Kamil Kopúnek (born 18 May 1984) is a Slovak former

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who played as a

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Club career

Spartak Trnava

Kamil Kopúnek started his career with his local club,

Spartak Trnava FC Spartak Trnava () is a Slovak professional football club based in Trnava. Historically, it is one of the most successful clubs in the country, having won the Czechoslovak First League five times and the Czechoslovak Cup on four occasions, an ...

. He became a first-team player in January 2002 at the young age of 17 and made his debut in spring 2002, receiving a red card in his first match. In October 2009, he became a captain. He spent eight and one-half years there, leaving Trnava in summer 2010.

Saturn Moscow Oblast

On 27 August 2010, he joined the

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club FC Saturn Moscow Oblast on a four-month contract. He played for Saturn in seven league games before the club was dissolved due to huge debts in January 2011.

Bari

Kopúnek signed a half-year contract with the

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club

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on 31 January 2011. He made his debut on 13 March in a 1–1 draw against

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. In July 2011, he signed a three-year contract. His contract was ended by mutual consent in January 2012.

Slovan Bratislava

Despite he was born in Trnava and played for Spartak from childhood years he joined arch-rivals ŠK Slovan Bratislava since 19 January 2012. He left the club in August 2013.

Ravan Baku

After going on trial with

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in February 2014, Kopúnek went on to sign for

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of the Azerbaijan Premier League in March 2014. At the end of the 2013–14 season, Ravan were relegated to the

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, and whilst Kopúnek was still contracted to Ravan for the next season, he openly admitted to be looking for a new club.

Haladás

Kopúnek signed for Haladás in September 2014.

Zbrojovka Brno

Kopúnek signed a half-year contract with the

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club

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on 20 March 2015.

International career

Kopúnek represented Slovakia on junior levels and played at the

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in all four matches for national U-20 team. On 1 March 2006, he made his senior national team debut in a 2–1 win against

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at Stade de France in

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. He scored his first international goal against

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on 29 May 2010 and was subsequently named to the

Slovakia Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the s ...

squad for the

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. On 24 June 2010, coming on as a substitute, he scored Slovakia's third goal with his first touch of the game in their group match against Italy which ended 3–2 and ultimately sent the Italians crashing out of the

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Career statistics

Club

International goals

References

External links

Slovan Bratislava profile

AS Bari profile
* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kopunek, Kamil 1984 births Living people Sportspeople from Trnava Association football midfielders Slovak footballers Slovak expatriate footballers Slovakia international footballers Slovakia youth international footballers FC Spartak Trnava players FC Saturn Ramenskoye players S.S.C. Bari players FC Zbrojovka Brno players ŠK Slovan Bratislava players Ravan Baku FC players Szombathelyi Haladás footballers FC Tatabánya players A.S. Bisceglie Calcio 1913 players Slovak Super Liga players Russian Premier League players Serie A players Serie B players Nemzeti Bajnokság I players Azerbaijan Premier League players Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Russia Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate footballers in Russia Expatriate footballers in Italy Expatriate footballers in Hungary 2010 FIFA World Cup players