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About Juraj Kucka
Juraj Kucka (Slovak pronunciation: ; born 26 February 1987), also known by his nickname Kuco (Slovak pronunciation: ), is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Slovak club Slovan Bratislava and the Slovakia national team. A former Slovakia under-21 player, Kucka made his senior international debut in a friendly match against Liechtenstein on 19 November 2008, replacing Branislav Obžera in the 53rd minute. Slovakia manager Vladimír Weiss called him up for the 2010 World Cup despite the fact that Kucka had not played in any qualification matches. He played in three games at the World Cup: against New Zealand, Italy and the Netherlands. Kucka was called up to the Slovakia squads for the Euro 2016 and Euro 2020 tournaments.
