My first professional player contract was signed in 2002 in Inter Bratislava. This football club gave me an essential base of principle to become a professional goalkeeper. I drew from the skills I learned here in my next career.
MSK Zilina is a club, where I had played many matches, 32 to be precise. Training and playing as a player of MSK Zilina helped me to be ready, both mentally and physically, to become part of Legia Warszawa.
I became its goalkeeper in the season of 2005. In 2006 we won the title of Polish Champion in the highest Polish Football League - Ekstraklasa. This success was followed by other important milestones, such as the victory of the Polish Cup in 2006 & the victory of the Polish Super Cup in 2008.
Being a goalkeeper in Everton Football Club was a great opportunity for me that opened my door to many directions. I can vividly recall matches where I participated as a goalkeeper, especially the one against Manchester City on 16th of march where we won 2:0 and I managed to keep our slate clean.
On Loan.
On Loan.
I became part of Slovan Bratislava, in 2015. After almost a decade spent in foreign clubs, I felt this was the right decision to make. My years spent here I consider as successful ones, with over 50 played matches.
Bruk-Bet Termalica was my second football club in the league of Ekstraklasa. During this time I had the opportunity to play alongside my Slovak colleagues, such as Roman Gergel, Patrik Misak, Samuel Stefanik and Martin Mikovic as a first-choice goalkeeper during the season.
In November of 2018, I signed a short-term deal with Scottish Club Hamilton Academical. This contract was also my last one as a professional football goalkeeper, with squad number 24.
Each player has a dream to represent his country at the World Cup. I received a call-up for the first time in 2008 in a match against Hungary.
Although, our biggest achievement came in 2009 in a match against Poland, where I caught every ball. What was the result? Slovakia, in 1st place as a national team in the qualification group and me, as the best player of the match.
In the given year, I played all 4 matches of the national team and thus significantly helped the team to advance to the Round of 16 in the World Cup.
In July of 2010, I became part of the Blues, the Everton Football Club. The experience I gained thanks to the training I obtained here, helped me to improve my skills as a goalkeeper coach.
Now, I can offer the right guidance for my trainees through their own path and to provide credibility based on experience as a goalie for the most successful English football club in the highest English competition.
Slovak player of the year award has been awarded since 1993 where the final ranking is done by football professionals, coaches & journalists. In 2009 I received this award as 3rd best-rated soccer player in Slovakia.
At that given moment, just right when I was announced as the recipient of the award, I felt like my hard work paid off. In the end, this gave me the right motivation to keep improving.
My career path at the Legia Warszaw club was lined with many successes. However, I was announced as the goalkeeper number 1 in the Best XI in the 2008/9 season for the first time.
The best XI was put together by journalists and considered by points, which we as players earned during, at least 16 matches, in the season.
I was flattered that I was chosen as the goalkeeper in the top eleven. Another big success came along when I was named the top foreign player in the Ekstraklasa. This, but foremost my previous successes, helped me to the status of a reliable player and foundation of my later coaching.
