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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1976-06-21)21 June 1976 (age 49) | ||
| Place of birth | Hlohovec,Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1986–1993 | Spartak Trnava | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1999 | Spartak Trnava | 152 | (21) |
| 1999–2000 | Betis | 33 | (2) |
| 2000–2001 | Beşiktaş | 26 | (2) |
| 2001–2007 | VfL Wolfsburg | 173 | (9) |
| 2007–2011 | Mainz 05 | 109 | (10) |
| 2011–2013 | Spartak Trnava | 64 | (6) |
| 2013–2014 | Komárno | 22 | (1) |
| 2014–2016 | Dynamo Malženice | 57 | (6) |
| 2019 | Báhoň | 16 | (1) |
| Total | 652 | (52) | |
| International career | |||
| 1995–2011 | Slovakia | 107 | (14) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2016–2017 | Spartak Trnava | ||
| 2019 | Báhoň | ||
| 2020 | Komárno | ||
| 2022–2024 | Nové Mesto nad Váhom | ||
| 2024–2025 | Blava Jaslovské Bohunice | ||
| 2025– | FC Slovan Hlohovec | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Miroslav Karhan (born 21 June 1976) is a Slovakfootball manager and former player who played as amidfielder.[1]
Karhan started and finished his career atSpartak Trnava; in between, he played in Spain, Turkey and Germany, where he spent ten seasons. Karhan was a regular member of theSlovakia national team and with 107 appearances, played the second most matches of any player to represent them.
Karhan began his career with local clubSpartak Trnava. In 1999, he signed a four-year contract withLa Liga clubReal Betis, becoming the third Slovak player to join a Spanish league club in the 1990s afterPeter Dubovský andSamuel Slovák.[2] In 2002, he was namedSlovak Footballer of the Year.[3] Karhan joinedMainz 05 of the2. Bundesliga on a free transfer from Wolfsburg in July 2007, signing a two-year contract.[4]
Having spent four seasons with Mainz 05, Karhan returned to Spartak Trnava in June 2011[5] before serving as club captain for two more seasons.[6] In August 2013, Karhan announced his retirement from professional football and that he moved to a role of sports director of Spartak Trnava.[6]
Karhan made 107 appearances forSlovakia for 16 years,[clarification needed] being the most-capped Slovak footballer of all time,[3] until his record was surpassed byMarek Hamšík in October 2018.[7] He captained the national team.[4]
Karhan is the father of two boys:Patrick, who currently plays forSpartak Trnava and represented Slovakia at youth international level, and Alex Thomas.[8]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovakia | 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 6 | 0 | |
| 1997 | 9 | 0 | |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 | |
| 1999 | 9 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2001 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2002 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2004 | 8 | 3 | |
| 2005 | 10 | 4 | |
| 2006 | 7 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 6 | 1 | |
| Total | 107 | 14 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 September 1999 | Mestský štadión,Dubnica, Slovakia |  Liechtenstein | 2–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying |
| 2 | 20 November 2002 | Štadión Antona Malatinského,Trnava, Slovakia |  Ukraine | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 3 | 8 September 2004 | Tehelné pole,Bratislava, Slovakia | Liechtenstein | 3–0 | 7–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 4 | 9 October 2004 | Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia |  Latvia | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 5 | 4–1 | |||||
| 6 | 9 February 2005 | GSZ Stadium,Larnaca, Cyprus |  Romania | 2–1 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 7 | 30 March 2005 | Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia |  Portugal | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 8 | 3 September 2005 | Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia |  Germany | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 9 | 2–0 | |||||
| 10 | 2 September 2006 | Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia |  Cyprus | 5–0 | 6–1 | UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying |
| 11 | 7 October 2006 | Millennium Stadium,Cardiff, Wales |  Wales | 4–1 | 5–1 | UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying |
| 12 | 15 November 2006 | Štadión pod Dubňom,Žilina, Slovakia |  Bulgaria | 3–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 13 | 11 October 2008 | Stadio Olimpico,Serravalle, San Marino |  San Marino | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 14 | 4 June 2011 | Pasienky, Bratislava, Slovakia |  Andorra | 1–0 | 1–0 | UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying |