 Mintal in the 2012–13 season | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1977-09-02)2 September 1977 (age 48) | ||
| Place of birth | Žilina,Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder,forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Žilina | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–2003 | Žilina | 188 | (77) |
| 1996 | →Nové Mesto nad Váhom (loan) | ||
| 2003–2011 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 180 | (66) |
| 2011–2012 | Hansa Rostock | 24 | (6) |
| 2012–2013 | 1. FC Nürnberg II | 29 | (11) |
| Total | 421 | (160) | |
| International career | |||
| 2002–2009 | Slovakia | 45 | (14) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2013–2015 | 1. FC Nürnberg (assistant) | ||
| 2019–2021 | 1. FC Nürnberg II | ||
| 2019 | 1. FC Nürnberg (interim) | ||
| 2020–2022 | Slovakia (assistant) | ||
| 2022–2023 | Slovakia U19 (assistant) | ||
| 2023–2024 | SpVgg Bayreuth | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Marek Mintál (Slovak pronunciation:[ˈmarekˈmintaːl]; born 2 September 1977) is a Slovak professionalfootball coach and a former player who played as anattacking midfielder orforward.[1]
Mintál started to play football in Slovak clubMŠK Žilina, with whom he won back-to-back Slovak championships in 2001–02 and 2002–03. This was also due to his scoring 20 (2001–02) and 21 (2002–03) goals respectively. With this number of goals he also became the Slovak top scorer in both seasons. Therefore, he was capped for the Slovak national team for the first time on 6 February 2002. He has won 33 caps and scored 11 goals for the Slovak national team.
After the 2002–03 season, he was transferred to1. FC Nürnberg for an alleged transfer fee of €100,000 and an agreement that should Mintál be transferred again, MŠK Žilina would receive a portion of the transfer fee. His new club was playing in the2. Bundesliga at this time. He continued his scoring run by scoring 18 goals and becoming the German second division's leading scorer and was a crucial part of Nürnberg's immediatepromotion. During that season, Mintál, an offensive midfielder, became widely regarded for his inconspicuous style of play, which has led to him being called "stealth bomber", "Sniper" or "Phantom". In the following year, Mintál led theBundesliga in scoring with 24 goals, and helped Nürnberg stave offrelegation.
His continuous success in scoring goals sparked rumours that he might move to a bigger club during the 2005 summer break. He had been linked in transfer speculation withLiverpool,Beşiktaş,Villarreal andVfB Stuttgart. These rumours did not lead to a transfer and Mintal decided to stay at Nürnberg. However the following season turned out to be disastrous for the Slovak striker who broke his foot twice in the span of five months. Thus, the offensive midfielder only played in four games and scored just a single goal.
He celebrated his competitive comeback againstBorussia Mönchengladbach when coming on as a substitute after 60 minutes. Two weeks later, he also played for his country again, scoring two goals againstCyprus. Later the same year, he was troubled again by his broken foot and had to undergo surgery for a second time.
Mintál won theDFB-Pokal with 1. FC Nürnberg in the year 2007. In this game, he also scored a goal, during this match, he was injured byFernando Meira, a Portuguese defender from VfB Stuttgart. 1. FC Nürnberg won the game 3–2 after extra time. He scored a brace in aUEFA Cup match againstAZ to keep their European dreams alive.
His player career ended in 2013.[2]
For the2013–14 season until October 2014, he assisted his former team 1. FC Nürnberg in coaching before transferring to Slovakia to complete hiscoaching license.[3] Mintál returned to Nürnberg as assistant coach for the2015–16 season and is currently also assistant coach of its U19 team.[4] On 12 February 2019 he was named interim assistant coach of the first team.[5] He was promoted as the head coach on 4 November 2019 for one game.[6][7]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Žilina | 1996–97 | Super Liga | 9 | 3 | — | — | 9 | 3 | ||||
| 1997–98 | Super Liga | 28 | 2 | 1[a] | 0 | — | 29 | 2 | ||||
| 1998–99 | Super Liga | 28 | 11 | — | — | 28 | 11 | |||||
| 1999–2000 | Super Liga | 29 | 12 | — | — | 29 | 12 | |||||
| 2000–01 | Super Liga | 27 | 7 | — | — | 27 | 7 | |||||
| 2001–02 | Super Liga | 34 | 21 | — | — | 34 | 21 | |||||
| 2002–03 | Super Liga | 31 | 20 | 2[b] | 0 | — | 33 | 20 | ||||
| Total | 188 | 77 | 3 | 0 | — | 191 | 77 | |||||
| 1. FC Nürnberg | 2003–04 | 2. Bundesliga | 31 | 18 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 18 | ||
| 2004–05 | Bundesliga | 34 | 24 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 35 | 25 | |||
| 2005–06 | Bundesliga | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 2 | |||
| 2006–07 | Bundesliga | 13 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 17 | 3 | |||
| 2007–08 | Bundesliga | 31 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 6[c] | 3 | 1[d] | 0 | 40 | 8 | |
| 2008–09 | 2. Bundesliga | 28 | 16 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[e] | 1 | 32 | 17 | ||
| 2009–10 | Bundesliga | 22 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 2[f] | 0 | 26 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 | Bundesliga | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | |||
| Total | 180 | 66 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 208 | 75 | ||
| Hansa Rostock | 2011–12 | 2. Bundesliga | 24 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 6 | ||
| 1. FC Nürnberg II | 2012–13 | Regionalliga Bayern | 30 | 11 | — | — | — | 30 | 11 | |||
| Career total | 422 | 160 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 454 | 169 | ||
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 February 2002 | Azadi Stadium,Tehran, Iran |  Iran | 3–2 | Friendly | |
| 2 | 14 May 2002 | Tatran Stadium,Prešov, Slovakia |  Uzbekistan | 4–1 | Friendly | |
| 3 | 31 March 2004 | Tehelné pole,Bratislava, Slovakia |  Austria | 1–1 | Friendly | |
| 4 | 8 September 2004 | Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia |  Liechtenstein | 7–0 | FIFA World Cup 2006 qualification | |
| 5 | 26 March 2005 | A. Le Coq Arena,Tallinn, Estonia |  Estonia | 2–1 | FIFA World Cup 2006 qualification | |
| 6 | 8 June 2005 | Stade Josy Barthel,Luxembourg, Luxembourg |  Luxembourg | 4–0 | FIFA World Cup 2006 qualification | |
| 7 | 2 September 2006 | Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia |  Cyprus | 6–1 | UEFA Euro 2008 qualification | |
| 8 | ||||||
| 9 | 7 October 2006 | Millennium Stadium,Cardiff, Wales |  Wales | 5–1 | UEFA Euro 2008 qualification | |
| 10 | ||||||
| 11 | 15 November 2006 | Štadión pod Dubňom,Žilina, Slovakia |  Bulgaria | 3–1 | Friendly | |
| 12 | 12 September 2007 | Štadión Antona Malatinského,Trnava, Slovakia | Wales | 2–5 | UEFA Euro 2008 qualification | |
| 13 | ||||||
| 14 | 26 March 2008 | Štadión Zlaté Moravce,Zlaté Moravce, Slovakia |  Iceland | 1–2 | Friendly |
As of 15 January 2011[9]
MŠK Žilina
1. FC Nürnberg
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