) | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 September 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Žilina, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Žilina | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–2003 | Žilina | 188 | (77) |
| 1996 | → Nové Mesto nad Váhom (loan) | ||
| 2003–2011 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 180 | (66) |
| 2011–2012 | Hansa Rostock | 24 | (6) |
| 2012–2013 | 1. FC Nürnberg II | 29 | (11) |
| Total | 421 | (160) | |
| National team | |||
| 2002–2009 | Slovakia | 45 | (14) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2013–2015 | 1. FC Nürnberg (assistant) | ||
| 2019– | 1. FC Nürnberg II | ||
| 2019 | 1. FC Nürnberg (interim) | ||
| 2020– | Slovakia (assistant) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Marek Mintál (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈmaɾɛk ˈmintaːl]; born 2 September 1977) is a Slovak retired footballer.[1] He is the current manager of 1. FC Nürnberg II and assistant coach of the Slovakia national football team.
Career
Playing career
Mintál started to play football in Slovak club MŠK Žilina, with whom he won back-to-back Slovak championships in 2001–02 and 2002–03. This was also due to his scoring 20 (2001–02) and 21 (2002–03) goals respectively. With this number of goals he also became the Slovak top scorer in both seasons. Therefore, he was capped for the Slovak national team for the first time on 6 February 2002. He has won 33 caps and scored 11 goals for the Slovak national team.
After the 2002–03 season, he was transferred to 1. FC Nürnberg for an alleged transfer fee of €100,000 and an agreement that should Mintál be transferred again, MŠK Žilina would receive a portion of the transfer fee. His new club was playing in the 2. Bundesliga at this time. He continued his scoring run by scoring 18 goals and becoming the German second division's leading scorer and was a crucial part of Nürnberg's immediate promotion. During that season, Mintál, an offensive midfielder, became widely regarded for his inconspicuous style of play, which has led to him being called "stealth bomber", "Sniper" or "Phantom". In the following year, Mintál led the Bundesliga in scoring with 24 goals, and helped Nürnberg stave off relegation.
His continuous success in scoring goals sparked rumours that he might move to a bigger club during the 2005 summer break. He had been linked in transfer speculation with Liverpool, Beşiktaş, Villarreal and VfB Stuttgart. These rumours did not lead to a transfer and Mintal decided to stay at Nürnberg. However the following season turned out to be disastrous for the Slovak striker who broke his foot twice in the span of five months. Thus, the offensive midfielder only played in four games and scored just a single goal.
He celebrated his competitive comeback against Borussia Mönchengladbach when coming on as a substitute after 60 minutes. Two weeks later, he also played for his country again, scoring two goals against Cyprus. Later the same year, he was troubled again by his broken foot and had to undergo surgery for a second time.
Mintál won the DFB-Pokal with 1. FC Nürnberg in the year 2007. In this game, he also scored a goal, during this match, he was injured by Fernando Meira, a Portuguese defender from VfB Stuttgart. 1. FC Nürnberg won the game 3–2 after extra time. He scored a brace in a UEFA Cup match against AZ to keep their European dreams alive.
His player career ended in 2013.[2]
Coaching career
For the 2013–14 season until October 2014, he assisted his former team 1. FC Nürnberg in coaching before transferring to Slovakia to complete his coaching license.[3] Mintál returned to Nürnberg as assistant coach for the 2015–16 season and is currently also assistant coach of its U19 team.[4] On 12 February 2019 he was named interim assistant coach of the first team.[5] He was promoted as the head coach on 4 November 2019 for one game.[6][7]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Žilina | 1996–97 | Super Liga | — | — | ||||||||
| 1997–98 | Super Liga | 1[a] | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 1998–99 | Super Liga | — | — | |||||||||
| 1999–2000 | Super Liga | — | — | |||||||||
| 2000–01 | Super Liga | — | — | |||||||||
| 2001–02 | Super Liga | — | — | |||||||||
| 2002–03 | Super Liga | 2[b] | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| Totals | 188 | 77 | 3 | 0 | — | 191 | 77 | |||||
| Nürnberg | 2003–04 | 2. Bundesliga | 31 | 18 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 18 | ||
| 2004–05 | Bundesliga | 34 | 24 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 35 | 25 | |||
| 2005–06 | Bundesliga | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 2 | |||
| 2006–07 | Bundesliga | 13 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 17 | 3 | |||
| 2007–08 | Bundesliga | 31 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 6[c] | 3 | 1[d] | 0 | 40 | 8 | |
| 2008–09 | 2. Bundesliga | 28 | 16 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[e] | 1 | 32 | 17 | ||
| 2009–10 | Bundesliga | 22 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 2[f] | 0 | 26 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 | Bundesliga | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 180 | 66 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 208 | 75 | ||
| Hansa Rostock | 2011–12 | 2. Bundesliga | 24 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 6 | ||
| Nürnberg II | 2012–13 | Regionalliga Bayern | 30 | 11 | — | — | — | 30 | 11 | |||
| Career totals | 422 | 160 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 454 | 169 | ||
- ^ Appearance in the Intertoto Cup.
- ^ Appearance in the Champions League.
- ^ Appearances in the UEFA Cup.
- ^ Appearances in the German League Cup.
- ^ Appearances in the 2. Bundesliga Promotion Playoff.
- ^ Appearances in the Bundesliga Relegation.
International goals
- Source:[8]
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 February 2002 | Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran |  Iran | 3–2 | Friendly |
| 2 | 14 May 2002 | Tatran Stadium, Prešov, Slovakia |  Uzbekistan | 4–1 | |
| 3 | 31 March 2004 | Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia |  Austria | 1–1 | |
| 4 | 8 September 2004 | Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia |  Liechtenstein | 7–0 | FIFA World Cup 2006 Qual. |
| 5 | 26 March 2005 | A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia |  Estonia | 2–1 | |
| 6 | 8 June 2005 | Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg, Luxembourg |  Luxembourg | 4–0 | |
| 7 | 2 September 2006 | Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia |  Cyprus | 6–1 | UEFA Euro 2008 Qual. |
| 8 | |||||
| 9 | 7 October 2006 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales | .svg.jpg){kind=small} Wales | 5–1 | |
| 10 | |||||
| 11 | 15 November 2006 | Štadión pod Dubňom, Žilina, Slovakia |  Bulgaria | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 12 | 12 September 2007 | Štadión Antona Malatinského, Trnava, Slovakia | Wales | 2–5 | UEFA Euro 2008 Qual. |
| 13 | |||||
| 14 | 26 March 2008 | Štadión Zlaté Moravce, Zlaté Moravce, Slovakia |  Iceland | 1–2 | Friendly |
Honours
As of 15 January 2011[9]
Club
MŠK Žilina
- Slovak League: 2001–02, 2002–03
- Slovak Super Cup: 2003
1. FC Nürnberg
- DFB-Pokal: 2006–07
- 2. Bundesliga: 2003–04
Individual
- Slovak League Top Scorer: 2001–02, 2002–03
- 2. Bundesliga Top Scorer: 2003–04, 2008–09
- Slovak Footballer of the Year: 2004, 2005
- Slovak Footballer of the Decade (2000–2009)
- German Bundesliga Top Scorer: 2005
References
- ^ "Mintal, Marek" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
- ^ Matthias Arnhold (13 February 2014). "Marek Mintál – Matches and Goals in Bundesliga". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
- ^ "Marek Mintal beendet Trainerschein in der Slowakei" (in German). fcn.de. 22 October 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
- ^ "Marek Mintal sucht das neue Phantom" (in German). fcn.de. 11 June 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
- ^ "Michael Köllner wird beurlaubt". fcn.de (in German). 12 February 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- ^ "Club und Damir Canadi gehen getrennte Wege". fcn.de (in German). 4 November 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- ^ "Neuer Cheftrainer! Jens Keller übernimmt den Club". fcn.de (in German). 12 November 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
- ^ "Football PLAYER: Marek Mintál". Retrieved 13 March 2017.
- ^ "MINTÁL (Marek Mintál) – Nürnberg and Slovakia". Footballdatabase.com. Archived from the original on 9 June 2009. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
External links
- Marek Mintál at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Marek Mintál at Soccerway
- Marek Mintál at WorldFootball.net
