Juraj Cobej
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Juraj Čobej is a Slovak
football goalkeeper who currently plays for FK Beloveža. Juraj Čobej in Partizán Bardejov
is an assistant coach and goalkeeping coach also. His last former club was FC Artmedia Petržalka.
where he made five first team appearances.
in 2005-06
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In 2007 after a number of successful seasons with Artmedia Čobejs lost his place in the starting line up. At the start of the 2008-09 he was fighting to return to the Artmedia first team.
, featuring for just two minutes.
Slovaks
The Slovaks, Slovak people, or Slovakians are a West Slavic people that primarily inhabit Slovakia and speak the Slovak language, which is closely related to the Czech language.Most Slovaks today live within the borders of the independent Slovakia...
football goalkeeper who currently plays for FK Beloveža. Juraj Čobej in Partizán Bardejov
Partizán Bardejov
Partizán Bardejov is a Slovak football team, based in the town of Bardejov. The club was founded in 1922.- Clubname history :#1932 - ŠK Bardejov#1949 - Sokol OSK Bardejov#1951 - Sokol ČSSZ Bardejov#1953 - Slavoj Bardejov#1962 - TJ Partizán Bardejov...
is an assistant coach and goalkeeping coach also. His last former club was FC Artmedia Petržalka.
Early years
Čobej's first club was Tesla Stropkov but in 1997 he moved to BSC Bardejov. In the summer of 2000 Čobejs joined Artmedia. Initially he struggled and was not a regular first team fixture. As a result, shortly after joining Artmedia he loaned out to Slovan BratislavaŠK Slovan Bratislava
ŠK Slovan Bratislava is a football club based in Bratislava, Slovakia, that plays in the Corgoň liga. Founded as 1. ČsŠK Bratislava in 1919, the club changed its name to Slovan Bratislava in 1953...
where he made five first team appearances.
An Artmedia regular and diagnosis of a brain tumour
In the seasons following Čobej soon became the first choice keeper at Artmedia, however during the 2005-06 season he was forced out of the game for several months after doctors discovered that he had developed a brain tumour. The tumour was successfully treated and he returned to the first team to feature as one of the most important players during the club's famous run which saw them reach the lucrative group stages of the UEFA Champions LeagueUEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
in 2005-06
UEFA Champions League 2005-06
The 2005–06 UEFA Champions League was the 51st staging of UEFA's premier European club football tournament, the UEFA Champions League, and the 14th since it was rebranded from the European Cup in 1992. 74 teams from 50 football associations took part, starting with the first qualifying round played...
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In 2007 after a number of successful seasons with Artmedia Čobejs lost his place in the starting line up. At the start of the 2008-09 he was fighting to return to the Artmedia first team.
International selection
On 20 May 2006 Čobej played his first and only game for the Slovak national teamSlovakia national football team
The Slovakia national football team represents Slovakia in association football and is controlled by the Slovak Football Association , the governing body for football in Slovakia. Slovakia's home stadium is Štadión Pasienky and their head coach is Vladimír Weiss...
, featuring for just two minutes.
Away from football
Čobej is married, has two daughters and lives on the outskirts of Bratislava.- Height: 199 cm
- Weight: 85 kg
- Squad Number: 1
- Position: Goalkeeper
- League starts: 187
- CL starts: 12