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Dušan Tittel

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Dušan Tittel
Born (1966-12-27) 27 December 1966 (age 57)
Alma materUniversity of Economics in Bratislava
Children2
Member of the National Council
Assumed office
25 October 2023
In office
23 March 2016 – 21 March 2020
Personal details
Political partyANO (?)
SNS (2014–2021)
HLAS–SD (2021–)
Association football career
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1976–1982 Dolný Kubín
1982–1988 Slovan Bratislava
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1991 Slovan Bratislava 85 (13)
1992–1993 Nîmes 35 (1)
1993–1997 Slovan Bratislava 126 (34)
1997–1999 Spartak Trnava 53 (12)
1999–2001 Omonia Nicosia 30 (1)
2001 Slovan Bratislava 11 (2)
Total 340 (63)
International career
1990–1991 Czechoslovakia 11 (0)
1994–1998 Slovakia 44 (7)
Managerial career
2010 Slovan Bratislava
2015 Slovan Bratislava
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dušan Tittel (born 27 December 1966) is a Slovak politician and former professional footballer who played as a defender. At international level, he represented Czechoslovakia and Slovakia. He was elected Slovakia Player of the Year three times.[1]

Early life

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Dušan Tittel was born on 27 December 1966 in Námestovo. He started playing professional football in 1985 while also studying Finance at the University of Economics in Bratislava.[2]

Political career

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After retiring from football in 2001, Tittel became active in politics. He was among the founding members of the Alliance of the New Citizen.[3] Between 2001 and 2005 he served as a deputy in the regional assembly of the Bratislava region.[2]

In 2014, Tittel joined the Slovak National Party[4] and unsuccessfully ran on the party ticket in the 2014 European Parliament election.[5] However, he succeeded in the 2016 Slovak parliamentary election and became the MP of the National Council.[6]

In 2021 he left the Slovak National Party and became a member of the Voice – Social Democracy party.[7] In the 2023 Slovak parliamentary election, he won a mandate and became an MP.[8]

Football career

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International goals

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Scores and results list Slovakia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Tittel goal.
List of international goals scored by Dušan Tittel
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 29 May 1994 Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, Russia  Russia 1–0 1–2 Friendly match
2 29 March 1995 Všešportový areál, Košice, Slovakia  Azerbaijan 1–0 4–1 Euro 1996 qualification
3 22 September 1996 Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia  Malta 1–0 6–0 World Cup 1998 qualification
4 6–0
5 13 November 1996 Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López, Santa Cruz, Spain  Spain 1–1 1–4 World Cup 1998 qualification
6 31 March 1997 National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta  Malta 2–0 2–0 World Cup 1998 qualification
7 9 February 1998 Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus  Finland 1–0 2–0 Cyprus International Football Tournament 1998

Honours

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Player

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Slovan Bratislava

Omonia

Individual

Manager

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Slovan Bratislava

Personal life

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Dušan Tittel is married. With his wife Ivana they have two children.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Slovakia – Player of the Year
  2. ^ a b c "Životopis". Tittel.sk. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Ruskova strana: Chce to nových ľudí". www.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Bývalý hráč a šéf slovenských klubov Tittel ide do politiky: Európu chce dobyť za SNS". Športky.sk (in Slovak). 14 March 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  5. ^ "SNS má na eurokandidátke moderátora aj exfutbalistu". SITA.sk (in Slovak). 14 March 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Toto sú noví poslanci parlamentu: Aj bývalí novinári a športovci". www.trend.sk (in Slovak). 6 March 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  7. ^ "Novým členom Hlasu sa stal Dušan Tittel, na". Denník N (in Slovak). 26 June 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  8. ^ "HNonline.sk - Zo známych športovcov poslanci. Mandát získal aj trojnásobný najlepší futbalista Dušan Tittel". hnonline.sk (in Slovak). 1 October 2023.
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