2. Liga during the 2016–17 season. The club officially ceased operations on 27 July 2017.

The club, founded in 1903, has won the Slovak League twice, the Slovak Cup five times and the Czechoslovak Cup once. The most successful eras of the club were in the 1970s and 1990s which they spent mostly in the top tier of Czechoslovak and Slovak Football. Two of the UEFA Euro 1976 champions namely Dušan Galis and Jaroslav Pollák played for Košice.

History

Early history

The club was founded in 1903 as Kassai AC (Slovak: Košický Atletický Klub; Hungarian: Kassai Atlétikai Club). The club's colours were blue and yellow. In the 1910s, the club competed in the Hungarian championship. In 1909 it won the Kingdom of Hungary Championship. Later they played in eastern group in Slovak-Subcarpathian division between 1935 and 1938. In 1939–40 the club played Hungarian League I. Among the most successful Kassai AC players were Szaniszló, Šiňovský, the Drotár brothers, Klein, Lebenský, Dráb, and Pásztor. For many years, the club was based at the stadium on Sokoljevova Street with a capacity of 16,000 spectators. The stadium was often full. After the end of World War II the city's three clubs Kassai AC, Kassai Törekvés and ČsŠK were merged into one club named Jednota Košice. Jednota began playing in the Czechoslovak League in 1945. In the first season, they ended the league as fourth in Group B, which considered as a nice success at the time.

VSS

Kassai AC and Jednota became VSS in 1952. The team got the name from the Slovak word Strojári (Engineers, in English), due to the main sponsor being VSS (East-Slovakian Engineering). VSS became a stable member of the Czechoslovak First League and their best placing was second in 1970–71. In 1971 and 1973 VSS qualified for the UEFA Cup. In 1971 they won 2–1 against Spartak Moscow in the home leg and they drew 0–0 in Moscow, so that as the first team from Slovakia they progressed to the group stage of the Champions League. Two years later, VSS qualified for the UEFA Cup. Against Honvéd FC they won 1–0 at home and lost 2–5 away. The most successful VSS players include Andrej Kvašňák, Titus Buberník, Jaroslav Pollák, Dušan Galis (Euro 1976 Champions both), Anton Švajlen, Ján Pivarník, Jozef Bomba, and Jozef Desiatnik. VSS was renamed ZŤS in 1978.

1990s

The twice Slovak football champions (1997, 1998) were relegated from the premier division in 2003 after the proposed sale of the club to Italian owners[1] in 2001 by the former owner and late VSŽ steelmaking tycoon Alexander Rezeš fell through. Although Rezeš's[2] dream to turn 1. FC Košice into a top European club never came true, he managed to lift an average second division team to the first group stage of the UEFA Champions' League in 1997–98. However, the next year's failure to make the same stage of the major European competition, and failure to defend the league title, combined with the change of government which undermined the position of the Rezeš clan (Alexander Rezeš was economy minister of Vladimír Mečiar's government in 1994–97) represented the beginning of the end of the "millionaires". Their home stadium was the Všešportový areál.[3] [4]

1997–98 Champions League campaign

1. FC famously became the first Slovak club to reach the lucrative UEFA Champions League Group Stages when they did so in the 1997–98 season. Also during this Champions League campaign, 1. FC Košice became the first club in the Champions League history to record no points at all in the group stage, losing all their six games.

1. FC Košice are best known outside their homeland for their two clashes with Manchester United in the 1997–98 European Champions League group stages. Manchester United won both legs with the same score, 3–0. During this brief campaign in Europe's most prestigious club competition, Košice suffered a tragedy when midfielder Milan Čvirk was killed and striker Albert Rusnák was seriously injured in a car crash.[5]

Recent history

2003–04 season, on the brink of financial collapse and relegation from the second division, the owners of 1. FC, were offered help by the president of Steel Trans Ličartovce Blažej Podolák,[6] one of the favourites to advance to the premier league that season. Steel Trans also paid for the Čermeľ stadium in Košice, where all former 1. FC teams – now under the protective wings of Ličartovce played their matches. In 2004–05 season 1.FC Košice in effect became reserve team of Steel Trans Ličartovce, playing in the third division, group East. Košice, the second largest city in Slovakia, now had no club in the top two divisions (although many can remember two in the Czechoslovak federal league).

