Juraj Čobej
Personal information
Full name Juraj Čobej
Date of birth (1971-08-07) 7 August 1971
Place of birth Stropkov, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.99 m (6 ft 6+1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 FK Beloveža
Youth career
MŠK Tesla Stropkov
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1998 BŠK Bardejov 16 (0)
1998–1999 Artmedia Petržalka 15 (0)
1999–2000 Slovan Bratislava 5 (0)
2000–2008 Artmedia Petržalka 122 (0)
2010–2011 Partizán Bardejov
2011–2012 FK Beloveža
International career‡
2006 Slovakia 1 (0)
Managerial career
2010– Partizán Bardejov (assistant coach)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 October 2011
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 April 2011

Juraj Čobej (born 7 August 1971 in Stropkov) is a Slovak football goalkeeper who currently plays for FK Beloveža. Juraj Čobej in Partizán Bardejov[2] is an assistant coach and goalkeeping coach also. His last former club was FC Artmedia Petržalka.

Early years

Čobej's first club was Tesla Stropkov but in 1997 he moved to BSC Bardejov. In the summer of 2000 Čobejs joined Artmedia. Initially he struggled and was not a regular first team fixture. As a result, shortly after joining Artmedia he loaned out to Slovan Bratislava where he made five first team appearances.

An Artmedia regular and diagnosis of a brain tumour

In the seasons following Čobej soon became the first choice keeper at Artmedia, however during the 2005–06 season he was forced out of the game for several months after doctors discovered that he had developed a brain tumour. The tumour was successfully treated and he returned to the first team to feature as one of the most important players during the club's famous run which saw them reach the lucrative group stages of the UEFA Champions League in 2005–06.

In 2007 after a number of successful seasons with Artmedia Čobejs lost his place in the starting line up. At the start of the 2008-09 he was fighting to return to the Artmedia first team.

International selection

On 20 May 2006 Čobej played his first and only game for the Slovak national team, featuring for just two minutes.

Away from football

Čobej is married, has two daughters and lives on the outskirts of Bratislava.

  • Height: 199 cm
  • Weight: 85 kg
  • Squad Number: 1
  • Position: Goalkeeper
  • League starts: 187
  • CL starts: 12

References

  1. ↑ "Juraj Čobej (FC Petržalka)" (in Czech). website EUROFOTBAL.CZ. 3 April 2011. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
  2. ↑ "Brankársky šaman Čobej pokračuje v Bardejove" (in Slovak). website KORZAR.SME.SK. 3 March 2010. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
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