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Ján Ďurica
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Ďurica with Lokomotiv Moscow in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth (1981-12-10) 10 December 1981 (age 42)
Place of birth Dunajská Streda, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.88 m
Playing position Centre-back
Youth career
DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2003 DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda 26 (1)
2003–2005 Artmedia Petržalka 78 (2)
2006–2008 Saturn Moscow Oblast 72 (2)
2009–2016 Lokomotiv Moscow 131 (6)
2010 Hannover 96 (loan) 9 (0)
2016–2018 Trabzonspor 46 (0)
2018–2019 Dukla Prague 17 (2)
Total 379 (13)
National team
2004–2017 Slovakia 91 (4)
Teams managed
2019–2020 FC Petržalka (assistant)
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Ján Ďurica (born 10 December 1981) is a Slovak former professional footballer who played as a central defender. He worked as assistant manager of FC Petržalka.

Club career

Ďurica moved to FC Saturn Moscow Oblast after a highly successful UEFA Champions League campaign with FC Artmedia Bratislava. On 31 January 2009, Ďurica signed a three-year contract with Lokomotiv Moscow, who have paid around €3.5 million to overtake Celtic and Panathinaikos in the auction for the Slovakia national team. On 13 January 2010, it was confirmed that he would join Hannover 96 on loan until the end of the season.

In January 2016, Ďurica signs a two-year contract with Süper Lig side Trabzonspor. He was released on 18 May 2018 after his contract expired.

On 5 September 2018, Ďurica signed for Dukla Prague until the end of season. He announced his retirement from professional football after the club was relegated from Czech First League.

International career

On 9 July 2004, Ďurica made his Slovakia senior team debut against Japan at the 2004 Kirin Cup. He was selected for the Slovak squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, their first major tournament as an independent nation, playing all four matches at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Upon contributing to Slovakia's first appearance at a UEFA Euro 2016, Ďurica was one of the players who completed all of Slovakia's four matches of the tournament. Once the tournament ended, Ďurica hinted his desire to retire from international football after 2018 FIFA World Cup. However, as Slovakia failed to qualify, Ďurica on 14 November 2017, in a home friendly match against Norway (1–0 win), with a final statistic of 91 caps and 4 goals.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
DAC Dunajská Streda 2001–02 Slovakian 2. Liga 2 0 0 0 2 0
2002–03 24 1 0 0 24 1
Total 26 1 0 0 0 0 26 1
Artmedia Petržalka 2003–04 Slovak Super Liga 30 0 0 0 4 2 34 2
2004–05 28 2 0 0 28 2
2005–06 20 0 0 0 12 0 32 0
Total 78 2 0 0 16 2 94 4
Saturn Ramenskoye 2006 Russian Premier League 27 0 6 1 33 1
2007 25 0 4 0 29 0
2008 20 2 1 0 21 2
Total 72 2 11 1 0 0 83 3
Lokomotiv Moscow 2009 Russian Premier League 10 0 0 0 10 0
2010 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
2011–12 27 3 1 0 6 0 34 3
2012–13 20 1 1 0 21 1
2013–14 30 1 0 0 30 1
2014–15 21 0 2 0 2 0 25 0
2015–16 13 1 1 0 6 0 20 1
Total 131 6 5 0 14 0 150 6
Hannover 96 (loan) 2009–10 Bundesliga 9 0 0 0 9 0
Trabzonspor 2016–17 Süper Lig 28 0 5 0 33 0
2017–18 12 0 2 0 14 0
Total 47 0 6 0 0 0 42 0
Career total 352 11 22 1 30 2 404 14

International

Scores and results list Slovakia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ďurica goal.
List of international goals scored by Ján Ďurica
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 13 October 2007 Mestský štadión, Dubnica nad Váhom, Slovakia  San Marino 7–0 7–0 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
2 12 October 2010 Stadium Pod Dubňom, Žilina, Slovakia  Republic of Ireland 3–1 1–1 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
3 7 June 2013 Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein  Liechtenstein 1–1 1–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
4 5 March 2014 Netanya Stadium, Netanya, Israel  Israel 2–0 3–1 Friendly

Personal life

Born in Dunajská Streda, Ďurica belongs to the Hungarian minority in Slovakia through his mother. He also starred in Markíza show Let's Dance.

On 4 November 2020, Ďurica found his football academy Mladé levy for children age six until eleven years old, expected to start January the following year.

Ďurica was in relationship with Magdalena Šebestová until 2019. In 2022, he proposed to his girlfriend, Miss Universe 2013 finalist Diana Kačurová. On 1 January 2024, it was announced that Ďurica and Kačurová were expecting a child.

Honours

Artmedia Petržalka

  • Slovak Cup: 2003–04
  • Slovak Superliga: 2004–05

Lokomotiv Moscow

  • Russian Cup: 2014–15

Individual

  • List of 33 top players of the Russian league: #1 (2007), #2 (2013–14)

See also

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