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{{Short description|Slovak footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name        = Róbert Vittek
| image       = Robert Vittek 2008.jpg
| caption     = Vittek in 2008
| birth_date  = {{birth date and age|1982|4|1|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Bratislava]], [[Czechoslovakia]]
| height      = 1.87 m
| currentclub = 
| position    = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = [[ŠK Slovan Bratislava|Slovan Bratislava]]
| years1  = 1999–2003 | clubs1  = [[ŠK Slovan Bratislava|Slovan Bratislava]] | caps1 = 101 | goals1 = 47
| years2  = 2003–2008 | clubs2  = [[1. FC Nürnberg]]                         | caps2 = 124 | goals2 = 36
| years3  = 2008–2010 | clubs3  = [[Lille OSC|Lille]]                        | caps3 = 38  | goals3 = 7
| years4  = 2010      | clubs4  = → [[MKE Ankaragücü|Ankaragücü]] (loan)     | caps4 = 12  | goals4 = 5
| years5  = 2010–2011 | clubs5  = [[MKE Ankaragücü|Ankaragücü]]              | caps5 = 12  | goals5 = 1
| years6  = 2011–2013 | clubs6  = [[Trabzonspor]]                            | caps6 = 6   | goals6 = 2
| years7  = 2013      | clubs7  = [[İstanbul Başakşehir F.K.|İstanbul BB]]   | caps7 = 0   | goals7 = 0
| years8  = 2013–2016 | clubs8  = [[ŠK Slovan Bratislava|Slovan Bratislava]] | caps8 = 47  | goals8 = 22
| years9  = 2016      | clubs9  = [[Debreceni VSC|Debrecen]]                 | caps9 = 8   | goals9 = 2
| years10 = 2017–2018 | clubs10 = [[ŠK Slovan Bratislava|Slovan Bratislava]] | caps10= 31  | goals10= 2
| years11 = 2019      | clubs11 = [[ŠK Slovan Bratislava|Slovan Bratislava]] | caps11= 1   | goals11= 0
| totalcaps = 380 | totalgoals = 124
| nationalyears1 = 2001–2016 | nationalteam1   = [[Slovakia national football team|Slovakia]] | nationalcaps1 = 82 | nationalgoals1 = 23
}}
'''Róbert Vittek''' ({{IPA|sk|ˈrɔːbert ˈʋitek}}; born 1 April 1982)<ref name="sport.aktuality.sk">{{Cite news|title=Video {{!}} Hviezdy MS: Róbert Vittek (Slovensko)|url=https://sport.aktuality.sk/futbal/clanok/video-hviezdy-ms-robert-vittek-slovensko-2023052319510517786|website=[[Aktuality.sk]]|date=28 June 2001|language=sk}}</ref> is a Slovak former professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[forward (association football)|forward]].

With 23 goals in 82 matches since 2001, Vittek is the second top scorer in the history of the [[Slovakia national football team]]. He played for Slovakia at the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]], scoring four goals.

==Club career==
===Slovan Bratislava===
Vittek began his career in the youth team of hometown club [[ŠK Slovan Bratislava|Slovan Bratislava]] in 1999. He was then promoted to the first team for the 1999–2000 campaign. While still a youth player, he signed a preliminary agreement with [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]], but the move to Spain fell through due to injury. He was 19 at the time and scored 19 goals for Slovan. The next season, he played only three games, scoring twice. Before moving to Germany, Vittek had a trial at [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]]<ref>{{Cite news|title=Vittek handed Blues trial|url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11694/2254456/|website=[[Sky Sports]]|date=9 January 2003|access-date=27 August 2012}}</ref> and impressed the club enough that they made a move for him.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Blues make offer for Vittek|url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11694/2254709/|website=Sky Sports|date=10 January 2003|access-date=27 August 2012}}</ref> However, the move never materialized.

