„Here I earn four times as much as in Inter Bratislava“, says Juraj Czinege

Zdroj: SME, Roman Krpelan

How do you like Elazigspor as a place?

„I don´t usually go to the downtown, only when I go shopping maybe. Elazig is smaller than Bratislava. There are no shopping centers either. But that is not what I came here for so it doesn´t really bother me.“

Were there any difficulties when talking about your contract or everything was smooth?

„There were no long discussions and we basically agreed on everything. It was weird when I had to sign the contract, because it was in Turkish. I was lucky to have my manager Jozef Tokoš who wrote a contract in English.“

Apparently you transfered for 100.000 Euro, which is about four and a half million crowns..

„I don´t exactly know but that sounds about right.“

How do the conditions you were offered by Graz differ from those you accepted in Elazigspor?

„Here the conditions are somewhat better, though I don´t know if they are guaranteed. But looking at it from the other side, Graz is a very different place and it is closer to my home.“

How many times more do you earn now than you earned in Inter Bratislava before?

„It is about four or five times as much as before. Players in Slovakia don´t earn big money.“

Where do you live and what else do you get according to your contract?

„I was given a flat with about 130 square meters. I should be getting a car soon too. That´s all I have in my contract. There aren´t many smaller flats in Turkey. When I mentioned that I would like to have a flat with at least 50 square meter, Elazig officials started to laugh.“

What other facilities have you been offered?

„Players get everything besides their football shoes. In Inter we even got those. We are practising in a training area with two pitches. There is accomodation with kitchens as well. We have massages and there are two persons taking care of everything. When the player comes into the dressing room, everything is ready.