Dušan Kuciak

Dušan Kuciak

With Legia Warszawa in 2011
Personal information
Date of birth	21 May 1985 (1985-05-21) (age 26)
Place of birth	Žilina, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Legia Warsaw
Number	12
Youth career
	Žilina
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2001–2002	Trenčín	1	(0)
2002–2008	Žilina	89	(0)
2005	→ West Ham United (loan)	0	(0)
2008–2011	Vaslui	87	(0)
2011–	Legia Warsaw	0	(0)
National team‡
2006–	Slovakia	3	(0)
Honours Žilina Winner Corgoň Liga 2007 Runner-up Corgoň Liga 2008 Winner Pribina Cup 2008 Vaslui Winner UEFA Intertoto Cup 2008 Third Liga I 2010 Runner-up Cupa României 2010 Third Liga I 2011
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 May 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 June 2010

Dušan Kuciak (pronounced Dushan Kutsiak) (born 21 May 1985 in Žilina) is a Slovak footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for the Polish T-Mobile Ekstraklasa side Legia Warsaw and the Slovakia national team.

Club career

Dušan Kuciak was part of Žilina youth academy. Aged 16, he signed his first contract with the Slovak Superliga side AS Trenčín.

MŠK Žilina

After a two-year spell in Trenčín, he returned to Žilina, where he was the second-choice keeper, the first-choice being Ján Mucha. Despite not playing at all, he was linked by the English Premier League side West Ham, where he was loaned for 6 months. In January 2006, he returned to Žilina, and he established himself as the first-choice keeper. He won Corgoň Liga with Žilina in 2006-07 season.

FC Vaslui

FC Vaslui

On 26 June 2008, he signed a three-year contract with Romanian side FC Vaslui.^[1] He was bought to replace Cristian Hăisan, while he was suspended, but he established himself quickly as the first-choice keeper. He was the only player that season, who played every minute, and the first in Vaslui's history who achieved this feat. At the end of the season, he established another record, having the most clean-sheets in Vaslui's short spell in Liga I. Also, he captained the team a few matches, while Cânu was on the bench. On 4 August, he received a red card in the Europa League match against Omonia Nicosia. On 26 September, after a conflict with team's coach, he was relegated on the bench, and seemed to lost his place in the team, but because of Hăisan's poor rating, re-established as the first-choice keeper. At the end of the season, he established another record for Vaslui, saving 4 out of 5 penalties, and also receiving only 17 goals in 23 matches.

International

He made his international debut for the Slovakia national team in a 2-1 away win against UAE on 10 December 2006. After a two year absence in the national team, he was called again in 2009, because of his impressive form at Vaslui. He was named in the provisional 30-man squad for 2010 World Cup. He played in the Slovakia's second warm-up game, where he was replaced in the 85th minute, because of an injury. However, he was kept for the final 23-man squad, for 2010 World Cup, where he'll wear Number 23 Shirt.

Career statistics

Club	Season	League		Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Apps	CS	Apps	CS	Apps	CS	Apps	CS	Apps	CS
Žilina	2005–06	21	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	6
	2006–07	35	20	3	2	0	0	0	0	38	22
	2007–08	33	13	5	2	4	2	1	0	43	17
Total		89	39	8	4	4	2	1	0	102	45
Vaslui	2008–09	34	13	4	2	6	3	0	0	44	18
	2009–10	23	7	4	3	3	1	0	0	30	11
	2010–11	30	13	1	1	2	1	0	0	33	15
Total		87	33	9	6	11	5	0	0	107	44
Legia	2011-12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career Total		176	72	17	10	15	7	1	0	209	89

Statistics accurate as of match played 9 May 2011

Career Honours

MŠK Žilina

• Corgoň Liga
  • Winner: 2007
  • Runner-up: 2008

• Pribina Cup
  • Winners: 2007

FC Vaslui

• Cupa României
  • Runner-up: 2010

• UEFA Intertoto Cup
  • Winner: 2008

References

1. ^ http://www.prosport.ro/fotbal-intern/liga-1/haisan-are-postul-amenintat-dupa-transferul-lui-kuciak-2734593

External links

• Dušan Kuciak at 90minut.pl (Polish)
• Dušan Kuciak at National-Football-Teams.com (English)

Romanian football portal

Persondata
Name	Kuciak, Dusan
Alternative names
Short description	footballer
Date of birth	21 May 1985
Place of birth	Žilina, Czechoslovakia
Date of death
Place of death