Miroslav Karhan


Miroslav Karhan is a Slovak football manager and former player who played as a midfielder.
Karhan started and finished his career at Spartak Trnava; in between, he played in Spain, Turkey and Germany, where he spent ten seasons. Karhan was a regular member of the [Slovakia national association football|football team|Slovakia national team] and with 107 appearances, played the second most matches of any player to represent them.

Club career

Karhan began his career with local club Spartak Trnava. In 1999, he signed a four-year contract with La Liga club Real Betis, becoming the third Slovak player to join a Spanish league club in the 1990s after Peter Dubovský and Samuel Slovák. In 2002, he was named Slovak Footballer of the Year. Karhan joined Mainz 05 of the 2. Bundesliga on a free transfer from Wolfsburg in July 2007, signing a two-year contract.
Having spent four seasons with Mainz 05, Karhan returned to Spartak Trnava in June 2011 before serving as club captain for two more seasons. In August 2013, Karhan announced his retirement from professional football and that he moved to a role of sports director of Spartak Trnava.

International career

Karhan made 107 appearances for Slovakia for 16 years, being the most-capped Slovak footballer of all time, until his record was surpassed by Marek Hamšík in October 2018. He captained the national team.

Personal life

Karhan is the father of two boys: Patrick, who currently plays for Spartak Trnava and represented Slovakia at youth international level, and Alex Thomas.

Career statistics

International

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
18 September 1999Mestský štadión, Dubnica, Slovakia2–02–0UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
220 November 2002Štadión Antona Malatinského, Trnava, Slovakia1–01–1Friendly
38 September 2004Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia3–07–02006 FIFA World Cup qualification
49 October 2004Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia3–14–12006 FIFA World Cup qualification
59 October 2004Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia4–14–12006 FIFA World Cup qualification
69 February 2005GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus2–12–2Friendly
730 March 2005Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia1–01–12006 FIFA World Cup qualification
83 September 2005Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia1–02–0Friendly
93 September 2005Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia2–02–0Friendly
102 September 2006Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia5–06–1UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
117 October 2006Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales4–15–1UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
1215 November 2006Štadión pod Dubňom, Žilina, Slovakia3–03–1Friendly
1311 October 2008Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle, San Marino3–13–12010 FIFA World Cup qualification
144 June 2011Pasienky, Bratislava, Slovakia1–01–0UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying