Marek Bakoš


Marek Bakoš is a former Slovak footballer. In his playing career, Bakoš played as a centre forward.

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.

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. 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. He helped Slovan Liberec win the Czech Cup in 2014–15 and scored in the final.

Managerial career

In September 2025, it was announced that Bakoš would be becoming the interim manager for his former club Viktoria Plzen.

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. 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.

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.

Honours

Club

; Plzeň
; Liberec

International