Kornel Saláta

Kornel Saláta (Saláta Kornél; born 24 January 1985) is a Slovak professional football who plays as a centre-back for MSO Štúrovo.

Club career
Saláta made his Corgoň Liga debut in the 2005–06 season for Matador Púchov. After season Púchov relegated to the Slovak First League and Saláta signed for Artmedia Petržalka. There he won the Corgoň Liga and the Slovak Cup in the 2007–08 season. In summer 2009, he moved to Slovan Bratislava, playing first match in the 2009 Slovak Super Cup. In January 2011, he signed four-year contract for Russian club Rostov for €1 million as one of the best Corgoň Liga defenders.

Saláta left Rostov in August 2014.

International career
Saláta made his national team debut against Switzerland on 24 May 2008. He participated at the 2010 FIFA World Cup, playing 83 minutes in second group match against Paraguay.

Personal life
Saláta hails from the Hungarian minority in Slovakia. He speaks both Slovak and Hungarian fluently, also with knowledge of Russian and English.

Career statistics

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

Honours
Artmedia
 * Corgoň Liga: 2007–08
 * Slovak Cup: 2007–08

Slovan
 * Slovak Cup: 2009–10
 * Slovak Super Cup: 2009