Ľubomír Moravčík

Ľubomír "Lubo" Moravčík (born 22 June 1965) is a football manager and former footballer from Slovakia who played internationally for Czechoslovakia (42 caps, seven goals) and Slovakia (38 caps, six goals). He was a member of the Czechoslovak team at the 1990 FIFA World Cup, where he was sent off against Germany in the quarter-final in Milan.

Ľubomír Moravčík
Personal information
Full name Ľubomír Moravčík
Date of birth (1965-06-22) 22 June 1965
Place of birth Nitra, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Slovakia (vice-president)
Youth career
Nitra
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1990 Nitra 119 (30)
1990–1996 Saint-Etienne 197 (31)
1996–1998 Bastia 33 (8)
1998 MSV Duisburg 5 (0)
1998–2002 Celtic 94 (29)
2002 JEF United Ichihara 2 (0)
2003–2004 Nitra
Total 432 (98)
National team
1987–1993 Czechoslovakia 42 (7)
1994–2000 Slovakia 38 (6)
Teams managed
2004–2005 Ružomberok
2005–2008 Slovakia U16
2008 Zlaté Moravce
2016–2017 ŠKF Sereď (assistant)
2017 Zvolen (assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He played club football in Czechoslovakia/Slovakia, France, Germany, Scotland and Japan, winning two Scottish Premier League titles with Celtic F.C..

Career

He was a creative midfield player, reminiscent of the old-fashioned inside forward. Renowned for his technical ability, Moravčík was capable of unleashing powerful, accurate shots, and pinpoint crosses with both feet.

The 1990s saw him moving to Western Europe to play for Saint-Étienne, Bastia and MSV Duisburg[1] before moving to Scottish side Celtic in November 1998. Signed by fellow Slovak Dr Jozef Vengloš for a fee of just £300,000. Initially sceptical of the impact a player aged then 33 could have, he became a hero in the eyes of the Parkhead faithful, forming an outstanding partnership with Henrik Larsson.

Moravčík's first two goals for Celtic came against their arch-rivals Rangers on 21 November 1998, in what turned out to be a memorable 5–1 victory. He stayed at Celtic Park for a total of four seasons, winning two SPL championships, one Scottish Cup and two Scottish League Cups. Former teammates Larsson, Chris Sutton and Stiliyan Petrov have named him in their One to Eleven highlighting his two-footedness, his ability with both feet.[2][3][4]

Moravčík is one of his country's most capped player, with a total of 80 appearances for Czechoslovakia and Slovakia.[5] He played for Czechoslovakia at the 1990 FIFA World Cup finals in Italy.[6]

He started a career in coaching as a manager of Slovak national U-17 team. 'Ľubo' was later coaching FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce, the team from highest Slovak league – Corgoň Liga.

Moravcik is now the vice-president of the Slovak Football Association and assistant of ŠKF Sereď.[7]

Career statistics

Club

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
  Season   Club League AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Czechoslovakia League Czechoslovak Cup League Cup Europe Total
1983–84Plastika NitraFirst League9090
1984–850000
1985–860000
1986–87First League277277
1987–88243243
1988–89306306
1989–9029142914
France League Coupe de France Coupe de la Ligue Europe Total
1990–91Saint-ÉtienneDivision 1377377
1991–92324324
1992–93345345
1993–94334334
1994–95274274
1995–96347347
1996–97BastiaDivision 1216216
1997–98122122
Germany League DFB-Pokal DFB Ligapokal Europe Total
1998–99DuisburgBundesliga5050
Scotland League Scottish Cup League Cup Europe Total
1998–99CelticPremier League146300000176
1999–00308104140399
2000–012795131534014
2001–02236103060336
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Asia Total
2002JEF United IchiharaJ1 League200010-30
CountryCzechoslovakia 1193011930
France 2303923039
Germany 5050
Scotland 942910110215312935
Japan 200010-30
Total 45098101112153486104

International

Source:[8]
Czechoslovakia national team
YearAppsGoals
198710
198830
198981
1990121
199162
199261
199361
Total426
Slovakia national team
YearAppsGoals
199462
199580
199651
199730
1998103
199900
200060
Total386

Honours

Club

Bastia

Celtic

Individual

References

  1. Arnhold, Matthias (22 April 2020). "Ľubomír Moravčík - Matches and Goals in Bundesliga". RSSSF.com. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNJa4r4N8-8
  3. "One2Eleven - Chris Sutton". SKY Sports. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
  4. "One2Eleven - Stiliyan Petrov". SKY Sports. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
  5. Mamrud, Roberto (22 April 2020). "Lubomir Moravcik - International Appearances". RSSSF.com. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  6. Ľubomír MoravčíkFIFA competition record
  7. http://sport.aktuality.sk/c/228129/lubomir-moravcik-sa-vracia-do-futbalu-opat-bude-trenovat/#
  8. Ľubomír Moravčík at National-Football-Teams.com
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