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Dušan Kuciak

ドゥシャン・クツィアク　/　どぅしゃん・くつぃあく

Association football player from Slovakia

May 21, 1985 (age 41)　・　Žilina, Žilina region, Slovakia

Žilina region
association football player

My Take

Goalkeepers are my soft spot, and Dušan Kuciak fits the mold I love. At 194 cm he is a commanding presence in the box, and the detail that his older brother Martin was also a keeper suggests a household of fierce, contrarian competitors who all chose the loneliest position on the pitch. Keeping goal is thankless work, invisible for ninety minutes until one save rewrites the match, and that quiet pressure demands a particular temperament. I find these understated, indispensable craftsmen far more compelling than the flashier attackers, and Kuciak strikes me as exactly that kind of dependable last line.

Overview

Dušan Kuciak (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈduʂaŋ ˈkutsɪɐk]; born 21 May 1985) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Polish club Stoczniowiec Gdańsk. He is the younger brother of Martin Kuciak, who also played as a goalkeeper.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Dušan Kuciak
Name (Japanese): ドゥシャン・クツィアク
Reading: どぅしゃん・くつぃあく
Born: May 21, 1985 (age 41)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Gemini / Ox
Origin: Žilina, Žilina region, Slovakia
Blood type: Private
Height: 194 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: association football player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%89%E3%82%A5%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A3%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AF%E3%83%84%E3%82%A3%E3%82%A2%E3%82%AF

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