Ján Kocian

Slovak football coach and former player (born 1958)

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Ján Kocian

Personal information
Date of birth|  (1958-03-13) 13 March 1958 (age 66)
Place of birth|  Zlaté Moravce, Czechoslovakia
Height|  1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)|  Defender
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
1976–1979|  ZŤS Martin|  |
1979–1988|  Dukla Banská Bystrica|  209|  (20)
1988–1993|  FC St. Pauli|  129|  (8)
International career
1984–1992|  Czechoslovakia|  26|  (0)
Managerial career
1993–1995|  Slovakia (assistant)
1996–1997|  Dukla Banská Bystrica
1997–1998|  Petra Drnovice
1999|  VSS Košice
1999–2002|  1\. FC Köln (assistant)
2002–2004|  Eintracht Frankfurt (assistant)
2005|  Rot-Weiß Erfurt
2005–2006|  Sportfreunde Siegen
2006–2008|  Slovakia
2008–2009|  Austria (assistant)
2011|  Jiangsu Sainty
2011–2012|  South China
2013–2014|  Ruch Chorzów
2014–2015|  Pogoń Szczecin
2016–2017|  Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała
2018–2019|  Yemen
2022|  ViOn Zlaté Moravce
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ján Kocian (born 13 March 1958) is a Slovak professional football manager and former player who last managed Slovak First Football League club ViOn Zlaté Moravce. He also held managerial positions across central Europe and Asia.

## Playing career

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During his playing days, he made 209 appearances for Dukla Banská Bystrica between 1979 and 1988 before moving on to German club FC St. Pauli, where he made another 147 appearances up to 1993.

He was capped 26 times by Czechoslovakia. Playing at sweeper as the team reached the 1990 FIFA World Cup quarter-finals, Kocian was voted the country's player of the year in 1990.

## Managerial career

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Kocian began his coaching career with Czech side Petra Drnovice before moving to the German Bundesliga clubs Rot-Weiß Erfurt and Sportfreunde Siegen. He worked as an assistant at 1.Bundesliga clubs 1\. FC Köln and Eintracht Frankfurt.

He was appointed the new head coach of the Slovakia national team on 2 November 2006, replacing Dušan Galis. Previously, he had worked as an assistant to former national coach Dr. Jozef Vengloš between 1993 and 1995. He was last seven months Assistant Coach from Karel Brückner by Austria between 4 March 2009.

On 8 December 2010, Kocian was appointed head coach of the Chinese Super League team Jiangsu Sainty[1] On 28 June 2011, Kocian was announced as the Hong Kong First Division League team South China AA's new head coach.[2][dead link‍][unreliable source?] South China finished third in the 2011–12 Hong Kong First Division League. Kocian did not agree on a new contract after the end of the season.

In the 2013–14 season, Kocian managed Ruch Chorzow to third position in the Ekstraklasa table and qualified almost in the last qualifying round for Europe League Group stage. He earned by the Ekstraklasa Coach of the Year at the end of season. On 18 April 2019, Kocian returned to Poland and to his former club Ruch Chorzów as an advisor.

On 25 October 2018, Kocian was announced as manager of the Yemen national team.[3][4] After the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, he left the national team. In spring of 2022, he returned to his native Zlaté Moravce to manage local Fortuna Liga club FC ViOn and aid in avoiding relegation in 2021–22 season. In early October, Kocian came to terms of release with ViOn Zlaté Moravce for medical reasons.[5]

## Football affiliated activities

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Since mid-2010s, Kocian began to feature more prominentnly as an expert analyst in the media, including national broadcaster RTVS for national team matches or major tournaments, such as UEFA Euro 2020 or 2022 FIFA World Cup.[6][7] He also writes as a columnist contributor to leading Slovak sports daily newspaper Denník Šport.[8]

