Viktor Pečovský

Viktor Pečovský (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈʋiktɔr ˈpetʂɔwskiː]; born 24 May 1983) is a Slovak footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for amateur side of MFK Bytča.

Viktor Pečovský
Personal information
Full name Viktor Pečovský
Date of birth (1983-05-24) 24 May 1983
Place of birth Brezno, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 MFK Bytča
Youth career
Tatran Čierny Balog
1998–2000 Dukla Banská Bystrica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2011 Dukla Banská Bystrica 179 (6)
2011–2020 Žilina 195 (9)
2017–2020 Žilina B 22 (0)
2020–2021 Javorník Makov 10 (0)
2021–2022 Žilina B 8 (0)
2022– Bytča 9 (1)
International career‡
Slovakia U18
2002 Slovakia U19
2003 Slovakia U20
2004–2005 Slovakia U21
2012–2016 Slovakia 34 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 June 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 June 2016

Club career

On 23 June 2011, Pečovský signed a 3-year contract with Žilina.[1] Žilina is the second club in his professional career after his 11 years with Dukla Banská Bystrica.

Pečovský retired on 11 July 2020 at pod Dubňom in a fixture against Zemplín Michalovce, where he collected his final 11 minutes and his 422nd Slovak top division appearance, creating a new record in the process.[2] The match concluded with a 5–0 victory and Pečovský was replaced in the 12th minute by Miroslav Gono following a goal by Patrik Iľko.[3] Pečovský's record held until April 2022, when he was replaced by Tomáš Ďubek.[4]

International career

On 15 August 2012, he made his debut with the Slovak senior team in a 3–1 friendly win against Denmark in Odense.[5] He scored his first goal for Slovakia on 6 September 2013 in a 1–0 away win against Bosnia and Herzegovina during a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier, in Zenica.[6]

International goal
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
16 September 2013Bilino Polje, Zenica Bosnia and Herzegovina0–10–12014 FIFA World Cup qualifier

Honours

Dukla Banská Bystrica

MŠK Žilina

International

Individual

References
  1. "Pečovský prestúpil do Žiliny" (in Slovak). profutbal. 23 June 2011. Archived from the original on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
  2. "V sobotu posledný, rekordný 422. zápas Viktora Pečovského". MŠK Žilina (in Czech). Retrieved 2022-04-20.
  3. "Zilina vs. Zemplín Michalovce - 11 July 2020 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
  4. "Fortuna liga má nového rekordéra v počte štartov. Blízko je ešte jeden hráč". sportnet.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2022-04-20.
  5. "Denmark vs. Slovakia 1–3". Soccerway. 15 August 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  6. "Bosnia and Herzegovina 0–1 Slovakia". FIFA.com. 6 September 2013. Archived from the original on May 19, 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  7. "Viktor Pečovský profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  8. "Ševela A Vrabec Trénermi Roka, Bero Objavom Fortuna Ligy". AS Trenčín. Retrieved 9 June 2016.


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