Peter Štyvar


Peter Štyvar is a Slovak football striker who plays for SP MFK Rožňava. He had spells in England with Championship club Bristol City and in Greece with Skoda Xanthi.

Club career

He scored the winning goal in the 2008–09 UEFA Cup group stage game against Aston Villa for MŠK Žilina, which they won 2–1.
Štyvar joined Bristol City on 1 January 2009, signing a two-and-a-half-year contract. He made his Bristol City debut on 3 January against Premier League club Portsmouth in the FA Cup in a game that finished 0–0.
He returned to Slovakia in February 2010, joining FC Spartak Trnava on loan until the end of the season. He was on trial at MFK Ružomberok in summer 2010. On 9 September 2010 Bristol City cancelled Styvar's contract.

International career

Slovakia national manager Vladimír Weiss selected him for the friendly match against Greece on 20 August 2008, but Štyvar did not play in this match. His international debut came in second half the Slovakia vs. Ukraine friendly match on 10 February 2009.