Tomáš Košický

Tomáš Košický
Personal information
Date of birth	11 March 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth	Bratislava, Slovakia
Height	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Vítkovice
Youth career
1997–2005	Inter Bratislava
Senior career*
Years	Team
2005–2008	Inter Bratislava
2008–2012	Catania
2012–2014	Novara
2014–2017	Asteras Tripolis
2017–2018	Hapoel Ra'anana
2018–2022	Debrecen
2023–	Vítkovice
International career‡
2013	Slovakia
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 March 2023; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2013

Tomáš Košický (born 11 March 1986) is a Slovak goalkeeper who plays for Czech club Vítkovice.

Club career[edit]

Inter Bratislava[edit]

Košický began his professional career with hometown club Inter Bratislava, where he advanced from the youth system into the senior squad. He made 12 appearances for the club before being sold to Sicilian giants, Calcio Catania in the Italian Serie A.

Calcio Catania[edit]

In the summer of 2008, Košický officially signed for Calcio Catania as a reserve goalkeeper. In his first season with the Sicilian club, Košický was the third choice goalkeeper, behind Albano Bizzarri and Ciro Polito. During the January 2009 transfer window, however, Košický became the club's second choice as Catania opted to loan Ciro Polito to US Grosseto FC. In return, Paolo Acerbis was brought in from Grosseto, also on loan.

In April 2009 it was confirmed that first choice goalkeeper, Albano Bizzarri would not be renewing his contract with Catania, and thus head coach Walter Zenga opted to use Košický as the starting keeper in order for the young Slovak to gain experience.^[1] Košický even served as captain for Catania in the 16 May 2009 Serie A fixture versus AS Roma.^[2] Košický began the new season as a reserve goalkeeper again, following the transfer of Argentine International, Mariano Andújar, as well as veteran Andrea Campagnolo. Košický made his 2010 Serie A debut in a March 2010 match away to Chievo Verona, the game ended 1–1. That match proved to be his only appearance of the 2009-10 season, and the Slovakian failed to make an appearance during the 2010-11 Serie A season.

During the 2011-12 Serie A season, Košický again remained third choice, behind Andújar and Campagnolo for the third season in the running, however, following a mid-season fallout with the club, Andújar was released on loan to former club Estudiantes, and following his departure, Košický had appeared in three Serie A fixtures following an injury to Campagnolo in late January. However, after eventually losing his place to loan-signing Juan Pablo Carrizo, the player failed to feature again, and eventually transferred to the recently relegated Novara Calcio, as part of the deal that saw Takayuki Morimoto return to Catania.

Novara Calcio[edit]

On 22 June 2012 Košický officially transferred to Serie B side Novara Calcio.

Asteras Tripolis[edit]

On 22 July 2014 Košický officially transferred to Superleague Greece side Asteras Tripolis.^[3]

Vítkovice[edit]

In early 2023, Košický joined Vítkovice in the third-tier Czech Moravian-Silesian Football League.^[4]

References[edit]

^ IGOL Profile
^ Tomas Kosicky at futbol.pl
^ Brankár Košický prestúpil do gréckeho Asterasu Tripoli, SME, Retrieved 23 July 2014 (in Slovak)
^ "A TÝM - PŘEDSTAVUJEME" [A Team presentation] (in Czech). Vítkovice. 7 March 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2023.

External links[edit]

[1] IGOL Profile

[2] Tomas Kosicky at futbol.pl

[aster-3] Brankár Košický prestúpil do gréckeho Asterasu Tripoli, SME, Retrieved 23 July 2014 (in Slovak)

[4] "A TÝM - PŘEDSTAVUJEME" [A Team presentation] (in Czech). Vítkovice. 7 March 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2023.

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