FK Železiarne Podbrezová


FK Železiarne Podbrezová is a Slovak football team, based in the town of Podbrezová.

History

Podbrezová was formed in 1920 as RTJ Podbrezová. The club is also particularly famous for its youth program that has produced many Slovak talents over the years, including Juraj Kucka, Michal Breznaník, Róbert Pich, Peter Štyvar and Marek Bažík. Podbrezová has been cooperating with the Italian club Inter, in a worldwide social project – Inter Campus. Argentine midfielder Pablo Podio, who currently plays for Podbrezová, is a product of the Inter Campus project. Major achievements in the history of the club include: second place in the I. liga in the 2007/2008 season and the semifinals of the Slovak Cup in the 2001/2002 season.
In 2009–10, the club withdrew from the Slovak First League.

Fortuna Liga promotion

In 2013–2014, Podbrezová were promoted to the top flight of Slovak football for the first time in their history. The success was born under the leadership of coach Jaroslav Kentoš. The keys players were Vratislav Greško, Blažej Vaščák, Jozef Hanák, Michal Pančík and others.

Events timeline

The following clubs are affiliated with Podbrezová:

Domestic

Club partners

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As of 28 May 2020
For recent transfers, see List of Slovak football transfers summer 2019.
and List of Slovak football transfers winter 2018–19.

Out on loan

Staff

Current technical staff

StaffJob title
Vladimír CifraničManager
Pavol MlynárAssistant manager
Ján GajdošíkAssistant manager
František KunzoTeam Leader
Tomáš ČechovičGoalkeeping coach
MUDr. Miroslav KošíkTeam Doctor
Richard HorňákFitness coach
Daniel HájovskýFitness coach

Club officials

Notable players

Had international caps for their respective countries
For full list, see :Category:ŽP Šport Podbrezová players