Marek Bakoš
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 April 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Nová Baňa, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Viktoria Plzeň (assistant) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1990–1998 | Nová Baňa | ||
| 1998–2002 | Nitra | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2003 | Nitra | 1 | (0) |
| 2003–2005 | Matador Púchov | 72 | (17) |
| 2006 | Shinnik Yaroslavl | 22 | (3) |
| 2007–2009 | Ružomberok | 48 | (16) |
| 2009–2014 | Viktoria Plzeň | 124 | (44) |
| 2015–2016 | Slovan Liberec | 40 | (13) |
| 2016–2019 | Viktoria Plzeň | 53 | (10) |
| 2018 | → Spartak Trnava (loan) | 9 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2005 | Slovakia U21 | 9 | (3) |
| 2012–2016 | Slovakia | 14 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2019– | Viktoria Plzeň (assistant) | ||
| 2025– | Czech Republic U21 (assistant) | ||
| 2025 | Viktoria Plzeň (caretaker) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Marek Bakoš (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈmareɡ ˈbakɔʂ], born 15 April 1983) is a former Slovak footballer. In his playing career, Bakoš played as a centre forward.[1]
Early life
Bakoš was born on April 15, 1983 in Nová Bána. Nová Bána was the first club he played for, starting at the age of 7. He spent 8 seasons with this team, after which, at the age of 15, he joined FC Nitra.[2]
Club career
On 13 September 2011, Bakoš scored the first UEFA Champions League group stage goal in Viktoria Plzeň's history in a 1–1 home draw against Belarusian club BATE Borisov.[3] On 23 November 2011, he netted the only goal in the away match against BATE Borisov to enable his team to claim its first group stage win and almost assure its progression into the UEFA Europa League as the third best team in the group.[4] He helped Slovan Liberec win the Czech Cup in 2014–15 and scored in the final.[5]
Managerial career
In September 2025, it was announced that Bakoš would be becoming the interim manager for his former club Viktoria Plzen.[6][7][8]
International career
Bakoš made his debut for the Slovak national football team on 29 February 2012 in a friendly match against Turkey, where he played the first half.[2] He made his fifth start in the first qualifying match for the 2014 World Cup against Lithuania and played until the 79th minute, when he was replaced by Martin Jakubko. The match ended in a 1–1 draw, with Bakoš scoring a goal in regulation time in the first half, which was disallowed due to an offside.[9]
Career statistics
| Season | Club | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 2003–04 Slovak Superliga | Matador Púchov | 36 | 9 | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 37 | 9 | |
| 2004–05 Slovak Superliga | Matador Púchov | 36 | 8 | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 36 | 8 | |
| 2006 Russian Premier League | Shinnik | 2 | 0 | ? | ? | - | - | 2 | 0 | |
| Russian First Division 2007 | Shinnik | 20 | 3 | ? | ? | - | - | 20 | 3 | |
| 2007–08 Slovak Superliga | Ružomberok | 20 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10 | |
| 2008–09 Slovak Superliga | Ružomberok | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 6 | |
| 2009–10 Czech First League | Viktoria Plzeň | 24 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 7 | |
| 2010–11 Czech First League | Viktoria Plzeň | 25 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 9 | |
| 2011–12 Czech First League | Viktoria Plzeň | 28 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 41 | 24 | |
| 2012–13 Czech First League | Viktoria Plzeň | 28 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 40 | 14 | |
| 2013–14 Czech First League | Viktoria Plzeň | 14 | 1 | ? | ? | 9 | 1 | 23 | 2 | |
| 2014–15 Czech First League | Viktoria Plzeň | 5 | 1 | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2014–15 Czech First League | Slovan Liberec | 12 | 1 | ? | ? | - | - | 12 | 1 | |
| 2015–16 Czech First League | Slovan Liberec | 28 | 12 | ? | ? | 10 | 2 | 38 | 14 | |
| Career Total | 306 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 15 | 353 | 108 | ||
International career
On 29 February 2012, Bakoš debuted for the senior national team of his country as a starter in the 2–1 away victory against Turkey in a friendly match.[10]
Honours
Club
- Plzeň
- Czech First League (3): 2010–11, 2012–13, 2014–15
- Czech Cup (1): 2009–10
- Czech Republic Football Supercup (1): 2011
- Liberec
International
- UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship: Third place (2002)
References
- ^ "Video | Nováčik Bakoš: "V prvom rade chceme potešiť fanúšikov"". Slovak Football Association (in Slovak). 29 February 2012. Archived from the original on 11 April 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
- ^ a b "Kto je Marek Bakoš?". Šport7.sk (in Slovak). 2 March 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
- ^ "Viktoria Plzen 1-1 BATE Borisov". ESPN Soccernet. ESPN. 13 September 2011. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ "FC BATE Borisov vs FC Viktoria Plzeň Report". Goal. Platform Group. 23 November 2011. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
- ^ "Bakoš dal naději, penalty rozhodly. Liberec zdolal Jablonec a vyhrál pohár". Deník (in Czech). Jablonec nad Nisou: Vltava Labe Media. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
- ^ Šport.sk (29 September 2025). "V Plzni pretiekol pohár trpezlivosti. Klub bude dočasne trénovať bývalý slovenský reprezentant". Šport.sk. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
- ^ Zekuciová, Patrícia (29 September 2025). "Po neuspokojivých výsledkoch prišla trénerská zmena: Plzeň dočasne povedie bývalý slovenský reprezentant". Správy STVR (in Slovak). Retrieved 28 December 2025.
- ^ Teraz.sk (29 September 2025). "Marek Bakoš sa stal dočasným trénerom Viktorie Plzeň". TERAZ.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 28 December 2025.
- ^ Šport.sk (7 September 2012). "Slovensko na úvod kvalifikácie remizovalo v Litve". Šport.sk. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
- ^ "Reprezentácia odštartovala rok 2012 víťazstvom na horúcej tureckej pôde". Slovak Football Association (in Slovak). 29 February 2012. Archived from the original on 11 April 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
External links
- Viktoria Plzeň profile (in Czech)
- Marek Bakoš – Czech First League statistics at Fotbal DNES (in Czech)
- Marek Bakoš at Soccerway
- Marek Bakoš at National-Football-Teams.com