Marek Hamshik: biography and career of the youngest captain of the Slovak national team

Marek Hamšík is a Slovakian footballer born in 1987, on July 27, in a town called Banská Bystrica in Czechoslovakia. To date, he protects the colors of the Italian "Napoli". Plus, this athlete is the captain of the Slovak national team.

Biography

The family of Marek Hamshik is athletic. His father, Richard, is a professional football player who played for FC Dukla. Renata's mom is a handball player. It is interesting that Marek was born when both his parents were only 18 years old. Then he had a younger sister. She also became a sportswoman - she continued her mother's business. However, she had to quit her career, because she had serious heart problems.

Another interesting fact is that Mareku boots his grandfather bought long before he was born. And at the age of four the boy's father took him to FC "Jupi Podlavice." So his activity and football began. And already in five years the boy was recognized as the best player of the children's tournament.

Career

The first club of Marek was FC "Slovan". There, his debut took place at the age of 16 (!) Years, he played six months and then moved to Italy. There he played for FC "Brescia", in which he spent two full seasons. True, in the second division. But the footballer managed to distinguish himself with a bright game - properly speaking, that's why he was noticed. Marek began to receive profitable offers, and in the end he moved to "Napoli". By the way, he became the second most expensive football player of this club. The first was Diego Maradona. Marek Hamshik literally from the first games became a favorite of fans of the Neapolitan club. And then he showed himself as a leader on the field. Interestingly, he continued to be called to various clubs (more titled and successful), but the Slovak refused everything - he chose to stay in the "Napoli", for which the fans are highly respected. He has already played for this club since 2007. Not a bad achievement!

What about the national team? There the debut of the sportsman took place when he was 18 years old. After a short period of time, the head coach put him in the base. And in 2009 Marek Hamshik was awarded the captain's armband.

Interesting Facts

Marek Hamšík, whose biography is quite interesting, is considered one of the most talented football players of his country. Although he is a midfielder, he is often shifted to the center. Edie Rey, who is the former head coach of Napoli, said that Marek Hamshik is a mixture of Lampard and Gerard. And indeed, the Slovaks have a great pass, he perfectly controls the ball.

It is interesting that he met his girlfriend, with whom the football player meets, at the age of 13. The name is Martina Franova. She is a handball player - she trained with her sister. It is known that Marek left Czechoslovakia and they had not seen the girl for a long time, but then Martin also moved to Italy.

In 2010, the girl gave birth to Marek's son, who was called Christian, two years later, another appeared - Lucas. It's also funny that Mihaela, the sister of a soccer player, married Walter Gargano - and he, like her brother, plays for Napoli.

Marek lives with a girl in a 4-room apartment near Neapoli and goes to BMW X6. He bought a big house for his parents. At one time, Marek, as if attracted to his failures - then he was stolen in a traffic jam clock for 25,000 pounds (which, incidentally, later came to the fans of Napoli - the clock was returned to the player), then his grandfather's house was robbed (the thieves were caught).

Few people know, but Marek is short-sighted. At various events, he wears glasses, but on the field goes without lenses. And the latest interesting facts: the footballer is cheering for the English "Manchester United" and is equal to Pavel Nedved. With whom, by the way, in 2010 he published a book telling about his career and life.