Ján Mucha (born 5 December 1982) is a Slovak former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is also involved in football trade unions as a footballing expert in the media.
 Mucha with Slovakia in 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 December 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Belá nad Cirochou, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Slovan Bratislava (goalkeeping coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| TJ Slovan Belá nad Cirochou | |||
| MŠK Snina | |||
| 1997–2000 | Inter Bratislava | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2002 | Inter Bratislava | 0 | (0) |
| 2002–2005 | Žilina | 3 | (0) |
| 2005 | → Humenné (loan) | ||
| 2005–2010 | Legia Warsaw | 95 | (0) |
| 2010–2013 | Everton | 2 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Krylia Sovetov Samara | 10 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Arsenal Tula (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Slovan Bratislava | 51 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Bruk-Bet Termalica | 27 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Hamilton Academical | 2 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2008–2016 | Slovakia | 46 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2019–2021 | Legia Warsaw (goalkeeping coach) | ||
| 2021 | Legia Warsaw (goalkeeping coach) | ||
| 2023– | Slovan Bratislava (goalkeeping coach) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editEverton
editIn January 2010, Mucha signed a pre-contract deal with English Premier League club Everton to join them on 1 July.[2] On 4 August 2010, Mucha made his Everton debut playing the first 45 minutes of a pre-season friendly against Chilean side Everton de Viña del Mar at Goodison Park, before being replaced in goal by Iain Turner at half-time. His competitive debut for Everton came in the first match of their League Cup campaign, a 5–1 win over Huddersfield Town. He went on to play in the successive League Cup match against Brentford, in which he saved a penalty kick in the second half, but could not keep his side in the competition in the penalty shootout to decide the match, which Everton lost 4–3.[3] Mucha made his sixth appearance for the club and his first in the 2012/13 season in a League Cup tie at home to Leyton Orient in August 2012, which Everton won 5–0.[4] Mucha played in the next round as Everton lost 2–1 away to Leeds United.[5][6]
He was on the bench in all 38 Premier League fixtures of 2010–11 and 2011–12 seasons as an unused sub. On 2 March 2013, with regular keeper Tim Howard injured, Mucha finally made his league debut for Everton in a 3–1 home win against Reading.[7] On 9 March 2013, with Howard still injured, Mucha made his FA Cup debut in a 3–0 home loss to Wigan.[8] He made his 10th appearance for the club the following week in a home league game against Manchester City. Everton ran out 2–0 winners with Mucha producing a string of fine saves.[9] Mucha left Everton when his contract expired at the end of the season.[10]
Krylia Sovetov Samara
editIn July 2013, Mucha signed for Russian side Krylia Sovetov Samara.[11]
On 15 January 2015, Mucha signed with Arsenal Tula on loan till the end of the 2014–15 season.[12]
Slovan Bratislava
editOn 28 June 2015, Mucha signed a four-year contract with Slovak club ŠK Slovan Bratislava.[13]
Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza
editOn 29 June 2017, Mucha joined Ekstraklasa side Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza.[14]
Hamilton Academical
editIn November 2018, Mucha signed a short-term deal with Scottish club Hamilton Academical.[15] The contract expired on 1 January 2019 and he left the club.[16]
International career
editMucha made his debut for Slovakia in February 2008, in a friendly match against Hungary, and became the national team's first-choice goalkeeper. When Slovakia qualified for the FIFA World Cup for the first time, in 2010, Mucha played in all four games as Slovakia made it to the second round of the competition.[17] Later he was selected for Euro 2016.[15]
After retirement
editAfter his retirement Mucha became involved as a player's representative and an inaugural President of Slovakia's first footballer's trade union - Union of Football Professionals.[18] He also became an occasional media pundit with public broadcaster RTVS as well as AMC Network's Sport1, especially for Slovakia national team or Slovak clubs in European competitions.[19] Mucha also became a regular columnist for Denník Šport.[20]
Personal life
editIn March 2013, Mucha was ordered to do 250 hours of community service after being caught driving with a suspended license.[21]
Honours
editŽilina[22]
Legia Warsaw[22]
Slovan Bratislava
Individual
- Ekstraklasa Player of the Month: November 2009[23]
- Piłka Nożna Foreigner of the Year: 2009[24]
References
edit- ^ "Premier League Player Profile". Premier League. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- ^ Jacob, Gary; Barrett, Tony; Caulkin, George (21 January 2010). "Everton keen on loan move for Arsenal's Philippe Senderos". The Times. London. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
- ^ "Brentford v Everton". Everton FC. Archived from the original on 19 September 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- ^ "Everton 5–0 Leyton Orient". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
- ^ "Leeds 2–1 Everton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
- ^ "Games played by Ján Mucha in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
- ^ Hughes, Si (2 March 2013). "Everton 3 Reading 1: match report". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
- ^ "Everton 0–3 Wigan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
- ^ "Everton 2–0 Manchester City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
- ^ "Three Deals to Expire". Everton F.C. Archived from the original on 10 July 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
- ^ "Jan Mucha's New Adventure at Krylia Sovetov". FTB Pro. 20 July 2013. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
- ^ "Ян Муха перешел в "Арсенал". kc-camapa.ru/ (in Russian). FC Krylia Sovetov Samara. 15 January 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ^ Prichádza strojca historického úspechu Slovenska 28 June 2015
- ^ "Ján Mucha zawodnikiem Bruk-Betu Termaliki" (in Polish). 90minut. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
- ^ a b "New Signing: Jan Mucha « Hamilton Academical Football Club". hamiltonacciesfc.co.uk.
- ^ Azet.sk. "Ján Mucha zvažuje koniec kariéry: Vek nepustí, priznáva bývalý reprezentant". Nový Čas.
- ^ "1 Jan MUCHA". FIFA. Archived from the original on 8 June 2010. Retrieved 7 January 2010.
- ^ "Ján Mucha prvým prezidentom Únie futbalových profesionálov". www.skslovan.com (in Slovak). Retrieved 4 April 2023.
- ^ s.r.o, SPORT SK, s r o & Ringier Slovakia Media (24 March 2023). "TV experti sa zhodujú: Je to katastrofa. Takto sa ďalej nepohneme. Mucha sa "zahryzol" do Calzonu". Šport.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 4 April 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ s.r.o, SPORT SK, s r o & Ringier Slovakia Media. "Ján Mucha - autor". Šport.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 4 April 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Carlos Tevez heads for community service in footsteps of Eric Cantona". The Guardian. 3 April 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- ^ a b c "Ján Mucha". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 9 May 2024.
- ^ "Jan Mucha najlepszym piłkarzem listopada". ekstraklasa.wp.pl (in Polish). 9 May 2024. Archived from the original on 27 December 2009. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
- ^ "M. Lewandowski piłkarzem roku!". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). 13 December 2009. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
External links
edit- Ján Mucha at Soccerway
- Ján Mucha at Soccerbase
- Ján Mucha at National-Football-Teams.com
- Ján Mucha – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Profile at EvertonFC.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 15 May 2012)
- Ján Mucha at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
