Ján Mucha

{{Infobox football biography

|name = Ján Mucha

|image = JanMucha2010.jpg

|upright = 1.1

|caption = Mucha with Slovakia in 2010

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|height = 1.89 m{{cite web|url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/4110/J%C3%A1n-Mucha/overview |title = Premier League Player Profile|access-date = 16 October 2021 |publisher = Premier League}}

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|12|5|df=y}}

|birth_place = Belá nad Cirochou, Czechoslovakia

|currentclub = Slovan Bratislava (goalkeeping coach)

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|position = Goalkeeper

|youthyears1 = |youthclubs1 = TJ Slovan Belá nad Cirochou

|youthyears2 = |youthclubs2 = MŠK Snina

|youthyears3 = 1997–2000 |youthclubs3 = Inter Bratislava

|years1 = 2000–2002 |clubs1 = Inter Bratislava |caps1 = 0 |goals1 = 0

|years2 = 2002–2005 |clubs2 = Žilina |caps2 = 3 |goals2 = 0

|years3 = 2005 |clubs3 = → Humenné (loan) |caps3 = |goals3 =

|years4 = 2005–2010 |clubs4 = Legia Warsaw |caps4 = 95 |goals4 = 0

|years5 = 2010–2013 |clubs5 = Everton |caps5 = 2 |goals5 = 0

|years6 = 2013–2015 |clubs6 = Krylia Sovetov Samara |caps6 = 10 |goals6 = 0

|years7 = 2015 |clubs7 = → Arsenal Tula (loan) |caps7 = 12 |goals7 = 0

|years8 = 2015–2017 |clubs8 = Slovan Bratislava |caps8 = 51 |goals8 = 0

|years9 = 2017–2018 |clubs9 = Bruk-Bet Termalica|caps9 = 27 |goals9 = 0

|years10 = 2018–2019 |clubs10 = Hamilton Academical |caps10 = 2 |goals10 = 0

|nationalyears1 = 2008–2016 |nationalteam1 = Slovakia |nationalcaps1 = 46|nationalgoals1 = 0

| manageryears1 = 2019–2021 |managerclubs1 = Legia Warsaw (goalkeeping coach)

| manageryears2 = 2021 |managerclubs2 = Legia Warsaw (goalkeeping coach)

| manageryears3 = 2023– |managerclubs3 = Slovan Bratislava (goalkeeping coach)

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Ján Mucha (born 5 December 1982) is a Slovak former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is also involved in football trade unions as a footballing expert in the media.

Club career

=Everton=

In January 2010, Mucha signed a pre-contract deal with English Premier League club Everton to join them on 1 July.{{cite news | url = http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/article6995850.ece | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110604153052/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/article6995850.ece | url-status = dead | archive-date = 4 June 2011 | title = Everton keen on loan move for Arsenal's Philippe Senderos | access-date = 21 January 2010 | date = 21 January 2010 |work=The Times | location=London | first1=Gary | last1=Jacob | first2=Tony | last2=Barrett | first3=George | last3=Caulkin}}

On 4 August 2010, Mucha made his Everton debut playing the first 45 minutes of a pre-season friendly against Chilean side Everton de Viña del Mar at Goodison Park, before being replaced in goal by Iain Turner at half-time. His competitive debut for Everton came in the first match of their League Cup campaign, a 5–1 win over Huddersfield Town. He went on to play in the successive League Cup match against Brentford, in which he saved a penalty kick in the second half, but could not keep his side in the competition in the penalty shootout to decide the match, which Everton lost 4–3.{{cite web|title=Brentford v Everton|url=http://www.evertonfc.com/match/report/1011/brentford-v-everton|work=Everton FC|access-date=23 April 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110919195407/http://www.evertonfc.com/match/report/1011/brentford-v-everton|archive-date=19 September 2011|url-status=dead}} Mucha made his sixth appearance for the club and his first in the 2012/13 season in a League Cup tie at home to Leyton Orient in August 2012, which Everton won 5–0.{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19340512 | title=Everton 5–0 Leyton Orient |work=BBC Sport | access-date=29 August 2012}} Mucha played in the next round as Everton lost 2–1 away to Leeds United.{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19632366 | title=Leeds 2–1 Everton |work=BBC Sport | access-date=26 September 2012}}{{Soccerbase season|35953|2011|access-date=29 August 2012}}

