Viktor Pečovský

Viktor Pečovský (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈʋiktɔr ˈpetʂɔwskiː]; born 24 May 1983) is a Slovak footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for amateur side of MFK Bytča.

Viktor Pečovský

Personal information
Full name	Viktor Pečovský
Date of birth	(1983-05-24) 24 May 1983 (age 42)
Place of birth	Brezno, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	MFK Bytča
Youth career
	Tatran Čierny Balog
1998–2000	Dukla Banská Bystrica
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2000–2011	Dukla Banská Bystrica	179	(6)
2011–2020	Žilina	195	(9)
2017–2020	Žilina B	22	(0)
2020–2021	Javorník Makov	10	(0)
2021–2022	Žilina B	8	(0)
2022–	Bytča	9	(1)
International career‡
	Slovakia U18
2002	Slovakia U19
2003	Slovakia U20
2004–2005	Slovakia U21
2012–2016	Slovakia	34	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 June 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 26 June 2016

Club career

On 23 June 2011, Pečovský signed a 3-year contract with Žilina.^[1] Žilina is the second club in his professional career after his 11 years with Dukla Banská Bystrica.

Pečovský retired on 11 July 2020 at pod Dubňom in a fixture against Zemplín Michalovce, where he collected his final 11 minutes and his 422nd Slovak top division appearance, creating a new record in the process.^[2] The match concluded with a 5–0 victory and Pečovský was replaced in the 12th minute by Miroslav Gono following a goal by Patrik Iľko.^[3] Pečovský's record held until April 2022, when he was replaced by Tomáš Ďubek.^[4]

International career

On 15 August 2012, he made his debut with the Slovak senior team in a 3–1 friendly win against Denmark in Odense.^[5] He scored his first goal for Slovakia on 6 September 2013 in a 1–0 away win against Bosnia and Herzegovina during a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier, in Zenica.^[6]

International goal

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	6 September 2013	Bilino Polje, Zenica	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0–1	0–1	2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier

Honours

Dukla Banská Bystrica

• Slovak Cup (1): 2004–05

MŠK Žilina

• Fortuna Liga (2): 2011–12,^[7] 2016-17
• Slovnaft Cup (1): 2011–12

International

• UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship: 3rd place (2002)

Individual

• Fortuna Liga Player of the Year 2014–15^[8]