Reformed on 17 June 2005, FC Steel Trans Ličartovce was renamed MFK Košice. They ended the season gaining promotion back to the first division. In subsequent years MFK had minor successes, yet failed to win the league.

In 2008/09 season, the club won its first trophy in some 11 years, by beating Artmedia Petržalka in the final match of the Slovak Cup, in Senec. The match ended in a 3–1 win, with goals scored by Marko Milinković (28th minute), Róbert Cicman (56th minute) and Ján Novák (69th minute). The win granted Košice the right to compete in 2009-10 UEFA Europa League, which they entered in the Third qualifying round, in which they defeated FK Slavija Sarajevo 5–1 on aggregate, with Novák scoring two goals. In the subsequent Play-off, to which 3 of 4 Slovak teams qualified (Košice, Žilina and Slovan), Košice faced AS Rome, who were the 6th team of Serie A 2008-09. With the first match being played in Košice, the home side managed to stun the opponent by an early 5th-minute goal by Milinković, although thanks to two goals by Totti (the first coming from a controversial penalty) and Menez the away side took a 3–1 lead by 67th minute. However Ján Novák scored two goals, 71st and 81st minute, the second from a penalty, to complete the 3–3 draw against Rome. The following day, the headlines read: "Novák almost overshadowed Totti". It was one of the most memorable results of the club in recent history. In 2009, Nemanja Matić completed the biggest transfer in the history of the club, when he left for Chelsea, for an estimated €5.5 million and by mid-2010s, he became one of the biggest and most recognised midfielders in Europe.

MFK Košice won the Cup in 2013–14, yet their campaign in 2014-15 Europa League did not match the success of the 2009-10 Europa League, with Košice losing two matches against Slovan Liberec, 0–4 on aggregate.

Return to FC VSS Košice

In June 2015, MFK Košice returned to the name of FC VSS Košice, after being relegated to the Slovak Second Division for 2015–16 season, even the club finished 6th in the 2014-15 Fortuna Liga, 19 points above the relegation zone and . The relegation was caused as, then MFK Košice, failed to obtain a license, after financial difficulties and debts. The change of the name occurred to popularity of the "VSS" acronym from the Communist era, when it represented "Východoslovenské Strojárne" (Easter Slovak Engineering Works - a large employer in Košice and the nearby region). The firm however went bankrupt in 2013 and as a result the acronym was given a new meaning: V - Vernosť, S- Sila, S- Sláva - (Faithfulness - Power - Glory). The club hoped to return to Slovak top division within a season.

While winning the Eastern Group of 2015-16 DOXXbet liga with 2 points lead over Tatran Prešov, the club finished 2nd overall (Championship Group), only 2 points behind their archrivals Tatran Prešov, which celebrated the return to the top division after three seasons in the DOXXbet Liga. Košice failed to get promoted for failing to pay off their liabilities towards Ivan Đoković, who played for MFK between 2010 and 2012, and had three decisive points deducted from their score in the Championship Group by the SFZ, based on verdict by FIFA.

Dissolution

The club officially ceased operations on 27 July 2017. In August, the club's supporters' group announced their intention to reestablish the club and enter Slovak Sixth League for the 2018–19 season. They later decided to support a new club in Košice, FK Košice. They also talk about VSS succession.[7]

Affiliated clubs

The following clubs were affiliated with VSS Košice:

Home stadium

See main article: Lokomotíva Stadium. The stadium is in the Čermeľ district, a multi-use stadium in Košice, Slovakia. It is currently used mostly for football matches as the home ground of VSS Košice since 1997. The stadium holds 10,787 (8,787 seated) spectators and was built in 1970. Initially was the stadium used by Lokomotíva Košice and 1.FC Košice (now VSS) have played there since 1997. The Slovakia national football team played there a few matches, but the stadium does not meet UEFA criteria for international events today.

