# Miroslav Karhan

Miroslav Karhan (born 21 June 1976) is a Slovak football manager and former player who played as a midfielder.
Karhan started and finished his career at Spartak Trnava; in between, he played in Spain, Turkey and Germany, where he spent ten seasons. Karhan was a regular member of the Slovakia national team and with 107 appearances, played the second most matches of any player to represent them.

## Club career

Karhan began his career with local club Spartak Trnava. In 1999, he signed a four-year contract with La Liga club Real Betis, becoming the third Slovak player to join a Spanish league club in the 1990s after Peter Dubovský and Samuel Slovák. In 2002, he was named Slovak Footballer of the Year. Karhan joined Mainz 05 of the 2. Bundesliga on a free transfer from Wolfsburg in July 2007, signing a two-year contract.
Having spent four seasons with Mainz 05, Karhan returned to Spartak Trnava in June 2011 before serving as club captain for two more seasons. In August 2013, Karhan announced his retirement from professional football and that he moved to a role of sports director of Spartak Trnava.

## International career

Karhan made 107 appearances for Slovakia for 16 years, being the most-capped Slovak footballer of all time, until his record was surpassed by Marek Hamšík in October 2018. He captained the national team.

## Personal life

Karhan is the father of two boys: Patrick, who currently plays for Spartak Trnava and represented Slovakia at youth international level, and Alex Thomas.

## Career statistics
### International

Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Slovakia | 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| Slovakia | 1996 | 6 | 0 |
| Slovakia | 1997 | 9 | 0 |
| Slovakia | 1998 | 5 | 0 |
| Slovakia | 1999 | 9 | 1 |
| Slovakia | 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| Slovakia | 2001 | 11 | 0 |
| Slovakia | 2002 | 5 | 1 |
| Slovakia | 2003 | 5 | 0 |
| Slovakia | 2004 | 8 | 3 |
| Slovakia | 2005 | 10 | 4 |
| Slovakia | 2006 | 7 | 3 |
| Slovakia | 2008 | 4 | 1 |
| Slovakia | 2009 | 7 | 0 |
| Slovakia | 2010 | 6 | 0 |
| Slovakia | 2011 | 6 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 107 | 14 |
    Scores and results list Slovakia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Karhan goal.
List of international goals scored by Miroslav Karhan :
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 8 September 1999 | Mestský štadión, Dubnica, Slovakia | Liechtenstein | 2–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying |
| 2 | 20 November 2002 | Štadión Antona Malatinského, Trnava, Slovakia | Ukraine | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 3 | 8 September 2004 | Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia | Liechtenstein | 3–0 | 7–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 4 | 9 October 2004 | Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia | Latvia | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 5 | 9 October 2004 | Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia | Latvia | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 6 | 9 February 2005 | GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus | Romania | 2–1 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 7 | 30 March 2005 | Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia | Portugal | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 8 | 3 September 2005 | Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia | Germany | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 9 | 3 September 2005 | Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia | Germany | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 10 | 2 September 2006 | Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia | Cyprus | 5–0 | 6–1 | UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying |
| 11 | 7 October 2006 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales | Wales | 4–1 | 5–1 | UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying |
| 12 | 15 November 2006 | Štadión pod Dubňom, Žilina, Slovakia | Bulgaria | 3–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 13 | 11 October 2008 | Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle, San Marino | San Marino | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 14 | 4 June 2011 | Pasienky, Bratislava, Slovakia | Andorra | 1–0 | 1–0 | UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying |