Jozef Kožlej (born 8 July 1973) is a Slovak retired professional footballer who played as a forward. He played in Czechoslovakia, Germany, Greece and Cyprus.
Club career Born in Stropkov, Kožlej began playing youth football for Tesla Stropkov and 1. FC Tatran Prešov. He is well known for his excellent goal-scoring ability and holds the all-time record among Slovak footballers.
He scored AEL's first goal in the 2007 Greek Cup Final against Panathinaikos with a great header; Larissa won 2–1 with the second goal being scored by Henry Antchouet. He arguably spent his most productive seasons in terms of goals scored at Olympiakos Nicosia and has returned to this club to finish his career which occurred in the end of January 2010.
International career Kožlej appeared in 27 matches for the senior Slovakia national football team from 1992 to 2005.
Career statistics International + Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsSlovakia1992101993–1994–1995–19961019971011998301999302000–2001–2002522003302004–200510Total273
Scores and results list Slovakia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kolžlej goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Jozef KožlejNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1Estadio Félix Capriles, Cochabamba, Bolivia1–01–0Friendly2Futbal Tatran Arena, Prešov, Slovakia2–04–1Friendly33–1
Honours AEL Greek Cup: 2006–07
Individual Slovak Super Liga Top Scorer: 1996–97
References
External links
Profile at JFK-Fotbal