## References

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1. ^ 江苏正式宣布签约新洋帅 科西安:我来执教不是为钱. Sina (in Chinese). Weibo. 8 December 2010. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
2. ^ 新教練 Ján Kocian. South China Football Club (in Chinese). 28 June 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
3. ^ السلوفاكي جان كوسيان مدرباً للمنتخب الوطني الأول. Yemen Football Federation. Archived from the original on 28 October 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
4. ^ "Asian Cup 2019: Does Yemen's Jan Kocian have the toughest job in world football?". BBC Sport. BBC. 7 January 2019.
5. ^ "Tréner Kocian končí v Zlatých Moravciach, dôvodom sú zdravotné problémy". Sme (in Slovak). Petit Press. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
6. ^ "MS vo futbale 2022: Päť najväčších očakávaní podľa RTVS" (in Slovak). Radio and Television of Slovakia. 18 November 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
7. ^ "ME vo futbale | Experti" (in Slovak). Radio and Television of Slovakia. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
8. ^ "Priama reč Jána Kociana: Skvelá myšlienka aj príležitosť". Aktuality.sk (in Slovak). Ringier Axel Springier Slovakia. 7 December 2022.

## Honours

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### Manager

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Individual

* Ekstraklasa Coach of the Season: 2013–14[1]

## External links

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Czechoslovak Footballer of the Year

* 1965: Popluhár
* 1966: Masopust
* 1967: Geleta
* 1968: Viktor
* 1969: Kuna
* 1970: Dobiaš
* 1971: Dobiaš
* 1972: Viktor
* 1973: Viktor
* 1974: Pivarník
* 1975: Viktor
* 1976: Viktor
* 1977: Kroupa
* 1978: Nehoda
* 1979: Nehoda
* 1980: Panenka
* 1981: Kozák
* 1982: Fiala
* 1983: Vízek
* 1984: Berger
* 1985: Vízek
* 1986: Chovanec
* 1987: Hašek
* 1988: Hašek
* 1989: Bílek
* 1990: Kocian
* 1991: Skuhravý
* 1992: Moravčík

Ján Kocian international tournaments

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Czechoslovakia squad – 1990 FIFA World Cup

* 1 Stejskal
* 2 Bielik
* 3 Kadlec
* 4 Hašek (c)
* 5 Kocian
* 6 Straka
* 7 Bílek
* 8 Chovanec
* 9 Kubík
* 10 Skuhravý
* 11 Moravčík
* 12 Fieber
* 13 Němec
* 14 Weiss
* 15 Kinier
* 16 Hýravý
* 17 Knoflíček
* 18 Luhový
* 19 Griga
* 20 Němeček
* 21 Mikloško
* 22 Palúch
* Coach: Vengloš

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Yemen squad – 2019 AFC Asian Cup

* 1 Ayash
* 2 Al-Wasmani
* 3 Omar
* 4 Al-Radaei
* 5 Al-Gumaei
* 6 Abdulrab
* 7 Al-Sarori
* 8 Al Khyat
* 9 Al-Sasi (c)
* 10 Dhabaan
* 11 Al-Matari
* 12 Al-Haifi
* 13 Mahdi
* 14 Hafeedh
* 15 Hamsan
* 16 Al-Omzae
* 17 Al-Ghazi
* 18 Alos
* 19 Boqshan
* 20 Mansoor
* 21 Ba Rowis
* 22 Al-Harsh
* 23 Al-Sowadi
* Coach: Kocian

Ján Kocian managerial positions

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VSS Košice – managers

* Fivébr (1945–47)
* Karel (1957–61)
* Bučko (196x–6x)
* Vengloš (1969–73)
* Jankech (1973–75)
* Jačiansky (1975–76)
* Felszeghy (1976–77)
* Karel (1980–81)
* Hrivnák (1982)
* Skyva (1983)
* Baránek (1984)
* Ištók (1985)
* Jankech (1991)
* Móder (1992)
* Zachar (1993)
* Seman (1994)
* Obert (1994)
* Zachar (1994)
* Radolský (1995–96)
* Kozák (1996–97)
* Pecze (1997–98)
* Kozák (1998–99)
* Zachar (1999)
* Molnár (1999–00)
* Valovič (2000–01)
* Bogdanovský (2001–02)
* Gürtler (2002)
* Daňko (2002–03)
* Andrejko (2003)
* Kozák (2005–09)
* Milojević (2009–10)
* Đurović (2010)
* Tarkovič (2010–11)
* Šimčo (2011–12)
* Kozák (2012–13)
* Galko (2013)
* Látal (2013–14)
* Fabuľa (2015)
* Vukušič (2015)
* Galko (2016)
* Lapšanský (2016)
* Majoroš (2016–17)

