Marek Bakoš

Marek Bakoš (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈmareɡ ˈbakɔʂ], born 15 April 1983) is a former Slovak footballer who played as a forward.^[1]

Marek Bakoš

Personal information
Date of birth	(1983-04-15) 15 April 1983 (age 42)
Place of birth	Nová Baňa, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Viktoria Plzeň (assistant)
Youth career
1990–1998	Nová Baňa
1998–2002	Nitra
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2003	Nitra	1	(0)
2003–2005	Matador Púchov	72	(17)
2006	Shinnik Yaroslavl	22	(3)
2007–2009	Ružomberok	48	(16)
2009–2014	Viktoria Plzeň	124	(44)
2015–2016	Slovan Liberec	40	(13)
2016–2019	Viktoria Plzeň	53	(10)
2018	→ Spartak Trnava (loan)	9	(2)
International career
2005	Slovakia U21	9	(3)
2012–2016	Slovakia	14	(0)
Managerial career
2019–	Viktoria Plzeň (assistant)
2025–	Czech Republic U21 (assistant)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

On 13 September 2011, Bakoš scored the first UEFA Champions League group stage goal in Viktoria Plzeň's history in a 1–1 home draw against Belarusian club BATE Borisov.^[2] On 23 November 2011, he netted the only goal in the away match against BATE Borisov to enable his team to claim its first group stage win and almost assure its progression into the UEFA Europa League as the third best team in the group.^[3] He helped Slovan Liberec win the Czech Cup in 2014–15 and scored in the final.^[4]

Career statistics

Season	Club	League		Cup		Continental		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2003–04 Slovak Superliga	Matador Púchov	36	9	?	?	1	0	37	9
2004–05 Slovak Superliga	Matador Púchov	36	8	?	?	0	0	36	8
2006 Russian Premier League	Shinnik	2	0	?	?	-	-	2	0
Russian First Division 2007	Shinnik	20	3	?	?	-	-	20	3
2007–08 Slovak Superliga	Ružomberok	20	10	0	0	0	0	20	10
2008–09 Slovak Superliga	Ružomberok	28	6	0	0	0	0	28	6
2009–10 Czech First League	Viktoria Plzeň	24	7	0	0	0	0	24	7
2010–11 Czech First League	Viktoria Plzeň	25	9	0	0	0	0	25	9
2011–12 Czech First League	Viktoria Plzeň	28	16	0	0	13	8	41	24
2012–13 Czech First League	Viktoria Plzeň	28	10	0	0	12	4	40	14
2013–14 Czech First League	Viktoria Plzeň	14	1	?	?	9	1	23	2
2014–15 Czech First League	Viktoria Plzeň	5	1	?	?	2	0	7	1
2014–15 Czech First League	Slovan Liberec	12	1	?	?	-	-	12	1
2015–16 Czech First League	Slovan Liberec	28	12	?	?	10	2	38	14
Career Total	306	93	0	0	47	15	353	108

International career

On 29 February 2012, Bakoš debuted for the senior national team of his country as a starter in the 2–1 away victory against Turkey in a friendly match.^[5]

Honours

Club

Plzeň

• Czech First League (3): 2010–11, 2012–13, 2014–15
• Czech Cup (1): 2009–10
• Czech Republic Football Supercup (1): 2011

Liberec

• Czech Cup (1): 2014–15

International

• UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship: Third place (2002)