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Jozef Chovanec

Icon CM, also CDM, CAM Right-footed box-to-box
Rating
86
Caps
52
Goals
4
Life
1960
Clubs
AC Sparta Prague, FK Hvězda Cheb, PSV Eindhoven
#12
Editorial rank of 33 for Slovakia
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The people's rank, live from duel votes

A cerebral midfielder, he seamlessly blended defensive steel with perceptive passing, becoming a linchpin for club and country. Career record: 52 caps and 4 goals for Slovakia; club career at AC Sparta Prague, FK Hvězda Cheb, PSV Eindhoven.

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Career record

1970–1978FK Púchov
1978–1979AC Sparta Prague
1979–1981FK Hvězda Cheb
1981–1988AC Sparta Prague
1988–1991PSV Eindhoven
1991–1995AC Sparta Prague
Slovakia52 caps, 4 goals

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Around Chovanec in the almanac

One rank above: Viliam Schrojf at #11.

One rank below: Jozef Móder at #13.

Slovakia's editorial top five: Ján Popluhár · Marek Hamšík · Milan Škriniar · Adolf Scherer · Anton Ondruš.