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Jozef Kožlej
Personal information
Full name	Jozef Kožlej
Date of birth	8 July 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth	Stropkov, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
1981–1989	MŠK Tesla Stropkov
1989–1990	Tatran Prešov
Senior career*
Years	Team
1990–1992	Tatran Prešov
1992–1994	Sparta Prague
1995	Hradec Králové
1995–1996	Viktoria Žižkov
1996–1998	Košice
1998–1999	Greuther Fürth
1999–2000	Košice
2000–2003	Olympiakos Nicosia
2003–2006	Omonia
2006	Anorthosis Famagusta
2006–2008	AEL
2008–2009	Thrasyvoulos
2009–2010	Olympiakos Nicosia
2010	Thrasyvoulos
Total
International career
1996–2005	Slovakia
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jozef Kožlej (born 8 July 1973) is a Slovak retired professional footballer who played as a forward. He played in Czechoslovakia, Germany, Greece and Cyprus.

Club career

Born in Stropkov, Kožlej began playing youth football for Tesla Stropkov and 1. FC Tatran Prešov. He is well known for his excellent goal-scoring ability and holds the all-time record among Slovak footballers.^[1]

He scored Larissa's first goal in the 2007 Greek Cup Final against Panathinaikos with a great header; Larissa won 2–1 with the second goal being scored by Henry Antchouet. He arguably spent his most productive seasons in terms of goals scored at Olympiakos Nicosia and has returned to this club to finish his career which occurred in the end of January 2010.