===1. FC Nürnberg===
Vittek came to Nürnberg in 2003 when the club was still in the [[2. Bundesliga]], helping the team earn promotion to the [[Bundesliga]] for the 2004–05 campaign. During the first half of the 2004–05 season, he signed a long-term contract.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Vittek commits to Nurnberg|url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11892/2307366/|publisher=Sky Sports|date=9 August 2004|access-date=27 August 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Róbert Vittek|url=http://fussballdaten.de/spieler/vittekrobert/|website=Fussball Daten|access-date=28 November 2007|language=de}}</ref>

Vittek scored only five goals in the 2004–05 campaign, and the following year he failed to score in the first 17 matches before the winter break. However, with the arrival of new coach [[Hans Meyer (footballer)|Hans Meyer]], he scored 16 goals in the final 16 games of the 2005–06 season. He made league history in Spieltag 24 and 25, becoming the first Bundesliga player to score a combined six goals in two consecutive games. In all, Vittek had five multi-goal games on the season, and his 16 goals were good for fifth place on the Bundesliga scoring charts. Vittek's rise was mirrored by his team as 1. FC Nürnberg rose from near-relegation to eighth place. He established a new record by scoring six goals in a row without an intervening goal from another player in the last two games against [[MSV Duisburg]] and [[1. FC Köln]] respectively. In the next game, he scored two more goals against [[SV Werder Bremen|Werder Bremen]], and just missed the league record of [[Lothar Emmerich]] and [[Tomislav Marić]] with four braces. His 2005–06 performance made Vittek a sought-after player in European football. [[Hamburger SV]] was the main Bundesliga club rumored to be courting Vittek.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Nurnberg reject Vittek bid|url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11892/2381514/|website=Sky Sports|date=26 June 2006|access-date=27 August 2012}}</ref> [[FC Dynamo Kyiv|Dynamo Kyiv]] offered a €10 million transfer fee for Vittek in June 2006, but Nürnberg rejected the offer. [[FC Lokomotiv Moscow|Lokomotiv Moscow]] was also reported to have interest in Vittek's services.

The 2006–07 season was mixed for Vittek again as he just scored four goals in 24 games due to [[Markus Schroth]] and [[Ivan Saenko]] making the score sheet. He played only three game of the cup until the quarter finals of the [[2006–07 DFB-Pokal|DFB-Pokal]] and returned only in the final, but stayed only on the bench which on 26 May 2007, Nürnberg won the DFB-Pokal beating [[VfB Stuttgart]] 3–1. During the season in October, Vittek signed a contract extension, keeping him until 2010<ref>{{Cite news|title=Vittek signs new deal|url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11892/2392919/|publisher=Sky Sports|date=19 October 2006|access-date=27 August 2012}}</ref> and this season began the decline for Vittek at Nürnberg. In December 2006, Vittek won the [[Slovak Footballer of the Year]] award.

The 2007–08 season was a negative season for Vittek as he scored once in 17 games due to injury and lack of fitness. On 24 July 2007, Vittek scored two goals for Nürnberg in the [[DFB-Ligapokal]], but his team lost 4–2 to [[FC Schalke 04|Schalke 04]]. On 5 August 2007, Vittek scored his first hat-trick since two seasons ago in the first round of [[2007–08 DFB-Pokal|DFB-Pokal]] in a 6–0 thrashing against [[SC Victoria Hamburg|Victoria Hamburg]]. On 1 September 2007, Vittek received a red card for the first time in his Bundesliga career after a second bookable offense in a 1–1 draw against [[FC Energie Cottbus|Energie Cottbus]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Wolf rettet Punkt in der Lausitz|url=http://www.fcn.de/index.php?id=15043|website=FC Nürnberg|date=1 September 2007|access-date=30 April 2012|language=de}}</ref> Despite his sending off, a few days later, Vittek was injured after suffering pain on his knee, resulting in him being out of action throughout the rest of 2007 and was expected not to be available until January despite the operation being a success.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Robert Vittek: Längere Zwangspause|url=http://www.fcn.de/index.php?id=15200|website=FC Nürnberg|date=5 September 2007|access-date=30 April 2012|language=de}}</ref> After the injury time, his return was delayed due to the flu.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Vitteks Comeback verschoben|url=https://www.kicker.de/vitteks-comeback-verschoben-375461/artikel|publisher=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]]|date=22 February 2008|access-date=30 April 2012|language=de}}</ref> The long forced break was also responsible for the fact that he was never used in the [[2007–08 UEFA Cup]]. On 1 March 2008, Vittek began to make his first appearance for the club since his injury, coming on as a substitute in a 2–1 loss against [[Hannover 96]]. On 5 April, Vittek scored his first goal (and only goal) of the season in a 3–1 win over [[Eintracht Frankfurt]].

The 2008–09 season was short-lived for Vittek before his move to [[Lille OSC|Lille]] as he made two appearances and in his last match with a 2–1 loss against [[1. FC Kaiserslautern]] provided an assist for [[Isaac Boakye]] to score the only goal in the game.

