Jozef Chovanec

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Rating

Caps

Goals

Life

1960

Clubs

AC Sparta Prague, FK Hvězda Cheb, PSV Eindhoven

#10

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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Around Chovanec in the almanac

One rank above: Viliam Schrojf at #9.

One rank below: Ladislav Jurkemik at #11.

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