Ján Ďurica

Ján Ďurica (born 10 December 1981) is retired Slovak footballer who played as a central defender and currently the assistant manager of FC Petržalka.[1][2]

Ján Ďurica

Ďurica in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Ján Ďurica
Date of birth	(1981-12-10) 10 December 1981
Place of birth	Dunajská Streda, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position(s)	Centre back
Club information
Current team	FC Petržalka (assistant)
Youth career
	DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2001–2003	DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda	26	(1)
2003–2005	Artmedia Petržalka	78	(2)
2006–2008	Saturn Moscow Oblast	72	(2)
2009–2016	Lokomotiv Moscow	131	(6)
2010	→ Hannover 96 (loan)	9	(0)
2016–2018	Trabzonspor	46	(0)
2018–2019	Dukla Prague	17	(2)
National team
2004–2017	Slovakia	91	(4)
Teams managed
2019–2020	FC Petržalka (assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Ďurica moved to FC Saturn Moscow Oblast after a highly successful UEFA Champions League campaign with FC Artmedia Bratislava. On 31 January 2009, Ďurica signed a three-year contract with Lokomotiv Moscow, who have paid around €3.5 million to overtake Celtic and Panathinaikos in the auction for the Slovakia national.[3] On 13 January 2010, it was confirmed that he would join Hannover 96 on-loan until the end of the season.[4]

International career

On 9 July 2004, Ďurica made his national team debut against Japan at the 2004 Kirin Cup. He was picked for the Slovak squad for their first FIFA World Cup ever, held in South Africa. He played all four matches at the 2010 FIFA World Cup. He also remained a regular center-back for the upcoming years, forming a solid defensive duo with Martin Škrtel (for a majority of his career - both players debuting in the same match). After contributing to Slovakia's first appearance at a UEFA European Championship he was one of the players who completed all of Slovakia's four matches of the tournament. After the tournament, he hinted the intention to retire from international football after the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, where he spent a notable part of his career. However, as Slovakia failed to qualify, Ďurica retired on 14 November 2017, in a home friendly match against Norway (1–0 win), with a final statistic of 91 caps and 4 goals.

Career statistics

Club

As of 14 November 2017

Club	Div	Season	League		Cup		Europe		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
DAC Dunajská Streda	D2	2001-02	2	0	0	0	-		2	0
		2002-03	24	1	0	0	-		24	1
	Total		26	1	0	0	0	0	26	1
Artmedia Petržalka	D1	2003-04	30	0	0	0	4	2	34	2
		2004-05	28	2	0	0	-		28	2
		2005-06	20	0	0	0	12	0	32	0
	Total		78	2	0	0	16	2	94	4
Saturn	D1	2006	27	0	6	1	-		33	1
		2007	25	0	4	0	-		29	0
		2008	20	2	1	0	-		21	2
	Total		72	2	11	1	0	0	83	3
Lokomotiv	D1	2009	10	0	0	0	-		10	0
	Total		10	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
Hannover 96 (loan)	D1	2009/10	9	0	0	0	-		9	0
	Total		9	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
Lokomotiv	D1	2010	10	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
		2011-12	27	3	1	0	6	0	34	3
		2012-13	20	1	1	0	-		21	1
		2013-14	30	1	0	0	-		30	1
		2014-15	21	0	2	0	2	0	25	0
		2015-16	13	1	1	0	6	0	20	1
	Lokomotiv Total		131	6	5	0	14	0	150	6
Trabzonspor	D1	2016–17	28	0	5	0	-		33	0
		2017–18	12	0	2	0	-		14	0
	Total		47	0	6	0	0	0	42	0
Career total			352	11	22	1	30	2	404	14

International goals

Score and Result lists Slovakia's goals first

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	13 October 2007	Mestský štadión, Dubnica nad Váhom, Slovakia	San Marino	7–0	7–0	UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
2.	12 October 2010	Stadium Pod Dubňom, Žilina, Slovakia	Republic of Ireland	1–1	1–1	UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
3.	7 June 2013	Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein	Liechtenstein	1–1	1–1	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
4.	5 March 2014	Netanya Stadium, Netanya, Israel	Israel	2–0	3–1	Friendly match

Honours

Club

Artmedia Petržalka

• Slovak Cup: 2003–04
• Slovak Superliga: 2004–05

Lokomotiv Moscow

• Russian Cup: 2014–15

Individual

• List of 33 top players of the Russian league: #1 (2007), #2 (2013/14).

References

1. Ján Ďurica sa stal asistentom trénera FC Petržalka, bratislavskenoviny.sk, 25 July 2019
2. "Slovakia – Record International Players". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 8 February 2011. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
3. "Ján Ďurica je spokojný, všetko dopadlo podľa jeho predstáv" (in Slovak). profutbal. 31 January 2009. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
4. "Hannover sign Slovakian defender". ontheminute.com. 13 January 2010. Retrieved 14 March 2011.

External links

• Ján Ďurica at National-Football-Teams.com
• Ján Ďurica – FIFA competition record
• Player at Soccerway