Dušan Tittel (born 27 December 1966) is a Slovak politician and former professional footballer who played as a defender. At international level, he represented Czechoslovakia and Slovakia. He was elected Slovakia Player of the Year three times.[1]
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| Born | 27 December 1966 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | University of Economics in Bratislava | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Member of the National Council | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 25 October 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 23 March 2016 – 21 March 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Political party | ANO (?) SNS (2014–2021) HLAS–SD (2021–) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life
editDušan Tittel was born on 27 December 1966 in Námestovo. He started playing professional football in 1985 while also studying Finance at the University of Economics in Bratislava.[2]
Political career
editAfter retiring from football in 2001, Tittel became active in politics. He was among the founding members of the Alliance of the New Citizen.[3] Between 2001 and 2005 he served as a deputy in the regional assembly of the Bratislava region.[2]
In 2014, Tittel joined the Slovak National Party[4] and unsuccessfully ran on the party ticket in the 2014 European Parliament election.[5] However, he succeeded in the 2016 Slovak parliamentary election and became the MP of the National Council.[6]
In 2021 he left the Slovak National Party and became a member of the Voice – Social Democracy party.[7] In the 2023 Slovak parliamentary election, he won a mandate and became an MP.[8]
Football career
editInternational goals
edit- Scores and results list Slovakia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Tittel goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 29 May 1994 | Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, Russia |  Russia
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1–0 | 1–2 | Friendly match |
| 2 | 29 March 1995 | Všešportový areál, Košice, Slovakia |  Azerbaijan
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1–0 | 4–1 | Euro 1996 qualification |
| 3 | 22 September 1996 | Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia |  Malta
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1–0 | 6–0 | World Cup 1998 qualification |
| 4 | 6–0 | |||||
| 5 | 13 November 1996 | Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López, Santa Cruz, Spain |  Spain
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1–1 | 1–4 | World Cup 1998 qualification |
| 6 | 31 March 1997 | National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta | Malta
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2–0 | 2–0 | World Cup 1998 qualification |
| 7 | 9 February 1998 | Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus |  Finland
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1–0 | 2–0 | Cyprus International Football Tournament 1998 |
Honours
editPlayer
editSlovan Bratislava
- Corgoň Liga: 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96
- Slovak Cup: 1989, 1994, 1997, 1998
- Slovak Super Cup: 1993, 1994
Omonia
Individual
- Slovak Footballer of the Year: 1995, 1996, 1997
- Slovak Top Eleven (6): 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
Manager
editSlovan Bratislava
Personal life
editDušan Tittel is married. With his wife Ivana they have two children.[2]
References
edit- ^ Slovakia – Player of the Year
- ^ a b c "Životopis". Tittel.sk. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
- ^ "Ruskova strana: Chce to nových ľudí". www.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 21 November 2023.
- ^ "Bývalý hráč a šéf slovenských klubov Tittel ide do politiky: Európu chce dobyť za SNS". Športky.sk (in Slovak). 14 March 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
- ^ "SNS má na eurokandidátke moderátora aj exfutbalistu". SITA.sk (in Slovak). 14 March 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
- ^ "Toto sú noví poslanci parlamentu: Aj bývalí novinári a športovci". www.trend.sk (in Slovak). 6 March 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
- ^ "Novým členom Hlasu sa stal Dušan Tittel, na". Denník N (in Slovak). 26 June 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
- ^ "HNonline.sk - Zo známych športovcov poslanci. Mandát získal aj trojnásobný najlepší futbalista Dušan Tittel". hnonline.sk (in Slovak). 1 October 2023.
External links
edit- Dušan Tittel – Official site
- Profile on Slovak federation site
- Dušan Tittel at National-Football-Teams.com
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