Jan Maroši (born 4 November 1965) is a Czech former football player. He made two international appearances for the Czechoslovakia national football team and is also known for having scored directly from a corner for Sigma Olomouc in a 1992–93 UEFA Cup match against Juventus. He made a total of 366 top flight appearances spanning the end of the Czechoslovak First League and the beginning of the Gambrinus liga, scoring 67 goals.[1] In 2006 Maroši was ranked 15th on the list of players with most appearances in the Czech and/or Czechoslovak top flight since the Czechoslovak First League began in 1925.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 November 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | Plzeň, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1971–1977 | TJ Sokol Medlánky | ||
| 1977–1982 | TJ KPS Brno | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1983–1987 | TJ KS Brno | ||
| 1987–1994 | Sigma Olomouc | 198 | (52) |
| 1994–2000 | Brno | 167 | (15) |
| Total | 366 | (67) | |
| International career | |||
| 1991–1992 | Czechoslovakia | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Olomouc
editMaroši started out at Sigma Olomouc in 1987. Olomouc achieved third-place finishes in the Czechoslovak First League in 1990–91 and 1991–92 and subsequently qualified twice for the UEFA Europa League. In the 1991–92 UEFA Cup, Maroši scored in the second round match against Torpedo Moscow and Olomouc went on to reach the quarter-finals.
In the following season's 1992–93 UEFA Cup, Maroši again featured in Olomouc's European campaign, scoring the fourth goal in a 7–1 thrashing of Fenerbahçe in the second round.[3] Although he scored a late goal directly from a corner against Juventus in the third round,[3][4] it was to no avail as Juventus went on to win the tie comfortably, 7–1 on aggregate and subsequently went on to win the whole competition.
Brno
editMaroši spent the second half of his career at Brno, joining in 1994. After Pavel Tobiáš became manager of Brno in the 2000–01 Gambrinus liga, Maroši was told he was surplus to requirements, signalling an end to his playing career at the top level.[5]
After the top
editMaroši went on to work as assistant coach to Roman Kotol at Dolní Kounice in the 2002–03 Czech 2. Liga.[6]
After his career as a football player, Maroši became director of a sport school in Brno.[4] In 2009, he became chairman of the City Football Association in Brno.[1]
Personal life
editMaroši's nephew, Martin Maroši, is also a professional footballer.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b "Maroši trénoval přímé kopy na vratech garáží" (in Czech). denik.cz. 7 October 2010. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
- ^ Ceský a ceskoslovenský fotbal – lexikon osobností a klubu; by Luboš Jeřábek; Grada Publishing; Prague; 2007; ISBN 978-80-247-1656-5; via Google Books
- ^ a b "Zápasy SK Sigma Olomouc v evropských pohárech" (in Czech). sigmafotbal.cz. Archived from the original on 4 June 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
- ^ a b "Legenda Maroši má narozeniny, dostal nominaci do nejlepší sestavy historie" (in Czech). idnes.cz. 4 November 2010. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
- ^ "Maroši: Trenér musel vědět, jaký jsem typ" (in Czech). idnes.cz. 3 October 2000. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
- ^ "Maroši pomáhá Dolním Kounicím" (in Czech). idnes.cz. 30 October 2002. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
- ^ "Najde fotbalové Brno štěstí v cizině? Dva až tři hráči jsou šikovní, říká Čuhel" (in Czech). idnes.cz. 10 January 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
External links
edit- Jan Maroši – Czech First League statistics at Fotbal DNES (in Czech)
- Jan Maroši at FAČR (in Czech)
- Profile at FC Zbrojovka Brno website (in Czech)
