Ján Pivarník

Pivarník at the 1970 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Date of birth	(1947-11-13) 13 November 1947
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 {{{3}}}
*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

References

External links

• Ján Pivarník at BDFutbol