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FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt – managers

* Nordhaus (1964–66)
* Schwendler (1966–70)
* Bäßler (1970–71)
* Vollrath (1971–73)
* Bäßler (1973–78)
* Pfeifer (1978–82)
* Menz (1982–84)
* Meyer (1984–87)
* Pfeifer (1987–88)
* Gröbner (1988–89)
* Kurbjuweit (1990–91)
* Schnuphase (1991)
* Kuže (1991–92)
* Goldbach (1992–95)
* Kiesewetter (1995)
* Engel (1995–97)
* Schröder (1997)
* Gores (1997)
* Raab (1997–2000)
* Engel (2000)
* Thomale (2000–01)
* Große (2001–02)
* Feichtenbeiner (2002–03)
* Schwartz (2003)
* Müller (2003–05)
* Kocian (2005)
* Dotchev (2005–08)
* Nowak (2008)
* Baumann (2008–09)
* Fuchs (2009)
* Hörgl (2009–10)
* Fuchs (2010)
* Emmerling (2010–12)
* Schwartz (2012–13)
* Kogler (2013–15)
* Preußer (2015)
* Krämer (2016–17)
* Bergner (2017)
* Emmerling (2017–18)
* Brdarić (2018–19)
* Krüger (2019–20)
* Rost (2020)
* Krüger (2020)
* Rost (2020)
* Miscevic (2020–22)
* Gerber (2022–)

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Slovakia national football team – managers

* Vengloš (1993–95)
* Jankech (1995–98)
* Radolský (1998)
* Galis (1999)
* Adamec (1999–2002)
* Jurkemik (2002–03)
* Galis (2004–06)
* Kocian (2006–08)
* Weiss (2008–12)
* Hipp & Griga (2012–13)
* Kozák (2013–18)
* Hapal (2018–20)
* Tarkovič (2020–22)
* Calzona (2022–)

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Jiangsu F.C. – managers

* Liu Pingyu (1994–95)
* Wei Ritun (1996)
* Hu Zhigang (1997)
* Yang Yumin (1998–99)
* Gu Mingchang (2000)
* Banjac (2000)
* Koltun (2000–01)
* Antić (2001)
* Liu Pingyu (2002)
* Koltun (2002–03)
* Chi Shangbin (2004)
* Koltun (2004)
* Wang Baoshan (2005)
* Ma Lin (2006)
* Li Hongbin (2006)
* Vojinović (2007)
* Pei Encai (2008–10)
* Kocian (2011)
* Okuka (2011–13)
* Gao Hongbo (2014–15)
* Petrescu (2015–16)
* Choi Yong-soo (2016–17)
* Li Jinyu (caretaker) (2017)
* Capello (2017–18)
* Olăroiu (2018–21)

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South China AA – managers

* Chu Kwok Lun (1954–70)
* Kwok Shek (1970–77)
* Ng Wai Man (1977–81)
* Halla (1981–82)
* Kwok Kam Hung (1982)
* P. Wong (1982–83)
* Miller (1983)
* Ng Wai Man (1983–84)
* Mior (1998–2002)
* Wong Man Wai, Chan Kwok Hung & Ku Kam Fai (2002–06)
* Amaral (2006)
* Ku Kam Fai & Chan Kwok Hungc (2006)
* Mior (2006–07)
* Luís (2007–08)
* Tsang Wai Chung (2008)
* Liu Chun Faic (2008–09)
* Kim Pan-gon (2008–10)
* Chan Ho Yinc (2010–11)
* Kocian (2011–12)
* Liu Chun Fai (2012–13)
* Cheung Po Chun (2013–14)
* Yeung Ching Kwong (2014)
* Mario Gómez (2014–15)
* Ricardoc (2015)
* Mior (2015–16)
* Ricardoc (2016)
* Antonić (2016–17)
* Poon Yiu Cheuk (2017–21)

