Miroslav Karhan (born 21 June 1976) is a Slovak football manager and former player who played as a midfielder.
Karhan started and finished his career at Spartak Trnava; in between, he played in Spain, Turkey and Germany, where he spent ten seasons. Karhan was a regular member of the Slovakia national team and with 107 appearances, played the fourth most matches of any player to represent them.
Club career Karhan began his career with local club Spartak Trnava. In 1999, he signed a four-year contract with La Liga club Real Betis, becoming the third Slovak player to join a Spanish league club in the 1990s after Peter Dubovský and Samuel Slovák. In 2002, he was named Slovak Footballer of the Year. Karhan joined Mainz 05 of the 2. Bundesliga on a free transfer from Wolfsburg in July 2007, signing a two-year contract.
Having spent four seasons with Mainz 05, Karhan returned to Spartak Trnava in June 2011 before serving as club captain for two more seasons. In August 2013, Karhan announced his retirement from professional football and that he moved to a role of sports director of Spartak Trnava.
International career Karhan made 107 appearances for Slovakia, being the most-capped Slovak footballer of all time, until his record was surpassed by Marek Hamšík in October 2018. He captained the national team.
Personal life Karhan is the father of two boys: Patrick, who currently plays for Spartak Trnava and represented Slovakia at youth international level, and Alex Thomas.
Career statistics International + Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsSlovakia19953019966019979019985019999120006020011102002512003502004832005104200673200841200970201060201161Total10714
Scores and results list Slovakia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Karhan goal. + List of international goals scored by Miroslav KarhanNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 8 September 1999 Mestský štadión, Dubnica, Slovakia 2–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying2 20 November 2002 Štadión Antona Malatinského, Trnava, Slovakia 1–0 1–1 Friendly3 8 September 2004 Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia 3–0 7–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification4 9 October 2004 Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia 3–1 4–1 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification5 4–16 9 February 2005 GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus 2–1 2–2 Friendly7 30 March 2005 Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia 1–0 1–1 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification8 3 September 2005 Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia 1–0 2–0 Friendly9 2–010 2 September 2006 Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia 5–0 6–1 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying11 7 October 2006 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales 4–1 5–1 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying12 15 November 2006 Štadión pod Dubňom, Žilina, Slovakia 3–0 3–1 Friendly13 11 October 2008 Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle, San Marino 3–1 3–1 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification14 4 June 2011 Pasienky, Bratislava, Slovakia 1–0 1–0 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
See also List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps
References
External links
Miroslav Karhan at RSSSF