He was on the bench in all 38 Premier League fixtures of 2010–11 and 2011–12 seasons as an unused sub. On 2 March 2013, with regular keeper Tim Howard injured, Mucha finally made his league debut for Everton in a 3–1 home win against Reading.{{cite news | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/premier-league/9897470/Everton-3-Reading-1-match-report.html | title=Everton 3 Reading 1: match report | newspaper=The Daily Telegraph | access-date=2 March 2013 | location=London | first=Si | last=Hughes | date=2 March 2013}} On 9 March 2013, with Howard still injured, Mucha made his FA Cup debut in a 3–0 home loss to Wigan.{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21639357 | title=Everton 0–3 Wigan | work=BBC Sport | access-date=16 March 2013}} He made his 10th appearance for the club the following week in a home league game against Manchester City. Everton ran out 2–0 winners with Mucha producing a string of fine saves.{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21724274 | title=Everton 2–0 Manchester City | work=BBC Sport | access-date=16 March 2013}} Mucha left Everton when his contract expired at the end of the season.{{cite web | url=http://www.evertonfc.com/news/archive/2013/06/05/three-deals-to-expire | title=Three Deals to Expire | publisher=Everton F.C. | access-date=13 July 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130710074933/http://www.evertonfc.com/news/archive/2013/06/05/three-deals-to-expire | archive-date=10 July 2013 | url-status=dead }}

=Krylia Sovetov Samara=

In July 2013, Mucha signed for Russian side Krylia Sovetov Samara.{{cite news|url=http://www.ftbpro.com/posts/joel.amorim/284573/jan-mucha-s-new-adventure-at-krylia-sovetov|title=Jan Mucha's New Adventure at Krylia Sovetov|date=20 July 2013|access-date=16 October 2013|publisher=FTB Pro|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016050555/http://www.ftbpro.com/posts/joel.amorim/284573/jan-mucha-s-new-adventure-at-krylia-sovetov|archive-date=16 October 2013}}

On 15 January 2015, Mucha signed with Arsenal Tula on loan till the end of the 2014–15 season.{{cite web|title=Ян Муха перешел в "Арсенал|url=http://www.kc-camapa.ru/cgi-bin/newsprn.cgi?11712|website=kc-camapa.ru/|publisher=FC Krylia Sovetov Samara|access-date=15 January 2015|language=ru|date=15 January 2015}}

=Slovan Bratislava=

On 28 June 2015, Mucha signed a four-year contract with Slovak club ŠK Slovan Bratislava.[http://www.skslovan.com/clanok3377-Prichadza_strojca_historickeho_uspechu_Slovenska.htm Prichádza strojca historického úspechu Slovenska] 28 June 2015

=Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza=

On 29 June 2017, Mucha joined Ekstraklasa side Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza.{{cite web |url=http://www.90minut.pl/news/278/news2787205-Jan-Mucha-zawodnikiem-Bruk-Betu-Termaliki.html |title=Ján Mucha zawodnikiem Bruk-Betu Termaliki |publisher=90minut |date=29 June 2017 |access-date=30 June 2017 |language=pl}}

=Hamilton Academical=

In November 2018, Mucha signed a short-term deal with Scottish club Hamilton Academical.{{cite web|url=https://www.hamiltonacciesfc.co.uk/new-signing-jan-mucha/|title=New Signing: Jan Mucha « Hamilton Academical Football Club|website=hamiltonacciesfc.co.uk|access-date=23 November 2018|archive-date=9 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109133328/https://www.hamiltonacciesfc.co.uk/new-signing-jan-mucha/|url-status=dead}} The contract expired on 1 January 2019 and he left the club.{{cite web|url=https://www.cas.sk/clanok/796419/jan-mucha-zvazuje-koniec-kariery-vek-nepusti-priznava-byvaly-reprezentant/|title=Ján Mucha zvažuje koniec kariéry: Vek nepustí, priznáva bývalý reprezentant|last=Azet.sk|website=Nový Čas}}