New stadium

The club planned construction of the new stadium for 13,000 spectators in neighbourhood of demolished Všešportový areál stadium.[9] The estimated cost of the stadium is 18.5 million.[10] The owner od stadium is Košická Futbalová aréna (KFA), city of Košice owned 85% and club VSS Košice owned 15%. The construction will start in 2017. If the schedule is met, the first matches could be played by mid-2019.[11]

Supporters and rivalries

VSS Košice's most important rivalry is with FC Lokomotíva Košice. The match between them is called, Košické Derby (Košice Derby). VSS Košice and Lokomotíva Košice are both among historically the most successful football teams in the country. The next biggest rivalry is with 1. FC Tatran Prešov. Matches between these two clubs are referred to as the Východniarske derby (Eastern Slovak derby). They also have rivalries with ŠK Slovan Bratislava, FC Spartak Trnava and MŠK Žilina. VSS Košice supporters are called Viva Košice. VSS Košice supporters maintain friendly relations with fans of MFK Zemplín Michalovce and Czech Sparta Prague.[12]

Historical names

Club namePeriod
Kassai Athletikai Club (KAC)1903–08
Merged with Kassai Sport Egyesület, renamed Kassai Atlétikai Sport Egyesület (KASE)1908–11
Merged with Jogász Sport Egyesület1911–18
SK Sparta Košice1918–38
Kassai Atlétikai Club (KAC)1938–42
Merged with Kassai Rákóczi SE, renamed Kassai Rákóczi Atlétikai Club1942–45
Disbanded and then refounded as SK Jednota Košice1945–52
TJ Spartak VSS1952–56
TJ Spartak1956–57
TJ Jednota1957–62
TJ VSS1962–79
ZŤS1979–90
ŠK Unimex Jednota VSS1990–92
1. FC1992–04
MFK2005–15
FC VSS2015–17
Note: The club played 2004–05 season as Steel Trans Ličartovce reserve squad.

Honours

Czechoslovakia

Slovakia

Czechoslovak and Slovak Top Goalscorer

The Czechoslovak League top scorer from 1944–45 until 1992–93. Since the 1993–94 Slovak League Top scorer.

YearWinnerG
1975–7621
1995–9629
1996–9722
2007–0817

1Shared award

Sponsorship

PeriodKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
1996–1997lottoVSŽ
1997–1998Nike
1998–1999KappaVSŽ Holding
1999–2000Omini
2000–2001Nikenone
2001–2002Erreà
2002–2003Nike
2003–2004RSC
2004–2005JakoSTEEL TRANS
2005–2007Puma
2007–2008Adidas
2008–2009Umbro
2009–2012Givova
2012–2014Nike
2014–2016Jako
2016-2017none

Club partners

source[13]

Transfers

VSS have produced numerous players who have gone on to represent the Slovak national football team. Over the last period there has been a steady increase of young players leaving Košice after a few years of first team football and moving on to play football in leagues of a higher standard, with the Czech First League (Szilárd Németh and Miroslav Sovič to AC Sparta Prague, Vladimír Labant, Dávid Škutka and Matúš Kozáčik to SK Slavia Prague, Kamil Čontofalský to Bohemians 1905 in 1999; Marek Špilár to FC Baník Ostrava in 2000), Greece Superleague (Vladimír Janočko to Xanthi in 2000), German 2. Bundesliga (Jozef Kožlej to SpVgg Greuther Fürth in 1998), Israel League (Ruslan Lyubarskyi to Maccabi Netanya F.C. in 2000), Polish Ekstraklasa (Ondrej Duda to Legia Warsaw in 2014), Portugal Primeira Liga (Uroš Matić to S.L. Benfica in 2013). The top transfer was agreed in 2009 when Nemanja Matić joined English FC Chelsea for a fee of 1.75 million,.[14]

Record departures

RankPlayerToFeeYear
1. Nemanja Matić FC Chelsea€1.75 million2009
2. Szilárd Németh AC Sparta Prague€1.3 million (35mil.CZK)1997[15]
3. Marko Milinković ŠK Slovan Bratislava€0.35 million*2011[16]
Ondrej Duda Legia Warsaw€0.35 million*2014[17]

Record arrivals

RankPlayerFromFeeYear
1. Marek Špilár Tatran Prešov€0.7 million (20mil SKK)*1997[18]
1. András Telek Ferencvárosi TC€0.7 million (20mil SKK)*1997

Results

League and Cup history

Slovak League only (1993–2017)

SeasonDivision (Name)Pos./TeamsPl.WDLGSGAPSlovak CupEuropeTop Scorer (Goals)
1993–941st (Mars Superliga)6/(12)3281113355427Quarter-finalsCWC1R ( Beşiktaş J.K.)?
1994–951st(Mars Superliga)2/(12)3215710544250Quarter-finalsUIGroup 10 (2nd) Pavol Diňa (13)
1995–961st (Mars Superliga)2/(12)3221296233651st roundUCPR ( Újpest FC) Róbert Semeník (29)
1996–971st (Mars Superliga)1/(16)3021726119701st roundUC1QR (Celtic F.C.) Jozef Kožlej (22)
1997–981st (Mars Superliga)1/(16)302154712468Runners-upCLGroup stage (Group B,4th) Jozef Kožlej (14)
1998–991st (Mars Superliga)4/(16)3019475126612nd RoundCL
UC
2QR (Brøndby IF)
1R (Liverpool F.C.)
Ruslan Lyubarskyi (12)
1999–001st (Mars Superliga)2/(16)301947573161Runners-up Ruslan Lyubarskyi (15)
2000–011st (Mars Superliga)9/(10)36107194261371st RoundUC1R ( Grazer AK) Vladislav Zvara (8)
2001–021st (Mars Superliga)9/(10)36613173062311st Round Radoslav Zabavník (6)
2002–031st (Slovak Super Liga)10/(10)36612184164302nd Round Ľubomír Mati (10)
2003–042nd (1. Liga)16/(16)3045213675171st Round?
2004–053rd (2. Liga)Did not enter Pavol Piatka (23)
2005–062nd (1. Liga)1/(16)3023436712732nd Round Pavol Piatka (22)
2006–071st (Corgoň Liga)5/(12)28105133135352nd Round Jaroslav Kolbas (7)
2007–081st (Corgoň Liga)6/(12)3313614454445Semi-finals Ján Novák (17)
2008–091st (Corgoň Liga)4/(12)3314109484252Winner Ján Novák (12)
2009–101st (Corgoň Liga)11/(12)338913325733Quarter-finalsELP-O ( A.S. Roma) Ján Novák (12)
2010–111st (Corgoň Liga)10/(12)3389162844332nd Round Marko Milinković (5)
2011–121st (Corgoň Liga)11/(12)3361116254029Quarter-finals Erik Pačinda (6)
2012–131st (Corgoň Liga)5/(12)33121110383347Quarter-finals Dávid Škutka (13)
2013–141st (Corgoň Liga)5/(12)3313713414046Winners Erik Pačinda (8)
2014–151st (Fortuna Liga)6/(12)13311814434841Quarter-finalsEL2QR ( Liberec) Nermin Haskić (10)
2015–162nd (DOXXbet liga)2/(24)301857482356 2Quarter-finals Kamil Karaš (10)
2016–172nd (DOXXbet liga)1/(24)301947402761 3rd Round Mojmír Trebuňák (4)
1 MFK Košice did not obtain a licence for the 2015–16 season2 VSS Košice was docked 3 points for non–payment obligations.

European competition

See main article: Slovak football clubs in European competitions.

