Ján Novota

Ján Novota (Hungarian: Novota János;^[1] born 29 November 1983) is a retired Slovak football goalkeeper and a football coach.

Ján Novota

Novota in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth	(1983-11-29) 29 November 1983 (age 40)
Place of birth	Matúškovo, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
1993–1997	OFC Matúškovo
1997–1999	Galanta
1999–2002	Senec
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2005	VTJ Štúrovo
2005–2008	Senec	28	(0)
2008–2010	Dunajská Streda	53	(0)
2010	Panserraikos	0	(0)
2011	Dunajská Streda	15	(0)
2011–2017	Rapid Wien	96	(0)
2017	Debrecen	1	(0)
International career
2014–2017	Slovakia	4	(0)
Managerial career
2022–	Komárno (goalkeeping coach)
2023–	Slovakia (goalkeeping coach)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

A member of the Hungarian minority in Slovakia,^[1] Novota made his national team debut against Montenegro on 23 May 2014 (2–0 win), playing the second half of the friendly fixture.^[2] Later he was fielded in 3 additional friendly games against Iceland, Georgia and Austria, which was his last international cap on 15 November 2016. The only game he played for entire 90 minutes was against Iceland.

Novota was forced to retire from professional football on 5 February 2018 after suffering from aortic aneurysm, which caused his aorta to reach some 1.3 times the normal.^[3] His last competitive game was for Debrecen on 9 December 2017 in Round 19 of Nemzeti Bajnokság I against Diósgyőri.

In 2021, Slovak journalist of Hungarian ethnicity Titanilla Bőd published a biography of Novota titled by his surname.^[4]

In December 2022, he led a mid-season training camp in Senec for Slovak national team prospects under Francesco Calzona as the goalkeeper's coach, in place of his former national team partner Matúš Kozáčik.^[5] In March 2023, ahead of the first two UEFA Euro 2024 qualifiers, it was announced that Novota will replace Kozáčik as the goalkeeping coach of the national team permanently.^[6]

References

1. Buda, Áron (June 2017). "Hivatalos: Újabb kapust igazolt a Debrecen" [Official: Debrecen has signed another goalkeeper]. Goal (in Hungarian). Retrieved 12 September 2022. A 33 éves magyar nemzetiségű szlovák válogatott kapus az elmúlt hat évben a Rapid Wien játékosa volt [The 33-year-old Slovakia national team goalkeeper of Hungarian ethnicity has played for Rapid Wien for the last six years]
2. Slovensko vyhralo nad Čiernou Horou 2:0, Kozákovi chýbala atmosféra, SME.sk, retrieved 25. 5. 2014 (in Slovak)
3. "Šok. Ján Novota nútene končí kariéru | ProFutbal.sk" (in Slovak). Retrieved 5 February 2018.
4. "Következő Események | Novota János és Bőd Titanilla könyvbemutatója Rimaszombatban | Felvidék.ma" (in Hungarian). Retrieved 29 November 2022.
5. SFZ (29 November 2022). "MUŽI A – Päťdňový tréningový kemp, dôležitý pre budúcnosť reprezentácie". futbalsfz.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 29 November 2022.
6. Šurin, Peter (13 March 2023). "MUŽI A – Premiérové nominácie od Calzonu pre Maka, Polievku a Vavra". futbalsfz.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 13 March 2023.

External links

• Profile at fcdac1904.com (in Slovak)