Jozef Kožlej

Jozef Kožlej (born 8 July 1973) is a Slovak retired professional footballer who played as a forward. He played in Czechoslovakia, Germany, Greece and Cyprus.

Jozef Kožlej

Personal information
Full name	Jozef Kožlej
Date of birth	(1973-07-08) 8 July 1973 (age 52)
Place of birth	Stropkov, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
1981–1989	MŠK Tesla Stropkov
1989–1990	Tatran Prešov
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1990–1992	Tatran Prešov	48	(8)
1992–1994	Sparta Prague	48	(11)
1995	Hradec Králové	1	(0)
1995–1996	Viktoria Žižkov	39	(7)
1996–1998	Košice	71	(43)
1998–1999	Greuther Fürth	14	(0)
1999–2000	Košice	31	(9)
2000–2003	Olympiakos Nicosia	76	(55)
2003–2006	Omonia	67	(32)
2006	Anorthosis Famagusta	12	(3)
2006–2008	AEL	27	(3)
2008–2009	Thrasyvoulos	24	(5)
2009–2010	Olympiakos Nicosia	16	(3)
2010	Thrasyvoulos	10	(1)
Total		484	(180)
International career
1996–2005	Slovakia	26	(3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Born in Stropkov, Kožlej began playing youth football for Tesla Stropkov and 1. FC Tatran Prešov. He is well known for his excellent goal-scoring ability and holds the all-time record among Slovak footballers.^[1]

He scored Larissa's first goal in the 2007 Greek Cup Final against Panathinaikos with a great header; Larissa won 2–1 with the second goal being scored by Henry Antchouet. He arguably spent his most productive seasons in terms of goals scored at Olympiakos Nicosia and has returned to this club to finish his career which occurred in the end of January 2010.

International career

Kožlej appeared in 26 matches for the senior Slovakia national football team from 1996 to 2005.^[2]

Honours

AEL

• Greek Cup: 2006–07^[3]

Individual

• Slovak Super Liga Top Score: 1996–97^[4]