Pavol Gostič

Pavol Gostič
Personal information
Date of birth (1966-11-05) 5 November 1966
Place of birth Slovakia
Position Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985 Tesla Stropkov
1986–1988 Slovan Bratislava
1988–1989 Dukla Banská Bystrica
1990–1994 Slovan Bratislava
1994–1995 VSS Košice
1995 Inter Bratislava
1995 Lokomotíva Košice
1996 VSS Košice
1996–1998 Petržalka
1998 DAC Dunajská Streda
International career
1994–1995 Slovakia 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Pavol Gostič (born 5 November 1966) is a Slovak former footballer who played as a forward.

Early life

Gostič grew up idolizing Czechoslovakia international Marián Masný.[1]

Club career

Gostič was part of what was regarded as the successful 1990s Slovan Bratislava generation of players and helped the club win the last Czechoslovak league title and the first Slovak league title.[2] He formed an attacking trio with Slovakia internationals Jaroslav Timko and Peter Dubovský.[3]

International career

Gostič played for the Slovakia national team.

Style of play

Gostič mainly operated as a forward and was known for his fast feet and diving trick called "Gostič's bicycle", which helped Slovan gain penalty kicks.[4]

Managerial career

After retiring from professional football, Gostič worked as a youth manager.[5]

Personal life

Gostič has been a supporter of Slovak side Slovan.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Pavol Gostič - Sportnet article".
  2. ^ "Gostič: Najprv som bol pre nich gadžo z východu a oni rozmaznaní Blaváci". pravda.sk.
  3. ^ "Pavol Gostič: Bol som zarytý slovanista, dnes som z neho smutný". aktuality.sk (Archived). Retrieved 12 September 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. ^ "Pre nás bol futbal zábavou, spomína Pavol Gostič".
  5. ^ "Pavol Gostič bicykluje po 20 rokoch". pluska.sk.