===Lille===
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Struggling to get to previous form, he went to play to French club [[Lille OSC|Lille]] for a reported €5.5 million in 2008, where he was awarded a contract until 2012. On 31 August 2008, Vittek made his debut for the club in a 2–1 win over [[FC Girondins de Bordeaux|Bordeaux]] and scored his first goal in a 3–0 win over [[AS Saint-Étienne|Saint-Étienne]] three months later since making his debut. He went on to help the club finally with a total of five goals in 26 games for the fifth place, and thus to qualify for the UEFA Europa League.

On 30 July 2009, he first played in the qualifying round of the [[2009–10 UEFA Champions League]] against [[FK Sevojno]] and scored a goal. In the league start on 9 August he was in the starting lineup in a 2–1 loss against [[FC Lorient|Lorient]] and two weeks later on 23 August 2009, Vittek scored his first goal in a 1–1 draw against [[Toulouse FC|Toulouse]]. After 17 games without scoring, Vittek scored in a 2–1 loss against [[FC Sochaux-Montbéliard|Sochaux]].

===M.K.E. Ankaragücü===
On 1 February 2010, Vittek left Lille and signed a half year loan deal with [[MKE Ankaragücü]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Lille striker Vittek joins Ankaragücü on loan|url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/soccer/2010-02-01-3817515943_x.htm|website=USA Today|date=1 February 2010|access-date=2 February 2010}}</ref> On 7 February 2010, he debuted in a 0–0 draw against [[Bursaspor]] and scored his first goal in the next game with a 1–1 draw against [[İstanbul Başakşehir F.K.|İstanbul BB]]. Vittek scored a brace in a 3–0 win over [[Kayserispor]] on 21 March 2010.

After the World Cup campaign, Ankaragücü bought him from Lille permanently<ref>{{Cite news|title=Ankaragucu bought testimonial of Vittek|url=http://www.cnnturk.com/2010/spor/futbol/06/15/ankaragucu.vittekin.bonservisini.aldi/580215.0/index.html|website=[[CNN|CNN Türkiye]]|date=15 June 2010|access-date=24 June 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Ankaragücü sign Vittek and Żewłakow|url=http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=tur/news/newsid=1498741.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120526103806/http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=tur/news/newsid=1498741.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 May 2012|website=UEFA|date=16 June 2010|access-date=25 June 2010}}</ref> despite interest from his former club Nürnberg.<ref>{{cite news|title=Vittek desires Nurnberg return|url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11800/6231801/|publisher=Sky Sports|date=26 June 2010|access-date=27 August 2012}}</ref> Since signing permanently for Ankaragücü, Vittek has never produced his form like last time when he was on loan, as he just made 12 appearances and scored once against [[Bucaspor]] in a 5–3 win and also set up a goal for [[Murat Duruer]] on 21 April 2010.

In the 2010–11 winter transfer window [[FC Red Bull Salzburg]] were interested in signing Vittek. After the transfer arrangements with MKE Ankaragücü were cleared, the club officials of the Turkish side claimed to have sent a confirmation fax on 31 January 2011, shortly before midnight to Salzburg. The fax was received in Salzburg one minute past midnight and the clock of the Transfer Matching System (TMS) of [[FIFA]] registered it at 00:03 and therefore invalid. Ankaragücü made a faulty fax machine responsible for the incident. On 23 February, it was ruled by the FIFA that Vittek was not joining the reigning Austrian champion.<ref>{{Cite news|title=FIFA blocks Robert Vittek's transfer to Salzburg|url=http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/6/55/6317/Sports/World/FIFA-blocks-Robert-Vitteks-transfer-to-Salzburg.aspx|website=Ahram Online|date=23 February 2011|access-date=30 April 2012}}</ref>

===Trabzonspor===
On 1 September 2011, Vittek signed a two-year contract for Turkish club [[Trabzonspor]] for a reported fee of €600,000.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Trabzonspor squad announced through the stock market adds to the cost of Robert Vittek and Marek Sapara'nın|url=http://www.habermonitor.com/en/haber/detay/trabzonspor-squad-announced-through-the-stock/39639/|url-status=dead|date=2 September 2011|website=Haber Monitor|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120326024021/http://www.habermonitor.com/en/haber/detay/trabzonspor-squad-announced-through-the-stock/39639/|archive-date=26 March 2012}}</ref>

