Ján Ďurica

Ján Ďurica
	Ďurica in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Ján Ďurica
Date of birth	10 December 1981 (age 42)
Place of birth	Dunajská Streda, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Youth career
	Dunajská Streda
Senior career*
Years	Team
2001–2003	Dunajská Streda
2003–2005	Petržalka
2006–2008	Saturn Moscow Oblast
2009–2016	Lokomotiv Moscow
2010	→ Hannover 96 (loan)
International career‡
2004–	Slovakia
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 May 2016; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 June 2016

Ján Ďurica (born 10 December 1981) is a Slovak footballer who plays as a central defender.^[1]

Career

Ďurica moved to FC Saturn Moscow Oblast after a highly successful UEFA Champions League campaign with FC Artmedia Bratislava. On 31 January 2009, Ďurica signed a three-year contract with Lokomotiv Moscow, who have paid around 3,5 million euros to overtake Celtic and Panathinaikos in the auction for the Slovakia national.^[2] On 13 January 2010, it was confirmed that he would join Hannover 96 on-loan until the end of the season.^[3]

Attributes

Ďurica is a centre back or sweeper. He is quite an attacking player for his position and likes to play the ball out of midfield using his passing skills.

Career stats

As of 21 November 2015

Club	Div	Season	League		Cup		Europe		Total
Club	Div	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Artmedia Petržalka	D1	2004-05	28	2	0	0	-		28	2
	D1	2005-06	20	0	0	0	8	0	28	0
	Total		48	2	0	0	8	0	56	2
Saturn	D1	2006	27	0	6	1	-		33	1
		2007	25	0	4	0	-		29	0
		2008	20	2	1	0	-		21	2
	Total		72	2	11	1	0	0	83	3
Lokomotiv	D1	2009	10	0	0	0	-		10	0
Lokomotiv	Total		10	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
Hannover 96 (loan)	D1	2009/10	9	0	0	0	-		9	0
Hannover 96 (loan)	Total		9	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
Lokomotiv	D1	2010	10	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
		2011-12	27	3	1	0	6	0	34	3
		2012-13	20	1	1	0	-		21	1
		2013-14	30	1	0	0	-		30	1
		2014-15	21	0	2	0	2	0	25	0
		2015-16	3	0	1	0	5	0	9	0
	Total		121	5	5	0	13	0	139	5
Career total			250	9	16	1	21	0	287	10

International career

On 9 July 2004, Ďurica made his national team debut against Japan at the 2004 Kirin Cup. He was picked for the Slovak squad for their first FIFA World Cup ever, held in South Africa. He played all four matches at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

International goals

Score and Result lists Slovakia's goals first

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	13 October 2007	Mestský štadión, Dubnica nad Váhom, Slovakia	San Marino	7–0	7–0	UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
2.	12 October 2010	Stadium Pod Dubňom, Žilina, Slovakia	Republic of Ireland	1–1	1–1	UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
3.	7 June 2013	Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein	Liechtenstein	1–1	1–1	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
4.	5 March 2014	Netanya Stadium, Netanya, Israel	Israel	2–0	3–1	Friendly match

Honours

Club

Lokomotiv Moscow

Russian Cup: 2014–15

Individual

List of 33 top players of the Russian league: #1 (2007), #2 (2013/14).

References

^ "Slovakia – Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
^ "Ján Ďurica je spokojný, všetko dopadlo podľa jeho predstáv" (in Slovak). profutbal. 31 January 2009. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
^ "Hannover sign Slovakian defender". ontheminute.com. 13 January 2010. Retrieved 14 March 2011.

External links

Ján Ďurica at National-Football-Teams.com
Ján Ďurica – FIFA competition record (archived)

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[1] "Slovakia – Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 March 2011.

[2] "Ján Ďurica je spokojný, všetko dopadlo podľa jeho predstáv" (in Slovak). profutbal. 31 January 2009. Retrieved 14 March 2011.

[3] "Hannover sign Slovakian defender". ontheminute.com. 13 January 2010. Retrieved 14 March 2011.

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