He played the tournament in Benátky nad Jizerou for Slovan this weekend. Against Vlašim, he was already missing in the line-up on Wednesday. Not to mention that at that time he was already taking pictures in a jersey with green and white stripes, which was also made famous by Antonín Panenka at the time.
“Rapid is the largest club in Austria and I want to make it as successful as possible in all competitions,” says Martin Koscelník.
Just a year ago, it was speculated that Sparta was interested in the Slovak representative. However, no agreement was reached.
Now he is leaving Liberec, in Rapid the 27-year-old player got a contract until the summer of 2025.
Koscelník came to Slovan before the 2018/19 season from the Slovak team Zemplín Michalovce. At that time, coach Zsolt Hornyák looked for him, more as a backup. “I feel best on the right wing. I can also play on the left. I’m more of an offensive type of footballer who likes to attack,” Koscelník said at the time. However, over time, the native of Vranov nad Topľou had to get used to more defensive tasks and began to appear in Slovan as a true defender.
At the Allianz Stadium, where Rapid is based, Koscelník played with Slovan two years ago in the summer general. Now a new football stage will begin here.
“Martin Koscelnik has gained experience on the international scene, both at the club level and with the national team. He is a player who works the whole match backwards forward, he is extremely strong running. Now it is a piece of the puzzle in the position of the right back, which we still missed, “praises the executive director Zoran Barišič.
Milan Knobloch also left Liberec, the goalkeeper became a reinforcement of APK Karmiotissa, a newcomer to the highest Cypriot league.
