Marián Čišovský

Marián Čišovský (2 November 1979 – 28 June 2020) was a Slovak former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.

Marián Čišovský

Čišovský with Viktoria Plzeň in 2013
Personal information
Date of birth	(1979-11-02)2 November 1979
Place of birth	Humenné, Czechoslovakia
Date of death	28 June 2020(2020-06-28) (aged 40)
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Youth career
	Humenné
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1996–1999	Humenné	52	(1)
1999–2004	Inter Bratislava	115	(5)
2004–2005	Žilina	54	(12)
2006–2008	Artmedia Petržalka	63	(13)
2008–2011	Politehnica Timişoara	59	(5)
2011–2014	Viktoria Plzeň	64	(12)
Total		407	(48)
International career
1997	Slovakia U18[1]	3	(0)
1999–2001	Slovakia U21[1]	17	(1)
2000	Slovakia B[1]	3	(0)
2000	Slovakia Olympic[1]	2	(0)
2002–2013	Slovakia	15	(0)
Medal record Inter Bratislava Runner-up Slovak Superliga 1999 Winner Slovak Superliga 2000 Winner Slovak Superliga 2001 Slovak Superliga 2002 MŠK Žilina Runner-up Slovak Superliga 2005 Artmedia Bratislava Runner-up Slovak Superliga 2006 Runner-up Slovak Superliga 2007 Winner Slovak Superliga 2008 Politehnica Timişoara Runner-up Liga I 2009 Runner-up Romanian Cup 2009 Runner-up Liga I 2011
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Čišovský played for his home team Chemlon Humenné until 1999, when he transferred to Inter Bratislava. While playing for Inter, he became champion of the Slovak league twice and also won the Slovak Cup twice. In 2004, he signed with MŠK Žilina. From 2006 to 2008 he played for Artmedia Bratislava, before leaving for Romania's Politehnica Timișoara.

He suffered a seven-month long injury^{[citation needed]} and came back on 11 April 2010 and played 90 minutes against FC Ceahlăul. On 5 August 2010 he scored the qualification goal in 93rd minute against MyPa in Europa League making it 3–3. Čišovský scored one goal in 2–0 win against Oţelul Galaţi.^[2]

In 2011, he joined Czech club Viktoria Plzeň. He missed the entirety of their 2014–15 league conquest due to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Manager Miroslav Koubek said he would trade the title to cure Čišovský, who attended their title celebrations as the crowd sang his name.^[3]

In 2016 a charity event was held in Prague in support of Čišovský.^[4]

Death

Čišovský died on 28 June 2020 due to complications from ALS.^[5]

Honours

^[6] Inter Bratislava

• Slovak Super Liga: 1999–2000, 2000–01
• Slovak Cup: 1999–2000, 2000–01

Artmedia Petržalka

• Slovak Super Liga: 2007–08
• Slovak Cup: 2007–08

Viktoria Plzeň

• Czech First League: 2012–13
• Czech Supercup: 2011