Marek Bakoš (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈmareɡ ˈbakɔʂ], born 15 April 1983) is a former Slovak footballer. In his playing career, Bakoš played as a centre forward.[1]

Marek Bakoš
Personal information
Date of birth (1983-04-15) 15 April 1983 (age 43)
Place of birth Nová Baňa, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
Viktoria Plzeň (assistant)
Youth career
1990–1998 Nová Baňa
1998–2002 Nitra
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2003 Nitra 1 (0)
2003–2005 Matador Púchov 72 (17)
2006 Shinnik Yaroslavl 22 (3)
2007–2009 Ružomberok 48 (16)
2009–2014 Viktoria Plzeň 124 (44)
2015–2016 Slovan Liberec 40 (13)
2016–2019 Viktoria Plzeň 53 (10)
2018Spartak Trnava (loan) 9 (2)
International career
2005 Slovakia U21 9 (3)
2012–2016 Slovakia 14 (0)
Managerial career
2019– Viktoria Plzeň (assistant)
2025– Czech Republic U21 (assistant)
2025 Viktoria Plzeň (caretaker)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Early life

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Bakoš was born on April 15, 1983 in Nová Bána. Nová Bána was the first club he played for, starting at the age of 7. He spent 8 seasons with this team, after which, at the age of 15, he joined FC Nitra.[2]

Club career

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On 13 September 2011, Bakoš scored the first UEFA Champions League group stage goal in Viktoria Plzeň's history in a 1–1 home draw against Belarusian club BATE Borisov.[3] On 23 November 2011, he netted the only goal in the away match against BATE Borisov to enable his team to claim its first group stage win and almost assure its progression into the UEFA Europa League as the third best team in the group.[4] He helped Slovan Liberec win the Czech Cup in 2014–15 and scored in the final.[5]

Managerial career

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In September 2025, it was announced that Bakoš would be becoming the interim manager for his former club Viktoria Plzen.[6][7][8]

International career

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Bakoš made his debut for the Slovak national football team on 29 February 2012 in a friendly match against Turkey, where he played the first half.[2] He made his fifth start in the first qualifying match for the 2014 World Cup against Lithuania and played until the 79th minute, when he was replaced by Martin Jakubko. The match ended in a 1–1 draw, with Bakoš scoring a goal in regulation time in the first half, which was disallowed due to an offside.[9]

Career statistics

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Season Club League Cup Continental Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2003–04 Slovak Superliga Matador Púchov 369??10379
2004–05 Slovak Superliga Matador Púchov 368??00368
2006 Russian Premier League Shinnik 20??--20
Russian First Division 2007 Shinnik 203??--203
2007–08 Slovak Superliga Ružomberok 201000002010
2008–09 Slovak Superliga Ružomberok 2860000286
2009–10 Czech First League Viktoria Plzeň 2470000247
2010–11 Czech First League Viktoria Plzeň 2590000259
2011–12 Czech First League Viktoria Plzeň 2816001384124
2012–13 Czech First League Viktoria Plzeň 2810001244014
2013–14 Czech First League Viktoria Plzeň 141??91232
2014–15 Czech First League Viktoria Plzeň 51??2071
2014–15 Czech First League Slovan Liberec 121??--121
2015–16 Czech First League Slovan Liberec 2812??1023814
Career Total 30693004715353108

International career

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On 29 February 2012, Bakoš debuted for the senior national team of his country as a starter in the 2–1 away victory against Turkey in a friendly match.[10]

Honours

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References

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  1. "Video | Nováčik Bakoš: "V prvom rade chceme potešiť fanúšikov"". Slovak Football Association (in Slovak). 29 February 2012. Archived from the original on 11 April 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Kto je Marek Bakoš?". Šport7.sk (in Slovak). 2 March 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
  3. "Viktoria Plzen 1-1 BATE Borisov". ESPN Soccernet. ESPN. 13 September 2011. Retrieved 18 March 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. "FC BATE Borisov vs FC Viktoria Plzeň Report". Goal. Platform Group. 23 November 2011. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
  5. "Bakoš dal naději, penalty rozhodly. Liberec zdolal Jablonec a vyhrál pohár". Deník (in Czech). Jablonec nad Nisou: Vltava Labe Media. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  6. Šport.sk (29 September 2025). "V Plzni pretiekol pohár trpezlivosti. Klub bude dočasne trénovať bývalý slovenský reprezentant". Šport.sk. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
  7. Zekuciová, Patrícia (29 September 2025). "Po neuspokojivých výsledkoch prišla trénerská zmena: Plzeň dočasne povedie bývalý slovenský reprezentant". Správy STVR (in Slovak). Retrieved 28 December 2025.
  8. Teraz.sk (29 September 2025). "Marek Bakoš sa stal dočasným trénerom Viktorie Plzeň". TERAZ.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 28 December 2025.
  9. Šport.sk (7 September 2012). "Slovensko na úvod kvalifikácie remizovalo v Litve". Šport.sk. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
  10. "Reprezentácia odštartovala rok 2012 víťazstvom na horúcej tureckej pôde". Slovak Football Association (in Slovak). 29 February 2012. Archived from the original on 11 April 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
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