Data before 1954 is missing; (c) = caretaker manager

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Pogoń Szczecin – managers

* Dixa (1950)
* Chrostek (1951–52)
* Czyżewski (1953)
* Wielga (1954)
* Matyas (1955–56)
* Krygier (1956–58)
* Brzozowski (1959)
* Krygier (1960)
* Brzozowski (1960–61)
* Czyżewski (1962–63)
* Suchogórski (1963–65)
* Żywotko (1965–70)
* Ksol (1970)
* Kosarz (1970–72)
* Zientara (1972–75)
* Hajdas (1975–77)
* Mandziara (1977–78)
* Fiałkowski (1978)
* Pawlikaniec (1979)
* Kopa (1979–82)
* Ksol (1982–85)
* Hejn (1985)
* Jezierski (1985–87)
* Jucha (1987–88)
* Jatczak (1988)
* Ćmikiewicz (1988–89)
* Ksol (1989)
* Obst (1989–90)
* Brożyniak (1990)
* Jatczak (1990)
* Różański (1991–92)
* Jezierski (1992)
* Szukiełowicz (1992–93)
* Kasalik (1993–94)
* Lenczyk (1995)
* Pekowski (1995–96)
* Szukiełowicz (1996–97)
* Baniak (1997–99)
* Mikulski (1999–2000)
* Kuras (2000)
* Lorens (2000–01)
* Kuras (2001–02)
* Mikulski (2002)
* Wyrobek (2002–03)
* Baniak (2003–04)
* Malura (2004)
* Páník (2004–05)
* Pietrzak (2005)
* Páník (2005–06)
* Serrão (2005–06)
* Páník (2006)
* Kuras (2006)
* Pala (2006–07)
* Baniak (2007)
* Kaczmarek (2007)
* Kuras (2007–08)
* Mandrysz (2008–10)
* Stolarczyk (2010)
* Płatek (2010–11)
* Sasal (2011–12)
* Tarasiewicz (2012)
* Skowronek (2012–13)
* Wdowczyk (2013–14)
* Kocian (2014–15)
* Michniewicz (2015–16)
* Moskal (2016–17)
* Skorża (2017)
* Runjaić (2017–22)
* Gustafsson (2022–24)
* Kolendowicz (2024–)

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Yemen national football team – managers

* Osman (1970)
* Gillett (1977)
* Pešek (1982–83)
* Segizbayev (1983–85)
* Bogovik (1985–86)
* Khalifa (1989–90)
* Abreu (1993–94)
* Abad (1996)
* Bashami (1996)
* Al-Saraha (1997)
* Jassam (1997)
* Rahman (1997)
* Jassam (1997–99)
* Fernandes (1999)
* Đorđević (1999)
* Abreu (2000–02)
* Abou-Regaila (2002)
* Spiedler (2002)
* Baamer (2002)
* Jassam (2002–03)
* Qasem (2003)
* Živadinović (2003–04)
* Al-Sunaini (2004)
* Saâdane (2004–05)
* Alraay (2006)
* Saleh (2006–09)
* Al Jamal (2009)
* Al Nash (2009)
* Juričić (2009–10)
* Al-Sanini (2010–12)
* Al Nash (2012)
* Saintfiet (2012–13)
* Al Nash (2013)
* Petrović (2013–14)
* Soukup (2014–16)
* Qasem (2016)
* Mebratu (2016–18)
* Kocian (2018–19)
* Al Nash (2019–21)
* Qasem (2021)
* Nikolić (2021–22)
* Al-Sanini (2022)
* Amrouche (2022)
* Soukup (2022–)

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1. ^ "Rozdano nagrody w Ekstraklasie za sezon 2013/14". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 2 June 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2024.

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