The Žilina Shoshone, the football public and all who knew him personally are mourning. The club MŠK Žilina announced a sad news in recent days report on the death of Miroslav Turianiknicknamed Phosphoruswho died at the age of 70 years.
The native of Žilina was one of the long-time mainstays of the yellow-green colors and made his mark in football history under Dubno as both a player and a coach. He started playing football in Baník Stránava, but that’s it at the age of thirteen, he transferred to ZVL Žilina. It was there that he went through all the youth categories and in 1974, when he was still 18 years old, he made his debut in the highest Czechoslovak competition.
He worked for Žilina in the years 1974 to 1977 and later again in the seasons 1982 to 1988. In the meantime, he completed his military service in Dukla Prague and played one season in Škoda Plzeň. In the Czechoslovak league, he played in a total of more than two hundred matches, of which He played 178 league matches for Žilina. in which he managed to score six goals. In addition to his club career, he also wore the national team jersey of Czechoslovakia under the age of 21, in which he played five times and was one of the scorers.
After ending his active playing career, he remained faithful to football. He first worked as a playing coach in TJ Gumárne Púchov, but in 1993 he returned to his hometown. At MŠK Žilina, he devoted himself to the education of youth for many years, working mainly in the adolescent categories and for a while he also held the position of assistant coach for the A-team. In 2000, he even became the head coach of the team.
Several later successful members of the club passed through his coaching hands, who will remember him forever. For many, he was not only a coach, but also a respected authority and a person who shaped both player and human values in young footballers.
“The entire MŠK Žilina club expresses its sincere condolences to the family, loved ones and everyone who had the opportunity to know Mir as a football player and as a person. Phosphorus, rest in peace.” written by the Shoshone.
