Radoslav Zabavník (born 16 September 1980) is a Slovak former professional

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who played as a defender.

Club career

Zabavník played for MFK Košice and

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in his native country's

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, winning the championship twice with MŠK Žilina. Between 2004 and late 2005, Zabavník played in

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for

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. He became the first Slovak player to sign a contract with an

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club. In the end of 2005, he was sold to Sparta Prague. In February 2008, Sparta Prague sold Zabavník to Terek Grozny. In December 2009, he was released and signed for 1. FSV Mainz 05 on 1 February 2010. The signing proved to be astute business by Mainz 05 as Zabavník went on to make a string of impressive performances for them cementing his place in the starting eleven.

International career

Zabavník is currently the oldest ever Slovak international debutant since 2003, having played the first game for his country in the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier match against

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at the age of 24 years.

Career statistics

Club

International goals

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

References

External links

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Profile at iDNES
1980 births Living people Sportspeople from Košice Slovak footballers Association football fullbacks Association football central defenders Slovakia international footballers Slovakia under-21 international footballers 2010 FIFA World Cup players FC VSS Košice players MŠK Žilina players PFC CSKA Sofia players AC Sparta Prague players FC Akhmat Grozny players 1. FSV Mainz 05 players SV Sandhausen players Slovak Super Liga players Russian Premier League players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Czech First League players Bundesliga players Slovak expatriate footballers Slovak expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic Expatriate footballers in the Czech Republic Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria Expatriate footballers in Bulgaria Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Russia Expatriate footballers in Russia Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate footballers in Germany {{slovakia-footy-defender-stub