UEFA-administered

SeasonCompetitionRoundOpponentAgg.Home legAway leg
1971–72UEFA Cup1st. Round Spartak Moscow2–32–10–2
1973–74UEFA Cup1st. Round Budapest Honvéd3–51–02–5
1993–94Cup Winners' CupQualifying FK Žalgiris3–12–11–0
1st. Round Beşiktaş2–32–10–2
1995UEFA Intertoto CupGroup Stage Wimbledon1–1
Beitar Jerusalem5–3
Charleroi3–2
Bursaspor1–1
1995–96UEFA CupPreliminary Újpest1–30–11–2
1996–97UEFA CupPreliminary KS Teuta6–22–14–1
Qualifying Celtic0–10–00–1
1997–98Champions League1st. Qualifying ÍA4–03–01–0
2nd. Qualifying Spartak Moscow2–12–10–0
Group Stage Manchester United4th0–30–3
Juventus0–12–3
Feyenoord0–10–2
1998–99Champions League1st. Qualifying Cliftonville13–18–05–1
2nd. Qualifying Brøndby1–20–21–0
UEFA Cup1st. Round Liverpool0–80–30–5
2000–01UEFA CupQualifying Ararat4–31–13–2
1st. Round Grazer AK2–32–30–0
2009–10Europa League3rd. Qualifying FK Slavija5–13–12–0
Play-off Roma4–103–31–7
2014–15Europa League2nd. Qualifying Slovan Liberec0–40–10–3
CompetitionPldWDLGFGAGD
Champions League146172217+5
Europa League4211911−2
UEFA Cup165381828−10
Cup Winners' Cup430154+1
UEFA Intertoto Cup4220107+3
Total42187176467–3
Key – Pld: Played, W: Won, D: Drawn, L: Lost, GF: Goals For, GA: Goals Against, GD: Goal Difference.

Not UEFA-administered

SeasonCompetitionRoundOpponentHome legAway leg
1964–65Intertoto CupGroup B3 Szombierki Bytom4–20–3
Vorwärts Berlin0–03–0
Wiener Sportclub3–21–1
1965–66Intertoto CupGroup B2 Empor Rostock0–30–1
Zagłębie Sosnowiec4–30–3
Radnički Niš2–72–0
1966–67Intertoto CupGroup B5 Vorwärts Berlin1–34–0
Elfsborg3–00–6
Borussia Neunkirchen2–02–2
1967Intertoto CupGroup B6 Dynamo Dresden0–02–1
AIK4–01–1
AGF3–11–1
1968Intertoto CupGroup B4 Szombierki Bytom2–32–0
Djurgården1–03–2
Werder Bremen1–03–1
1969Intertoto CupGroup 8 Wisła Kraków0–44–0
Lierse2–11–1
EfB3–14–0
1970Intertoto CupGroup A5 Åtvidaberg0–12–0
MSV Duisburg1–13–0
Holland Sport Haag4–12–0
1974Intertoto CupGroup 9 ŁKS Łódź1–11–3
Randers Freja6–13–1
Sturm Graz6–02–2
1976Intertoto CupGroup 11 Widzew Łódź0–10–2
KB1–22–3
Start2–01–0

Reserve team

MFK Košice B was the reserve team of MFK Košice. They recently played in the Slovak 3. Liga (Eastern division), with their best performance being in Slovak Second Division. MFK Košice "B" played home matches at Barca stadium, near Košice. MFK Košice"B" stopped functioning before 2014/2015 season.

Player records

Most goals

Nat.NameGoals
1Ján Strausz115
2Dušan Galis59
2Ján Novák59
4Jozef Kožlej52
5Róbert Semeník43

Notable players

Had international caps for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries while playing for MFK.

Past players who are the subjects of Wikipedia articles can be found here.

Managerial history

NameNationalityPeriod
Jozef Vengloš1969–73
Jozef Jankech1973–75
Štefan Jačiansky1975–76
Alexander Felszeghy1976–77
Jozef Karel1980–81
Vladimír Hrivnák1982
František Skyva1983
Michal Baránek1984
Andrej Ištók1985
Jozef Jankech1991
Jozef Móder1992
Ján Zachar1993
Stanislav Seman1994
Jozef Obert1994
Ján Zachar1994
Dušan Radolský1995–96
Ján Kozák1996–97
Karol Pecze1997–98
Ján Kozák1998–99
NameNationalityPeriod
Ján Zachar1999
Ladislav Molnár1999–00
Jozef Valovič2000–01
Erik Bogdanovský2001–02
Jaroslav Gürtler2002
Ondrej Daňko2002–03
Bohumil Andrejko2003
Ján KozákJuly 1, 2005 – Jan 5, 2010
Goran MilojevićJan 12, 2010 – June 30, 2010
Žarko ĐurovićJuly 1, 2010 – Sept 28, 2010
Štefan TarkovičSept 28, 2010 – June 30, 2011
Ladislav ŠimčoJuly 1, 2011 – April 29, 2012
Ján KozákApril 30, 2012 – June 30, 2013
Jaroslav GalkoJuly 1, 2013 – Sept 13
Radoslav LátalSept 19, 2013 – Nov 29, 2014
Marek FabuľaJan 7, 2015 – Sep 21, 2015
Jozef VukušičSep 22, 2015 – Dec 31, 2015
Jaroslav GalkoJan 25, 2016 – May 4, 2016
Ivan LapšanskýMay 4, 2016 – June 10, 2016
Jozef MajorošJuly 7, 2016 – 27 July 2017

