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12 / Slovakia · 1984–1992

Jozef Chovanec

CM box-to-box
Caps · Czechoslovakia
52
Goals · Czechoslovakia
4
Life
1960
Clubs
Sparta Prague, RH 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 Czechoslovakia; club career at Sparta Prague, RH Cheb, PSV Eindhoven.

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Career record

1978–1979Sparta Prague
1979–1981RH Cheb
1981–1988Sparta Prague
1988–1991PSV Eindhoven
1991–1995Sparta Prague
Czechoslovakia52 caps, 4 goals

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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.

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