Kornel Saláta

The native form of this personal name is Saláta Kornél. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Kornel Saláta (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈkɔrnel ˈsalaːta]; Hungarian: Saláta Kornél;^[1] born 24 January 1985) is a Slovak professional football who plays as a centre-back for MSO Štúrovo.

Kornel Saláta

Saláta with FC Rostov in 2012
Personal information
Date of birth	(1985-01-24) 24 January 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth	Kamenica nad Hronom, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	MSO Štúrovo
Youth career
	VTJ Sokol Kamenica nad Hronom
	FK Štúrovo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2006	Matador Púchov	29	(4)
2006–2009	Artmedia Petržalka	49	(9)
2007	→ Dukla Banská Bystrica (loan)	17	(4)
2009–2010	Slovan Bratislava	47	(5)
2011–2014	Rostov	59	(4)
2013–2014	→ Tom Tomsk (loan)	7	(0)
2014–2018	Slovan Bratislava	94	(7)
2014	→ Dunajská Streda (loan)	10	(2)
2019	Szombathelyi Haladás	7	(0)
2019–2023	Komárno	53	(3)
2023–	MŠO Štúrovo
International career‡
2008–2016	Slovakia	40	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 May 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 December 2018

Club career

Saláta made his Corgoň Liga debut in the 2005–06 season for Matador Púchov. After season Púchov relegated to the Slovak First League and Saláta signed for Artmedia Petržalka. There he won the Corgoň Liga and the Slovak Cup in the 2007–08 season. In summer 2009, he moved to Slovan Bratislava, playing first match in the 2009 Slovak Super Cup. In January 2011, he signed four-year contract for Russian club Rostov for €1 million as one of the best Corgoň Liga defenders.

Saláta left Rostov in August 2014.^[2]

International career

Saláta made his national team debut against Switzerland on 24 May 2008. He participated at the 2010 FIFA World Cup, playing 83 minutes in second group match against Paraguay.

Personal life

Saláta hails from the Hungarian minority in Slovakia.^[1] He speaks both Slovak and Hungarian fluently, also with knowledge of Russian and English.^[3]

Career statistics

Scores and results list Slovakia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Saláta goal.

List of international goals scored by Kornel Saláta

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	15 October 2013	Skonto Stadium, Riga, Latvia	Latvia	2–0	2–2	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
2	14 June 2015	Štadión pod Dubňom, Žilina, Slovakia	North Macedonia	1–0	2–1	Euro 2016 qualifier

Honours

Artmedia

• Corgoň Liga: 2007–08
• Slovak Cup: 2007–08

Slovan

• Slovak Cup: 2009–10
• Slovak Super Cup: 2009

References

1. "Mégis lehet magyar játékos a focivébén" [Still may be Hungarian player on the football WC]. Heti Világgazdaság (in Hungarian). hvg.hu. 11 March 2010. Archived from the original on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2011. In the Slovak squad is listed the ethnic Hungarian Kornél Saláta as well, who thus may participate on the 2010 football World Cup. (A szlovák válogatott keretében szerepel a magyar nemzetiségű Saláta Kornél is, aki így lehet, hogy részt vesz a 2010-es labdarúgó világbajnokságon.)
2. Салата покинул Ростов. soccer.ru (in Russian). soccer.ru. 19 August 2014. Archived from the original on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
3. "Teljesült Saláta Kornél álma" [The dream of Kornél Saláta came true]. Hungarian Television (in Hungarian). Telesport.hu. 1 July 2010. Archived from the original on 2 May 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2011. The defender of Slovan Bratislava – who speaks Hungarian fluently – is happy that he pleased his family and relatives. (A Slovan Bratislava – magyarul folyékonyan beszélő – védője boldog, hogy örömet szerzett családjának és a földijeinek.)

External links

• Kornel Saláta at Soccerway
• Kornel Saláta at National-Football-Teams.com
• Kornel Saláta – FIFA competition record (archived)