Zdeno Štrba

Zdeno Štrba
	Štrba with Slovakia in 2010
Personal information
Date of birth	9 June 1976 (age 47)
Place of birth	Krásno nad Kysucou, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Youth career
	Tatran Krásno nad Kysucou
	Dukla Banská Bystrica
Senior career*
Years	Team
1998–2002	Matador Púchov
2003–2009	Žilina
2009–2010	Skoda Xanthi
2011	Žilina
2012	Spartak Myjava
2013–2015	SC St. Martin
2015–2016	ESV Schwarzenau
2017	Rajecké Teplice - Konská
2017–2018	ASV Kienberg/Gaming
2018–2019	Rajecké Teplice - Konská
2019–2021	Slovan Skalité
International career
2003–2010	Slovakia
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 August 2019

Zdeno Štrba (born 9 June 1976) is a Slovak former professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder. He played 25 games for the Slovakia national team.^[1]

Club career[edit]

Štrba started at local club Tatran Krásno nad Kysucou and through youth squad of Dukla Banská Bystrica came to Matador Púchov where he made his Corgoň Liga debut. He played for Matador four-and-a-half season and then moved to MŠK Žilina in January 2003. Štrba won six trophies in Žilina, the Corgoň Liga and the Slovak Super Cup three times, and progressed to the Slovakia national team as stable member. On 3 June 2009, Štrba has signed two-year contract for Skoda Xanthi for a fee €150,000.^[2] He made 27 appearances and scored 4 goals in his first season at the Super League Greece. In December 2010, he terminated his contract with Xanthi after mutual consent and came back to Žilina, signing one-and-a-half-year contract.^[3]^[4]

International career[edit]

Štrba played his first international match against Cyprus on 13 February 2003. He was present in six of the ten matches at the 2010 World Cup qualification and Slovakia manager Vladimír Weiss called up him to the final 23-men squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Štrba played overall 267 minutes at the tournament against New Zealand, Paraguay and Italy. He did not play in the round of 16 against the Netherlands due to yellow cards from previous games. He announced his retirement from international football in October 2010.

Honours[edit]

Žilina

Corgoň Liga: 2002–03, 2003–04, 2006–07
Slovak Super Cup: 2003, 2004, 2007

References[edit]

^ "Slovakia – Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 27 December 2010.
^ "Štrba do Grécka" (in Slovak). MŠK Žilina official website. 3 June 2009. Retrieved 4 June 2009.
^ "Štrba z rodinných dôvodov skončil v Škode Xanthi" (in Slovak). profutbal. 14 December 2010. Retrieved 15 December 2010.
^ "Majster získal Štrbu !" (in Slovak). MŠK Žilina official website. 27 December 2010. Retrieved 27 December 2010.

External links[edit]

Player profile at mskzilina.sk
Zdeno Štrba – FIFA competition record (archived)

[1] "Slovakia – Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 27 December 2010.

[2] "Štrba do Grécka" (in Slovak). MŠK Žilina official website. 3 June 2009. Retrieved 4 June 2009.

[3] "Štrba z rodinných dôvodov skončil v Škode Xanthi" (in Slovak). profutbal. 14 December 2010. Retrieved 15 December 2010.

[4] "Majster získal Štrbu !" (in Slovak). MŠK Žilina official website. 27 December 2010. Retrieved 27 December 2010.

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