Dušan Tittel

Dušan Tittel (born 27 December 1966) is a Slovak politician and former professional footballer who played as a defender. At international level, he represented Czechoslovakia and Slovakia. He was elected Slovakia Player of the Year three times.

Early life
Dušan Tittel was born on 27 December 1966 in Námestovo. He started playing professional football in 1985 while also studying Finance at the University of Economics in Bratislava.

Political career
After retiring from football in 2001, Tittel became active in politics. He was among the founding members of the Alliance of the New Citizen. Between 2001 and 2005 he served as a deputy in the regional assembly of the Bratislava region.

In 2014, Tittel joined the Slovak National Party and unsuccessfully ran on the party ticket in the 2014 European Parliament election. However, he succeeded in the 2016 Slovak parliamentary election and became the MP of the National Council.

In 2021 he left the Slovak National Party and became a member of the Voice – Social Democracy party. In the 2023 Slovak parliamentary election, he won a mandate and became an MP.

International goals

 * Scores and results list Slovakia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Tittel goal.

Player
Slovan Bratislava
 * Corgoň Liga: 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96
 * Slovak Cup: 1989, 1994, 1997, 1998
 * Slovak Super Cup: 1993, 1994

Omonia
 * Cypriot First Division: 2000–01
 * Cypriot Super Cup: 2001

Individual
 * Slovak Footballer of the Year: 1995, 1996, 1997
 * Slovak Top Eleven (6): 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998

Manager
Slovan Bratislava
 * Slovak Cup: 2009–10

Personal life
Dušan Tittel is married. With his wife Ivana they have two children.