Juraj Piroska (born 27 February 1987) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Inter Bratislava.
Piroska began playing football in Slovan Bratislava at the age of 6. He joined German side SC Freiburg youth squad in 2004. There he spent one-and-a-half years and came back to Slovakia, signing for AS TrenÃÂÃÂn. He missed most of the time in TrenÃÂÃÂn due to a backbone injury.
In January 2006, he moved to Artmedia Petrà ¾alka. His breakthrough came in 2007âÂÂ08, winning the double.
On 16 February 2009, he signed a three-year contract for Sparta Prague. He played only 16 minutes for Sparta in the Gambrinus liga and moved on loan to Senica in July 2009.
His good form in Senica switched to transfer in June 2010. He scored his first hat-trick in a 5âÂÂ0 away win against Nitra on 4 March 2011.
Piroska made his debut for the Slovakia national team in a 1âÂÂ0 away win against Andorra on 26 March 2011. He netted his first goal on 11 October 2011 in a 1âÂÂ1 away draw with Macedonia in a Euro 2012 qualifier.
Piroska appears in RTVS, Slovak public broadcaster, during televised national team or club international fixtures as well as major tournaments, like UEFA Euro 2020, as an expert analyst and panel member.
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