International career

Mucha made his debut for Slovakia in February 2008, in a friendly match against Hungary, and became the national team's first-choice goalkeeper. When Slovakia qualified for the FIFA World Cup for the first time, in 2010, Mucha played in all four games as Slovakia made it to the second round of the competition.{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/players/player=299802/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100608020024/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/players/player=299802/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 June 2010|title=1 Jan MUCHA|publisher=FIFA|access-date=7 January 2010}} Later he was selected for Euro 2016.

After retirement

After his retirement Mucha became involved as a player's representative and an inaugural President of Slovakia's first footballer's trade union - Union of Football Professionals.{{Cite web |title=Ján Mucha prvým prezidentom Únie futbalových profesionálov |url=https://www.skslovan.com/4497 |access-date=2023-04-04 |website=www.skslovan.com |language=sk}} He also became an occasional media pundit with public broadcaster RTVS as well as AMC Network's Sport1, especially for Slovakia national team or Slovak clubs in European competitions.{{Cite web |last=s.r.o |first=SPORT SK, s r o & Ringier Slovakia Media |date=2023-03-24 |title=TV experti sa zhodujú: Je to katastrofa. Takto sa ďalej nepohneme. Mucha sa "zahryzol" do Calzonu |url=https://sport.aktuality.sk/c/mWOoyCu/tv-experti-sa-zhoduju-je-to-katastrofa-takto-sa-dalej-nepohneme-mucha-sa-zahryzol-do-calzonu/ |access-date=2023-04-04 |website=Šport.sk |language=sk}} Mucha also became a regular columnist for Denník Šport.{{Cite web |last=s.r.o |first=SPORT SK, s r o & Ringier Slovakia Media |title=Ján Mucha - autor |url=https://sport.aktuality.sk/autor/jan-mucha/ |access-date=2023-04-04 |website=Šport.sk |language=sk}}

Personal life

In March 2013, Mucha was ordered to do 250 hours of community service after being caught driving with a suspended license.{{cite news |title=Carlos Tevez heads for community service in footsteps of Eric Cantona |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/apr/03/carlos-tevez-community-service-eric-cantona |access-date=7 October 2020 |work=The Guardian |date=3 April 2013}}

Honours

Žilina{{cite web |title=Ján Mucha |url=http://www.90minut.pl/kariera.php?id=6603 |website=90minut.pl |access-date=9 May 2024 |language=pl}}

Slovak First Football League: 2002–03, 2003–04
Slovak Super Cup: 2004

Legia Warsaw

Slovan Bratislava

Slovak Cup: 2016–17

Individual

Ekstraklasa Player of the Month: November 2009{{cite web |title=Jan Mucha najlepszym piłkarzem listopada |url=http://ekstraklasa.wp.pl/kat%2C32284%2Ctitle%2CJan-Mucha-najlepszym-pilkarzem-listopada%2Cwid%2C11759427%2Cwiadomosc.html |website=ekstraklasa.wp.pl |access-date=9 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091227023111/http://ekstraklasa.wp.pl/kat,32284,title,Jan-Mucha-najlepszym-pilkarzem-listopada,wid,11759427,wiadomosc.html |archive-date=27 December 2009 |language=pl |date=9 May 2024}}
Piłka Nożna Foreigner of the Year: 2009{{cite web |title=M. Lewandowski piłkarzem roku! |url=https://sport.tvp.pl/1171518/m-lewandowski-pilkarzem-roku#:~:text=Pomocnik%20Szachtara%20Donieck%20i%20reprezentacji,selekcjonera%20reprezentacji%20Polski%20Franciszka%20Smudę. |website=sport.tvp.pl |access-date=21 June 2024 |language=pl |date=13 December 2009}}

References

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