Jaroslav Prekop

Jaroslav Prekop
Personal information
Date of birth (1979-08-08) 8 August 1979
Place of birth Piešťany, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 PFK Piešťany (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2006 SK Sigma Olomouc 6 (0)
2005–2006 → FK AS Trenčín (loan) 32 (2)
2006–2010 Tatran Prešov 32 (3)
2010–2011 Gaz Metan Mediaș 1 (0)
2011 Dukla Banská Bystrica 21 (1)
2012 SC Marchtrenk 15 (2)
Managerial career
2025– PFK Piešťany
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jaroslav Prekop (born 8 August 1979) is a Slovak football manager and former player who is currently the manager of 4. Liga side, PFK Piešťany.[1] As a player he played club football in the first-level leagues of Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Romania.

Playing career

Early career

A midfielder, Prekop began playing football for the local club PFK Piešťany. In 2003 he transferred to Sigma Olomouc.[2] He debuted in the Czech First League in a 1–0 win against Viktoria Plzeň, playing 11 minutes.[3] His first start came in the next season, playing in a 1–0 defeat against FK Teplice, remaining on the pitch for 62 minutes.[4] He went on to make only five appearances for Sigma altogether.[5] In the next few years, Prekop played for FK AS Trenčín[6] and Sigma Hranice.[7][8]

Tatran Prešov and Gaz Metan Mediaș

In 2006, Prekop joined Tatran Prešov. He scored the winning goal in a 1–0 victory against title rivals FC Petržalka, scoring from a long range shot.[9][10] He scored again in a 5–5 draw against MFK Kosice in the Eastern Slovak derby.[11] In the 2nd round of the 2009–10 Corgoň League , Prekop collided with teammate David Čep in a match against FK Senica, tearing ligaments in his right knee and tearing the meniscus.[12][13] It took him over eight months to recover.[12] In 2010, Prekop left Tatran Prešov, signing a two-year contract with a one-year option with Romanian club Gaz Metan Mediaș as a free agent.[14] He played as a substitute in the 2–2 league draw against FC Timișoara.[15] He was one of eight Slovak players to play in the 2010–11 Liga I.[16]

Dukla Banská Bystrica

In early 2011, Prekop signed for Dukla Banská Bystrica,[2] having previously been playing for the club on trial a few months prior.[7][8] He scored in a match against former side Prešov in August 2011, netting the only goal of the game from a shot which first struck the post in a 1–0 away win.[17] Prekop left the club at the end of 2011, after not having been able to find a spot in the A-team.[18]

Managerial career

In 2024, Prekop became the assistant manager of his former club, PFK Piešťany.[19] Following the sacking of Martin Krajčovič, he became the new head coach of Piešťany.[20] His first match in charge would be a 2–1 away win against MFK Topvar Topoľčany in the Slovak Cup.[21] His team faced previous league champions Slovan Bratislava in the 2025–26 Slovak Cup, where they lost 5–0 at home.[22][23]

References

  1. ^ Horký, Tomáš. "PFK odštartoval prípravu remízou s Malackami". Piešťanský denník (in Slovak). Retrieved 12 February 2026.
  2. ^ a b Obrtalová, Monika (1 March 2011). "Dukla získala stredopoliara Jaroslava Prekopa". Bystrica24.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 12 February 2026.
  3. ^ "Detail zápasu SK Sigma Olomouc - FC Viktoria Plzeň". Chance Liga (in Czech). Retrieved 12 February 2026.
  4. ^ "iDNES.cz – s námi víte víc". iDNES.cz. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
  5. ^ "Jaroslav Prekop". Chance Liga. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
  6. ^ "Trenčín začne ligu v Nemšovej". sportnet.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 12 February 2026.
  7. ^ a b Roháček, Filip (1 March 2011). "Dukla vystužila zálohu". BBonline.sk (in Slovak). Archived from the original on 23 April 2025. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
  8. ^ a b "Duklu posilnil Jaroslav Prekop". Bystricoviny.sk - správy - kultúra - šport (in Slovak). 1 March 2011. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
  9. ^ "Prekop odstrelil obhajcu majstrovského titulu". Plus jeden deň (in Slovak). 19 October 2008. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
  10. ^ "Tatran Prešov vyhral nad Artmediou Petržalka 1:0". sportnet.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 12 February 2026.
  11. ^ "Vo východniarskom derby Košice - Prešov 5:5!". Športky.sk (in Slovak). 21 April 2009. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
  12. ^ a b "Vydarený návrat Prekopa po ôsmich mesiacoch". sportnet.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 12 February 2026.
  13. ^ Leško, Ján. "Jaroslav Prekop si do lopty tak skoro nekopne". Korzár Prešov (in Slovak). Retrieved 12 February 2026.
  14. ^ "CL: Prekop opúšťa Tatran Prešov a ide do Rumunska". Šport.sk (in Slovak). 10 June 2010. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
  15. ^ Popescu, Adam (1 August 2010). "Liga I: Timişoara, egal nesperat". Evenimentul Zilei (in Romanian). Retrieved 16 February 2026.
  16. ^ "Aproape o treime din jucătorii care au evoluat în Liga 1 în sezonul 2010-2011 sînt străini". Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 26 May 2011. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
  17. ^ "Súhrn výsledkov sobotňajších stretnutí Corgoň ligy". sport7 (in Slovak). TASR. 6 August 2011. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  18. ^ Bebej, J. (1 December 2011). "Dukla si udržala brankára, ale pustila Prekopa". BBonline.sk (in Slovak). Archived from the original on 6 February 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
  19. ^ "Jaroslav Prekop novým asistentom trénera PFK Piešťany". Piešťanský denník (in Slovak). Retrieved 12 February 2026.
  20. ^ Horký, Tomáš. "A-tím PFK povedie duo Prekop – Petráš". Piešťanský denník (in Slovak). Retrieved 12 February 2026.
  21. ^ Enjoy; Horký, Tomáš. "Slovnaft Cup: Futbalisti Piešťan postúpili cez Topoľčany, v regionálnom derby Trebatice uspeli s Vrbovým | Piešťanský denník". Piešťanský denník | Internetové vydanie novín Piešťanský týždeň (in Slovak). Retrieved 16 February 2026.
  22. ^ Kočan ml., Miki (2 October 2025). "Súper úplne iného rangu ako Štrasburg. Tréner Piešťan: Pre nás je to finále pohára". Šport.sk. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
  23. ^ Mriška, Ivan. "Najťažšie rozhodovanie trénera v kariére. Štvrtoligisti slávili so Slovanom pri rezňoch". sportnet.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 12 February 2026.
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