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: Rezešovci majú Spartu a už aj 1. FC Košice . 23 June 1997 . sme.sk . sk . 12 January 2009 . 15 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240515140437/https://www.sme.sk/c/2078903/rezesovci-maju-spartu-a-uz-aj-1-fc-kosice.html . live .
  3. Web site: Ani chrám futbalu, ba ani drevená dedina . 7 March 2005 . cassovia.sk . sk .
  4. Web site: VŠA-chatrajuci stánok . 7 October 2008 . fansvss.blog.cz . sk . 13 January 2009 . 16 September 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090916235930/http://fansvss.blog.cz/0810/vsa-chatrajuci-stanok . dead .
  5. https://www.sme.sk/c/2044427/obetou-nehody-v-kosiciach-i-futbalista-1-fc-milan-cvirk.html Obeťou nehody v Košiciach i futbalista 1. FC Milan Čvirk
  6. Web site: 1. FC Košice zmizol z futbalovej mapy . 2 August 2004 . sme.sk . sk . 12 January 2009 . 16 February 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120216184305/http://futbal.sme.sk/c/1698847/1-fc-kosice-zmizol-z-futbalovej-mapy.html . live .
  7. News: Klub definitívne skončil. Značku FC VSS Košice chcú obnoviť fanúšikovia. a.s.. Petit Press. sport.sme.sk. 2017-08-10. sk. 2020-11-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20201106174517/https://sport.sme.sk/c/20623811/znacku-fc-vss-kosice-chcu-obnovit-fanusikovia.html. live.
  8. Web site: podprsenka doreen triumph . Fcvss.sk . 2019-01-09 . 2020-09-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200903051250/https://www.fcvss.sk/c/portal_public/layout?p_l_id=21.1&p_p_id=15&p_p_action=1&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_15_struts_action=%2Fjournal%2Fview_article&_15_article_id=ZENIT_POSILY&_15_article_version=1.0&_15_cmd=articleCountUpdate . dead .
  9. Web site: V Trenčíne i Košiciach sa pohli ľady mierne . 22 February 2017 . profutbal.sk . sk . 23 February 2017 . 24 February 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170224052633/https://profutbal.sk/clanok/218762-v-trencine-i-v-kosiciach-sa-pohli-lady-mierne . dead .
  10. Web site: Futbalový štadión má byť hotový o 2 roky. T. V.. KOŠICE.sk. www.tvkosice.sk. 9 January 2019. 1 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200901083447/https://www.tvkosice.sk/video/58d265164526ca4666c88803. live.
  11. Web site: Stavba futbalového štadióna v plnom prúde: Takto to vyzerá za plotom!. Azet.sk. Tivi.sk. 9 January 2019. 9 January 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190109205305/https://tivi.cas.sk/video/2509280/stavba-futbaloveho-stadiona-v-plnom-prude-takto-to-vyzera-za-plotom/. live.
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  14. Web site: Do Košíc prišiel zadarmo, Chelsea stál Matič desiatky miliónov eur. Petit Press. a.s.. 26 February 2017. 11 May 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170511092149/https://sport.sme.sk/c/7068403/do-kosic-prisiel-zadarmo-chelsea-stal-matic-desiatky-milionov-eur.html. live.
  15. Web site: Pán futbalista, ktorý pôsobil aj v Anglicku, vo Francúzsku a v Nemecku. 26 February 2017.
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