Ján Kocian
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 13 March 1958 | ||
| Place of birth | Zlaté Moravce, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1976–1979 | ZŤS Martin | ||
| 1979–1988 | Dukla Banská Bystrica | 209 | (20) |
| 1988–1993 | FC St. Pauli | 129 | (8) |
| International career | |||
| 1984–1992 | Czechoslovakia | 26 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1993–1995 | Slovakia (assistant) | ||
| 1996–1997 | Dukla Banská Bystrica | ||
| 1997–1998 | Petra Drnovice | ||
| 1999 | VSS Košice | ||
| 1999–2002 | 1. FC Köln (assistant) | ||
| 2002–2004 | Eintracht Frankfurt (assistant) | ||
| 2005 | Rot-Weiß Erfurt | ||
| 2005–2006 | Sportfreunde Siegen | ||
| 2006–2008 | Slovakia | ||
| 2008–2009 | Austria (assistant) | ||
| 2011 | Jiangsu Sainty | ||
| 2011–2012 | South China | ||
| 2013–2014 | Ruch Chorzów | ||
| 2014–2015 | Pogoń Szczecin | ||
| 2016–2017 | Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała | ||
| 2018–2019 | Yemen | ||
| 2022 | ViOn Zlaté Moravce | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ján Kocian (born 13 March 1958) is a Slovak professional football manager and former player who last managed Slovak First Football League club ViOn Zlaté Moravce. He also held managerial positions across central Europe and Asia.
Playing career
[edit]During his playing days, he made 209 appearances for Dukla Banská Bystrica between 1979 and 1988 before moving on to German club FC St. Pauli, where he made another 147 appearances up to 1993.
He was capped 26 times by Czechoslovakia. Playing at sweeper as the team reached the 1990 FIFA World Cup quarter-finals, Kocian was voted the country's player of the year in 1990.
Managerial career
[edit]Kocian began his coaching career with Czech side Petra Drnovice before moving to the German Bundesliga clubs Rot-Weiß Erfurt and Sportfreunde Siegen. He worked as an assistant at 1.Bundesliga clubs 1. FC Köln and Eintracht Frankfurt.
He was appointed the new head coach of the Slovakia national team on 2 November 2006, replacing Dušan Galis. Previously, he had worked as an assistant to former national coach Dr. Jozef Vengloš between 1993 and 1995. He was last seven months Assistant Coach from Karel Brückner by Austria between 4 March 2009.
On 8 December 2010, Kocian was appointed head coach of the Chinese Super League team Jiangsu Sainty[1] On 28 June 2011, Kocian was announced as the Hong Kong First Division League team South China AA's new head coach.[2][dead link][unreliable source?] South China finished third in the 2011–12 Hong Kong First Division League. Kocian did not agree on a new contract after the end of the season.
In the 2013–14 season, Kocian managed Ruch Chorzow to third position in the Ekstraklasa table and qualified almost in the last qualifying round for Europe League Group stage. He earned by the Ekstraklasa Coach of the Year at the end of season. On 18 April 2019, Kocian returned to Poland and to his former club Ruch Chorzów as an advisor.
On 25 October 2018, Kocian was announced as manager of the Yemen national team.[3][4] After the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, he left the national team. In spring of 2022, he returned to his native Zlaté Moravce to manage local Fortuna Liga club FC ViOn and aid in avoiding relegation in 2021–22 season. In early October, Kocian came to terms of release with ViOn Zlaté Moravce for medical reasons.[5]
Football affiliated activities
[edit]Since mid-2010s, Kocian began to feature more prominentnly as an expert analyst in the media, including national broadcaster RTVS for national team matches or major tournaments, such as UEFA Euro 2020 or 2022 FIFA World Cup.[6][7] He also writes as a columnist contributor to leading Slovak sports daily newspaper Denník Šport.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ 江苏正式宣布签约新洋帅 科西安:我来执教不是为钱. Sina (in Chinese). Weibo. 8 December 2010. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
- ^ 新教練 Ján Kocian. South China Football Club (in Chinese). 28 June 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
- ^ السلوفاكي جان كوسيان مدرباً للمنتخب الوطني الأول. Yemen Football Federation. Archived from the original on 28 October 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- ^ "Asian Cup 2019: Does Yemen's Jan Kocian have the toughest job in world football?". BBC Sport. BBC. 7 January 2019.
- ^ "Tréner Kocian končí v Zlatých Moravciach, dôvodom sú zdravotné problémy". Sme (in Slovak). Petit Press. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
- ^ "MS vo futbale 2022: Päť najväčších očakávaní podľa RTVS" (in Slovak). Radio and Television of Slovakia. 18 November 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
- ^ "ME vo futbale | Experti" (in Slovak). Radio and Television of Slovakia. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
- ^ "Priama reč Jána Kociana: Skvelá myšlienka aj príležitosť". Aktuality.sk (in Slovak). Ringier Axel Springier Slovakia. 7 December 2022.
Honours
[edit]Manager
[edit]Individual
- Ekstraklasa Coach of the Season: 2013–14[1]
External links
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- Ján Kocian at National-Football-Teams.com
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- ^ "Rozdano nagrody w Ekstraklasie za sezon 2013/14". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 2 June 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
- 1958 births
- Living people
- People from Zlaté Moravce
- Footballers from the Nitra Region
- Czechoslovak men's footballers
- Slovak men's footballers
- Slovak football managers
- Slovak television people
- Men's association football defenders
- Czechoslovakia men's international footballers
- 1990 FIFA World Cup players
- FC St. Pauli players
- Bundesliga players
- 2019 AFC Asian Cup managers
- Slovakia national football team managers
- FK Dukla Banská Bystrica managers
- 1. FK Drnovice managers
- FC VSS Košice managers
- Eintracht Frankfurt non-playing staff
- FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt managers
- Sportfreunde Siegen managers
- Jiangsu F.C. managers
- Ruch Chorzów managers
- Pogoń Szczecin managers
- Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała managers
- Yemen national football team managers
- FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce managers
- Slovak First Football League managers
- Czech First League managers
- 2. Bundesliga players
- Chinese Super League managers
- Ekstraklasa managers
- I liga managers
- II liga managers
- Czechoslovak expatriate men's footballers
- Slovak expatriate football managers
- Czechoslovak expatriate sportspeople in West Germany
- Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- Expatriate football managers in West Germany
- Slovak expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic
- Expatriate football managers in the Czech Republic
- Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Austria
- Expatriate football managers in Austria
- Slovak expatriate sportspeople in China
- Expatriate football managers in China
- Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Hong Kong
- Expatriate football managers in Hong Kong
- Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Poland
- Expatriate football managers in Poland
- Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Yemen
- Expatriate football managers in Yemen
- Expatriate men's footballers in West Germany