Marek Bakoš

Marek Bakoš (, born 15 April 1983) is a former Slovak footballer. In his playing career, Bakoš played as a centre forward.

Early life Bakoš was born on April 15, 1983 in Nová Bána. Nová Bána was the first club he played for, starting at the age of 7. He spent 8 seasons with this team, after which, at the age of 15, he joined FC Nitra.

Club career On 13 September 2011, Bakoš scored the first UEFA Champions League group stage goal in Viktoria Plzeň's history in a 1–1 home draw against Belarusian club BATE Borisov. On 23 November 2011, he netted the only goal in the away match against BATE Borisov to enable his team to claim its first group stage win and almost assure its progression into the UEFA Europa League as the third best team in the group. He helped Slovan Liberec win the Czech Cup in 2014–15 and scored in the final.

Managerial career In September 2025, it was announced that Bakoš would be becoming the interim manager for his former club Viktoria Plzen.

International career Bakoš made his debut for the Slovak national football team on 29 February 2012 in a friendly match against Turkey, where he played the first half.

Career statistics

International career On 29 February 2012, Bakoš debuted for the senior national team of his country as a starter in the 2–1 away victory against Turkey in a friendly match.

Honours Club Plzeň Czech First League (3): 2010–11, 2012–13, 2014–15 Czech Cup (1): 2009–10 Czech Republic Football Supercup (1): 2011

Liberec Czech Cup (1): 2014–15

International UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship: Third place (2002)