Juraj Čobej (born 7 August 1971 in Stropkov) is a Slovak football goalkeeper who currently plays for FK Beloveža. Juraj Čobej in Partizán Bardejov[2] is an assistant coach and goalkeeping coach also. His last former club was FC Artmedia Petržalka.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juraj Čobej | ||
| Date of birth | (1971-08-07) 7 August 1971 (age 50) | ||
| Place of birth | Stropkov, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 1.99 m (6 ft 6+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | FK Beloveža | ||
| Youth career | |||
| MŠK Tesla Stropkov | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1998 | BŠK Bardejov | 16 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | Artmedia Petržalka | 15 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | Slovan Bratislava | 5 | (0) |
| 2000–2008 | Artmedia Petržalka | 122 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Partizán Bardejov | ||
| 2011–2012 | FK Beloveža | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006 | Slovakia | 1 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2010– | Partizán Bardejov (assistant coach) | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 October 20111 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 April 2011 | |||
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 Bratislava where he made five first team appearances.
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 League in 2005–06.
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.
On 20 May 2006 Čobej played his first and only game for the Slovak national team, featuring for just two minutes.
Čobej is married, has two daughters and lives on the outskirts of Bratislava.