Stanislav Griga

As a player of AC Sparta Prague, Griga played at the 1983 European Super Cup against Real Madrid and was praised by then-coach Alfredo Di Stefano for his performance. He participated at the 1990 FIFA World Cup, and had a headed goal controversially disallowed for offside in a first-round game against Italy at Stadio Olimpico.

Griga was appointed coach of Sparta Prague in October 2005. He stayed with the club until August 2006, finishing with a record of twelve wins, seven draws, and eight losses in his 27 games in charge. On 26 April 2012, Griga was named as joint coach of the Slovakia national team with Michal Hipp, who has served as interim coach since January that year. In June 2013, they were sacked and replaced by Ján Kozák.

In January 2010, 48-year-old Griga married Viera Viskupová, a diplomat at the Slovak Embassy in Prague. He spends his free time playing golf.

Player

Sparta Prague

Czechoslovak First League: 1983–84, 1984–85, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90 Czechoslovak Cup: 1983–84, 1987–88, 1988–89 Feyenoord

KNVB Cup: 1990–91, 1991–92 Dutch Super Cup: 1991 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup semi-finalist: 1991–92 Czechoslovakia

FIFA World Cup quarter-finalist: 1990 Individual

Czechoslovak First League top scorer: 1985–86 (19 goals)

Manager

MŠK Žilina

2. Liga (Slovakia) runner-up: 1995–96 (promoted) Slovan Bratislava

Slovak First League: 1998–99 Slovak Cup: 1998–99 Slovan Liberec

UEFA Intertoto Cup finalist: 2004 FK Senica

Slovak First League runner-up: 2010–11 Slovak Cup runner-up: 2011–12