Karol Kisel

Karol Kisel
	Kisel playing for Sydney FC in 2009
Personal information
Date of birth	15 March 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth	Košice, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder, winger
Youth career
1984–1996	Lokomotíva Košice
Senior career*
Years	Team
1996–1998	Lokomotíva Košice
1998–2000	AS Trenčín
2000–2003	Bohemians Prague
2003–2005	Slovan Liberec
2005–2008	Sparta Prague
2009–2010	Sydney FC
2010–2011	Slavia Prague
2011–2012	Sydney FC
2012–2013	Slavia Prague
International career
2002–2009	Slovakia
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Karol Kisel (born 15 March 1977) is a Slovak football agent and retired footballer.

Club career

He previously played for Lokomotíva Košice, Ozeta Dukla Trenčín, Bohemians Praha, Sparta Prague and FC Slovan Liberec.

Sydney FC

In early 2009 he was linked with Australian A-League club Sydney FC for the 2009/10 season, where he would be reunited with former manager Vítězslav Lavička. On 3 April 2009, it was announced that Kisel had signed a one-year deal with the club.^[1]

He scored his first goal for the Sky Blues at home against the Brisbane Roar, which Sydney won 2–1. He scored his second goal in Sydney's 2–0 win over the Melbourne Victory to help claim the A-League Premiership.

Slavia Prague

Despite Sydney FC offering a new contract, Kisel declined the offer and returned to the Czech Republic to continue his law studies.^[2] In June 2010 he signed a 1-year contract with Slavia Prague.^[3] Kisel played as captain for the 2010–11 Gambrinus liga.^[4] Kisel played his final game with Slavia Prague in their 3–1 win over Bohemians 1905.^[5]

Return to Sydney FC

On 8 February 2011, Kisel re-signed with Sydney FC for the upcoming 2011-12 A-League Season. He was not eligible to play in the AFC Champions League due to Sydney FC's foreign spots being full.^[6] Kisel's last game for Sydney FC was the away Elimination final against Wellington Phoenix on 30 March 2012.

Return to Slavia Prague

On 22 May 2012, Slavia Prague announced Kisel's return for 2012–13 season. The transfer officially went through on 1 July 2012 when the Gambrinus Liga transfer window started.^[7] He once again assumed the role of team captain soon after his arrival. He scored his first goal on his return to the club, on the opening match day's 3–3 draw with Vysočina Jihlava. Kisel confirmed on 28 November 2013 that he would retire after Slavia's match against Liberec on Monday 1 December.

International career

Kisel had been in and out of the Slovakian national squad ever since he made his debut in 2002. He had also played several games for the Slovakian U-21 squad. He played several games in Slovakia's attempt to qualify for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany and he scored his first goal in qualifying Slovakia's 4-0 thumping of Luxembourg.

International goal

Score and result list Slovakia's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	8 June 2005	Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg, Luxembourg	Luxembourg	3–0	4–0	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

With Sparta Prague:

With Sydney FC

A-League: Premiers 2009–10
A-League: Champions 2009–10

References

^ Slovak signing boosts Sydney FC Archived 10 March 2011 at the Wayback Machine
^ Slovakia international Karol Kisel to leave Sydney FC
^ "Kisel returned from Australia. Spartu vymenil za Slaviu Sparta exchanged for Slavia". aktualne.centrum.sk. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
^ "Kapitánem Slavie bude v nové sezoně Lukáš Jarolím" (in Czech). Česká televize. 24 July 2011. Retrieved 1 August 2011.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "Ve Slavii končí Zlámal a Vomáčka" (in Czech). sportovninoviny. 28 May 2011. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
^ "Karol Kisel re-signs for Sydney FC". The Daily Telegraph. 8 February 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
^ "Do Slavie se vrátil Kisel, generálním ředitelem se stal Kusý" (in Czech). idnes. 28 May 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2012.

External links

Karol Kisel – Czech First League statistics at Fotbal DNES (in Czech)
Karol Kisel at Sydney FC at the Wayback Machine (archived 25 February 2011)
Karol Kisel at Olympedia (archive)
Karol Kisel at Olympics.com
Karol Kisel at Olympic.sk (in Slovak)

[1] Slovak signing boosts Sydney FC Archived 10 March 2011 at the Wayback Machine

[2] Slovakia international Karol Kisel to leave Sydney FC

[3] "Kisel returned from Australia. Spartu vymenil za Slaviu Sparta exchanged for Slavia". aktualne.centrum.sk. Retrieved 2 July 2010.

[4] "Kapitánem Slavie bude v nové sezoně Lukáš Jarolím" (in Czech). Česká televize. 24 July 2011. Retrieved 1 August 2011.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[5] "Ve Slavii končí Zlámal a Vomáčka" (in Czech). sportovninoviny. 28 May 2011. Retrieved 29 May 2011.

[6] "Karol Kisel re-signs for Sydney FC". The Daily Telegraph. 8 February 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2011.

[7] "Do Slavie se vrátil Kisel, generálním ředitelem se stal Kusý" (in Czech). idnes. 28 May 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2012.

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