Stanislav Griga

Who is Stanislav Griga?

Stanislav Griga is a former Slovak football player and later a football manager. He played 34 matches for Czechoslovakia and scored eight goals.

He was a participant in 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 joined AC Sparta Prague as manager in October 2005. He stayed at Sparta until August 2006, finishing with a record of 12 wins, 7 draws and 8 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.

In June 2013, Griga and Hipp were sacked from their positions with the Slovakia national football team and replaced by Ján Kozák.