Miroslav König (born 1 June 1972) is a retired Slovak football goalkeeper of German descent, who played during the 1990s and 2000s. He played for a number of clubs in Slovakia, Switzerland, Turkey, the Czech Republic and Greece. Career König began his career with FC Nitra in 1991 but never played any games at the club and moved to FC Spartak Trnava in 1993. He impressed during his two season at Spartak and was noticed by ŠK Slovan Bratislava whom he signed for in 1995. He went on to play over 100 matches for Slovan over five seasons and earned his place in the Slovak national team. In 2000, he signed for Swiss giants Grasshopper Club Zürich but failed to make his mark in the first-team and left to join rivals FC Basel he played just one season and went on to play for FC Concordia Basel on loan and FC Zürich before leaving Switzerland for Turkey's Elazığspor in 2003. The Czech Republic was König's next destination as he signed for FC Baník Ostrava in 2004 before returning to Slovakia with MŠK Žilina in 2005. Greek side Panionios F.C. signed him in 2006 and he retired in the Summer of 2008 after making 31 appearances for the club, at the age of 36. König was capped 43 times by the Slovak national team between 1997 and 2004. Honours Slovan Bratislava Slovak League Winner: 3 1995, 1996, 1999 Slovak Cup Winner: 2 1997, 1999 Slovak Super Cup Winner: 2 1995, 1996 Ciudad de Cartagena Trophy Winner: 1 1996 MŠK Žilina Slovak League Runner-Up: 1 2005 References External links 1972 births Living people Slovak footballers Slovak expatriate footballers Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland FC Nitra players FC Spartak Trnava players ŠK Slovan Bratislava players MŠK Žilina players FC Zürich players FC Basel players Grasshopper Club Zürich players FC Concordia Basel players Slovakia international footballers Czech First League players FC Baník Ostrava players Panionios F.C. players Elazığspor footballers Slovak people of German descent Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Slovak Super Liga players Süper Lig players Super League Greece players Swiss Super League players Sportspeople from Nitra Association football goalkeepers