Filip Hološko

Filip Hološko

Personal information
Date of birth	17 January 1984 (1984-01-17)
Place of birth	Piešťany, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Striker / Winger
Club information
Current club	Beşiktaş J.K.
Number	23
Youth career
1990–1998	MFK Piešťany
1998–2001	Trenčín
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2001	Trenčín	1	(0)
2002–2005	Slovan Liberec	54	(17)
2006–2008	Manisaspor	65	(21)
2008–	Beşiktaş	90	(27)
2010–2011	→ İstanbul B.B. (loan)	10	(5)
National team‡
2005–	Slovakia	54	(7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 December 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 February 2012

Filip Hološko (born 17 January 1984) is a Slovak football striker who currently plays for the Süper Lig team Beşiktaş and the Slovakia national football team.

Career

International career

He came to international attention playing for the Slovakia Under-20 team in the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship. On 3 September 2010, Hološko scored a last-minute goal against Macedonia after a Marek Hamšík assist to help provide a winning start to Slovakia's Euro 2012 qualification campaign.

Emerged from doubt, reaching for the stars

At the mid of 2007/08 season, he was transferred to Beşiktaş in exchange of the forward Burak Yılmaz (a promising youngster at the time) along with the veteran defender Koray Avcı plus a considerable sum of 5 million €. Regarding the huge amount paid, and two first team regulars given to an exchange deal, both Yıldırım Demirören and Beşiktaş J.K. board have severely been criticized by media pundits. However, Hološko managed to blend in after a brief period of time and embarrassed many, with his miraculous performance for the season of 2008/09. Holosko is also well known for his goal against Fenerbahce in the second half of the season. He took the ball from his own half and later he ran through five Fenerbahce players and scored. He also scored a goal in Turkish Cup Final in İzmir Atatürk Stadium vs Fenerbahce, final score was 4-2 to Beşiktaş. After a prominently successful season, Holosko had to struggle with a heavy injury on his splint bone, which occurred in the CSKA Moscow-Besiktas J.K. Champion's League game with the outcome of 2–1 loss for Besiktas. At the end of the first half of 2009/10 season, he only made 5 league apps, scoring just a single goal. On 2 December 2010 he scored Beşiktaş JK's 100th goal in UEFA Cup Competitions vs CSKA Sofia. Hološko moved to his current team on loan on 12 January 2011.

Season	Turkish Super League		Türkiye Kupası		Turkish Super Cup		European Cups		Total
	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2007–2008	16	07	05	02	0-	0-	0-	0-	21	09
2008–2009	30	010	09	04	0-	0-	04	01	43	015
All Seasons	46	17	014	06	00	00	04	01	64	24

Personal life

Hološko is married with Adelka, who gave birth to a girl, named Sophie, in May 2009.

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	16 November 2005	Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia	Spain	1–0	1–1	2006 FIFA World Cup play-offs
2.	20 May 2006	Štadión Antona Malatinského, Trnava, Slovakia	Belgium	1–0	1–1	Friendly
3.	13 October 2007	Štadión Zimný, Dubnica, Slovakia	San Marino	5–0	7–0	UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
4.	21 November 2007	Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle, San Marino	San Marino	0–2	0–5	UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
5.	9 September 2009	Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland	Northern Ireland	0–2	0–2	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
6.	3 September 2010	Pasienky, Bratislava, Slovakia	Macedonia	1–0	1–0	UEFA Euro 2012 qualification
7.	29 March 2011	Štadión Antona Malatinského, Trnava, Slovakia	Denmark	1–1	1–2	Friendly

Honours

Beşiktaş

• Turkish Super League: 2008–09
• Turkish Cup: 2008–09, 2010–11

Slovakia

Slovakia U20

• 2003 FIFA U-20 World Cup: Participation

Slovakia U19

• 2002 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship - Third place

External links

• Filip Hološko on Playerhistory.com
• TFF
• Filip Holosko Official Website
• National Football Teams
• Uefa