Jaroslav Prekop
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 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.
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]