On 14 September 2011, Vittek made his Champions League debut, coming on as a substitute in a 1–0 win over [[Inter Milan]]. On 17 September 2011, he made his debut for the club but soon in the game, he suffered an injury on a tear in the anterior cruciate ligament of the right knee to which sidelined him for about six months.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Injured Trabzonspor Vittek Out of Action for Six Months|url=http://www.prlog.org/11675136-injured-trabzonspor-vittek-out-of-action-for-six-months.html|website=Prolog|date=27 September 2011|access-date=30 April 2012}}</ref> In April 2012, Vittek was again training with the squad and planned to return at the very end of the season.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Vittek už naplno trénuje, možno stihne posledný zápas|url=http://sportky.topky.sk/c/85318/vittek-uz-naplno-trenuje-mozno-stihne-posledny-zapas#ixzz1tYZoYw5d|website=sportky.topky.sk|date=26 April 2012|access-date=30 April 2012|language=sk}}</ref> By August, Vittek made his first appearance for the club since suffering an injury in a 1–1 draw against [[Kardemir Karabükspor]].

===İstanbul BB===
In February 2013, he signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with [[İstanbul Başakşehir F.K.|İstanbul BB]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Vittek prestúpil do Istanbulu|url=http://www.profutbal.sk/ligy/tur/clanok153249-Vittek_prestupil_do_Istanbulu_BB.htm|url-status=dead|date=1 February 2013|website=Profutbal|language=sk|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130629225138/http://www.profutbal.sk/ligy/tur/clanok153249-Vittek_prestupil_do_Istanbulu_BB.htm|archive-date=29 June 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.osporte.sk/?id_cat=40&news=155365 |title=Vittek hráčom tureckého klubu Istanbul Büyüksehir Belediyesi|url-status=dead|date=1 February 2013|access-date=4 December 2013|website=Osporte|language=sk|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141206142952/http://www.osporte.sk/?id_cat=40&news=155365|archive-date=6 December 2014}}</ref> He did not make any league appearances for the club due to injuries.

===Return to Slovan Bratislava===
On 3 September 2013, Vittek signed for his hometown club [[ŠK Slovan Bratislava]] and was assigned the number 33 shirt. He officially debuted on 14 September, scoring a goal in the 4–2 victory over [[FK Dukla Banská Bystrica]] in an away league match. In the 2013–14 season, Slovan won the league title with Vittek scoring 12 league goals. However, he has been troubled with injuries in recent years, missing the last five games of the 2013–14 season as well as 2014–15.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Vittek: Dnešný Slovan? Je to aj daň za minulosť|url=http://sport.sme.sk/c/7481677/vittek-dnesny-slovan-je-to-aj-dan-za-minulost.html|website=[[Sme]]|date=7 November 2014|access-date=4 December 2014|language=sk}}</ref>

On 23 July 2015, Vittek netted a hat-trick in an away 5–1 victory to [[University College Dublin A.F.C.|University College Dublin]] as Slovan advanced 6–1 on aggregate into the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Europa League: UCD's campaign comes to an end at Belfield|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/champions-league/europa-league-ucd-s-campaign-comes-to-an-end-at-belfield-1.2295180|website=[[Irish Times]]|date=23 July 2015|access-date=31 July 2015}}</ref> He repeated the feat in the next round's second leg, a 3–3 home draw against [[FC Krasnodar]] which saw his team eliminated nonetheless.<ref>{{Cite news|title=VI Live: hattricks voor Vittek en Mkhitaryan|trans-title=Hat-tricks for Vittek and Mkhitaryan|url=http://www.vi.nl/live/vi-live-hattricks-voor-vittek-en-mkhitaryan.htm|access-date=7 August 2015|website=[[Voetbal International]]|date=6 August 2015|language=nl}}</ref>

On 6 July 2016, it was announced that Vittek would not play for Slovan Bratislava after he was offered the manager's job at the end of his player contract.<ref>{{Cite web|title=V novej sezóne už bez Róberta Vitteka|url=http://www.skslovan.com/clanok4278-V_novej_sezone_uz_bez_Roberta_Vitteka_.htm|website=ŠK Slovan Bratislava|date=6 July 2016|access-date=5 October 2016|language=sk}}</ref>

===Debrecen===
On 5 October 2016, Vittek joined Hungarian first division side [[Debreceni VSC]] for the remainder of the 2016–17 season.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Róbert Vittek aláírt a Lokihoz|trans-title=Róbert Vittek has signed with Debrecen|url=https://www.dvsc.hu/kiemelt-hirek/robert-vittek-alairt-a-lokihoz|website=Debrecen|date=5 October 2016|access-date=5 October 2016}}</ref>

