Ján Kozák (footballer, born 1954)

Ján Kozák
Personal information
Full name	Ján Kozák
Date of birth	17 April 1954 (age 70)
Place of birth	Matejovce nad Hornádom, ; Czechoslovakia
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Slovakia (Manager)
Youth career
	Spišská Nová Ves
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Spišská Nová Ves
1975–1980	Lokomotíva Košice
1980–1982	Dukla Prague
1982–1986	Lokomotíva Košice
1986–1987	Seraing
1987–1988	Bourges
1988–1990	Lokomotíva Košice
International career
1976–1984	Czechoslovakia
Managerial career
1993–1995	Lokomotíva Košice
1995–1997	Košice
1998	Košice
2002–2003	Michalovce
2004–2005	Ličartovce
2005–2009	Košice
2012–2013	Košice
2013–	Slovakia
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ján Kozák (born 17 April 1954) is a former Slovak football midfielder and later football manager. He is the current manager of the Slovakia national football team, a position he assumed in July 2013. His son Ján Kozák is also a footballer. As the current manager of Slovakia, his team qualified for the 2016 UEFA Euro, thus becoming Slovakia's first time to appear in the tournament.

In 1981, Kozák became footballer of the year in Czechoslovakia. He played 254 matches in Czechoslovak First League and scored 57 goals. He also participated in UEFA Euro 1980 and the 1982 FIFA World Cup.