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Tuesday, 4th March, 2014







Napoli playmaker Marek Hamsik has received the Slovakian Player of the Year award for the third time, edging out compatriots Martin Skrtel and Juraj Kucka.

The award ceremony was held in Trnava on Monday night and was attended by many eminent sports personalities.







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The names of the winners were decided on the basis of the 21st annual poll organised by Slovakian daily Pravda in cooperation with the Slovak Football Association (SFZ).

The 26-year-old had also received the award in 2009 and 2010, edging out Liverpool defender Skrtel who won it in 2007, 2008, 2011 and 2012.

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"It is always a good feeling – I had the best season with Napoli last year", the Slovakian international said.

Hamsik was highly influential for his club during the 2012/13 season, when his team finished second in the league, scoring 11 goals and providing his team-mates with 14 more assists.

However the player concerned feels he missed out on some notable events.

"Despite this, I am not able to say it was a perfect year. I missed some notable games with the national team", Hamsik added.

Slovan Bratislava forward Robert Vittek won the award for the best player in the Slovak First League.

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