==International career==
[[File:Róbert Vittek1.jpg|150px|thumb|right|Vittek in the jersey of the Slovakia national team in 2010.]]
Vittek became part of [[Slovakia national football team|Slovak national team]] in 2001.<ref name="sport.aktuality.sk"/>{{Clarification needed|reason=Which national team he debuted against?|date=April 2024}} His tally of 81 caps makes him their third most-capped player after [[Miroslav Karhan]] and [[Marek Hamšík]]. Vittek scored Slovakia's first ever goal at a [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]], netting in the 1–1 draw with [[New Zealand national football team|New Zealand]] on 15 June 2010.<ref>{{cite news|first=Caroline|last=Cheese|title=New Zealand 1–1 Slovakia|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2010/matches/match_12/default.stm|website=[[BBC Sport]]|date=15 June 2010}}</ref> Vittek also scored two goals against defending World Cup holders [[Italy national football team|Italy]] on 24 June 2010 to knock them out of the competition, leading Slovakia to progress to the [[2010 FIFA World Cup knockout stage]].<ref>{{Cite news|first=Paul|last=Fletcher|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2010/matches/match_41/default.stm|title=Slovakia 3–2 Italy|website=BBC Sport|date=24 June 2010}}</ref> On 28 June 2010, Slovakia lost 2–1 to the [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]] in their first [[2010 FIFA World Cup knockout stage|knockout stage]] match, in which Vittek converted a last-minute penalty to become Slovakia's top international scorer. With four goals in the competition, he also became the joint top scorer at the stage that Slovakia were knocked out.<ref>{{Cite news|first=Phil|last=Dawkes|title=Netherlands 2–1 Slovakia|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2010/matches/match_53/default.stm|website=BBC Sport|date=28 June 2010|access-date=30 June 2010}}</ref> He scored only one goal fewer than Germany's [[Thomas Müller]], who won the Golden Boot.

Following the 2010 World Cup, Vittek was not a regular on the team in the Euro 2012 qualifiers, playing in only three matches as Slovakia failed to qualify for [[UEFA Euro 2012]] by ending fourth in their group. Vittek also did not feature in Slovakia's 2014 World Cup qualifiers. After a period of national wilderness of almost two years, Vittek was chosen in the squad for Slovakia's Euro 2016 qualifiers against Spain and Ukraine. He was an unused substitute in the 2–0 defeat to Spain but started in the 0–0 draw against Ukraine.

==Personal life==
Vittek is married to Slovak businesswoman Patrícia Vittek, whom he met during his playing career for Hamburger SV.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Sandra verila Dugemu až dva razy|url=https://www.sme.sk/c/3063715/sandra-verila-dugemu-az-dva-razy.html|website=[[Sme]]|date=22 December 2016|language=sk}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref>{{Cite web|title=Róbert Vittek|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/5980/Robert_Vittek.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=30 April 2024}}</ref>
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="14"|[[Slovakia national football team|Slovakia]]
|2001||6||1
|-
|2002||5||0
|-
|2003||8||5
|-
|2004||8||5
|-
|2005||10||2
|-
|2006||6||1
|-
|2007||5||1
|-
|2008||9||1
|-
|2009||11||2
|-
|2010||7||5
|-
|2011||4||0
|-
|2013||1||0
|-
|2015||1||0
|-
|2016||1||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total!!82!!23
|}

