Vladimír Kinder

Vladimír Kinder (born 9 March 1969) is a retired Slovak professional footballer who last played as a left-back for FC Petržalka akadémia.

Kinder played for Middlesbrough in England between 1997 and 1999. He helped them reach three domestic cup finals as well as win promotion to the Premier League.

He earned 1 cap for Representation of Czechs and Slovaks on 16 June 1993 against the Faroe Islands in a World Cup qualifier. Kinder then earned 38 caps for Slovakia, scoring one goal in a 4-2 friendly win over Croatia on 20 April 1994.

Honours Slovan Bratislava Czechoslovak First League: 1991–92 Slovak Super Liga: 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96 Slovak Super Cup: 1993, 1994, 1996

Middlesbrough Football League First Division second-place promotion: 1997–98 FA Cup runner-up: 1996–97 Football League Cup runner-up: 1996–97, 1997–98

Individual Slovak Footballer of the Year: 1994 Slovak top eleven: 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2001, 2002