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

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Róbert Vittek<ref>{{Cite web|title=Robert Vittek {{!}} Goals in International Matches|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/rvittek-intlg.html|date=3 April 2014|access-date=7 November 2014}}</ref>
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
|-
| align="center"|1 || 15 August 2001 || [[Tehelné pole]], [[Bratislava]], Slovakia || {{fb|IRN}} || align="center"|3–2 || align="center"|3–4 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|2 || 12 February 2003 || [[Larnaca]], Cyprus || {{fb|ROU}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|1–2 || Cyprus 2003 [[Cyprus International Football Tournament]]
|-
| align="center"|3 || rowspan="2"|13 February 2003 || rowspan="2"|[[Larnaca]], Cyprus || rowspan="2"|{{fb|CYP}} || align="center"|2–1 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|3–1 || rowspan="2"|2003 Cyprus International Football Tournament
|-
| align="center"|4 || align="center"|3–1
|-
| align="center"|5 || rowspan="2"|11 October 2003 || rowspan="2"|[[Rheinpark Stadion]], [[Vaduz]], Liechtenstein || rowspan="2"|{{fb|LIE}} || align="center"|1–0 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|2–0 || rowspan="2"|[[UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying Group 7|UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying]]
|-
| align="center"|6 || align="center"|2–0
|-
| align="center"|7 || 18 August 2004 || [[Tehelné pole]], [[Bratislava]], Slovakia || {{fb|LUX}} || align="center"|1–1 || align="center"|3–1 || [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 3|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| align="center"|8 || 4 September 2004 || [[Dynamo Stadium (Moscow)|Dynamo Stadium]], [[Moscow]], Russia || {{fb|RUS}} || align="center"|1–1 || align="center"|1–1 || 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
|-
| align="center"|9 || rowspan="3"|8 September 2004 || rowspan="3"|[[Tehelné pole]], [[Bratislava]], Slovakia || rowspan="3"|{{fb|LIE}} || align="center"|1–0 || rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"|7–0 || rowspan="3"| 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
|-
| align="center"|10 || align="center"|3–0
|-
| align="center"|11 || align="center"|4–0
|-
| align="center"|12 || 9 February 2005 || [[GSZ Stadium]], [[Larnaca]], Cyprus || {{fb|ROU}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|2–2 || 2005 Cyprus International Football Tournament
|-
| align="center"|13 || 7 September 2005 || [[Skonto Stadium]], [[Riga]], Latvia || {{fb|LVA}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|1–1 || 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
|-
| align="center"|14 || 7 October 2006 || [[Millennium Stadium]], [[Cardiff]], United Kingdom || {{fb|Wales}} || align="center"|5–1 || align="center"|5–1 || [[UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group D|UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying]]
|-
| align="center"|15 || 24 March 2007 || [[GSP Stadium]], [[Nicosia]], Cyprus || {{fb|CYP}} || align="center"|1–1 || align="center"|3–1 || UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
|-
| align="center"|16 || 19 November 2008 || [[Štadión pod Dubňom]], [[Žilina]], Slovakia || {{fb|LIE}} || align="center"|3–0 || align="center"|4–0 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|17 || 10 February 2009 || [[Tsirion Stadium]], [[Limassol]], Cyprus || {{fb|UKR}} || align="center"|1–1 || align="center"|2–3 || 2009 Cyprus International Football Tournament
|-
| align="center"|18 || 12 August 2009 || [[Laugardalsvöllur]], [[Reykjavík]], Iceland || {{fb|ISL}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|1–1 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|19 || 5 June 2010 || [[Štadión Pasienky]], [[Bratislava]], Slovakia || {{fb|CRI}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|3–0 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|20 || 15 June 2010 || [[Royal Bafokeng Stadium]], [[Rustenburg]], South Africa || {{fb|NZL}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|1–1 || rowspan=4|[[2010 FIFA World Cup]]
|-
| align="center"|21 || rowspan="2"|24 June 2010 || rowspan="2"|[[Ellis Park Stadium]], [[Johannesburg]], South Africa || rowspan="2"|{{fb|ITA}} || align="center"|1–0 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|3–2
|-
| align="center"|22 || align="center"|2–0
|-
| align="center"|23 || 28 June 2010 || [[Moses Mabhida Stadium]], [[Durban]], South Africa || {{fb|NLD}} || align="center"|1–2 || align="center"|1–2 
|}

==Honours==
'''1. FC Nürnberg'''<ref name="Soccerway">{{cite web|title=R. Vittek|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/robert-vittek/1754/|website=Soccerway| access-date = 5 October 2016}}</ref>
* [[2. Bundesliga]]: [[2003–04 2. Bundesliga|2003–04]] (promoted)
* [[DFB-Pokal]]: [[2006–07 DFB-Pokal|2006–07]]

'''Slovan Bratislava'''<ref name="Soccerway" />
* [[Slovak Super Liga]]: [[2013–14 Slovak First Football League|2013–14]], [[2018–19 Slovak First Football League|2018–19]]

'''Individual'''
* [[Slovak Footballer of the Year]]: 2006

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* {{NFT player|5980}}
* {{ESPN FC|84766}}
* {{Soccerway|robert-vittek/1754}}
* {{FIFA player|184410}}
* {{EU-Football.info|22283}}

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