Ľuboš Hanzel (born 7 May 1987) is a Slovak

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who plays as a

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for OŠK Zavar.

Club career

Hanzel began his career in

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. In January 2008, he was loaned to Senec where he played eleven games, before returning to Trnava in July 2008. In summer 2009, he was linked with move to

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. On 13 August 2009, he moved to

FC Schalke 04 Fußballclub Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 e. V., commonly known as Schalke 04 (), and abbreviated as S04 (), is a professional sports club from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is best known for its football team, ...

on a half-year loan with option for two and a half additional years. On 12 December 2009, Hanzel made his

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debut and replaced

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in 90th minute in away match against

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. After only one game for Schalke 04 he returned to Trnava in January 2010. In January 2013, Hanzel joined

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on a free transfer. He made his debut on 23 February 2013, playing the whole match in a 4–0 away defeat to

Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała TS Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała () is a football club based in Bielsko-Biała, Poland. They currently compete in the II liga, after being relegated from the 2023–24 I liga. History The club was essentially founded on 11 July 1997, although ...

. He joined Czech side

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in February 2014, signing a half-year contract.

International career

On 6 June 2009, Hanzel made his international debut in the

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win over

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. In the same match he scored his first international goal.

Personal life

His brother Tomáš Hanzel is currently playing for ŠK SFM Senec. He has one sister Dominika Hanzelová.

International goal

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hanzel, Lubos 1987 births Living people People from Trnava District Footballers from the Trnava Region Slovak men's footballers Slovak expatriate men's footballers Slovakia men's international footballers Slovakia men's under-21 international footballers Men's association football fullbacks FC Spartak Trnava players FC Senec players FC Schalke 04 players Jagiellonia Białystok players FC Urartu players FK Dukla Prague players FK Iskra Borčice players FKM Nové Zámky players FK Slovan Duslo Šaľa players Slovak First Football League players Bundesliga players Ekstraklasa players Czech First League players Armenian Premier League players 2. Liga (Slovakia) players 3. Liga (Slovakia) players Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Expatriate men's footballers in Armenia Expatriate men's footballers in the Czech Republic Expatriate men's footballers in Austria Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Germany Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Poland Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Armenia Slovak expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Austria 21st-century Slovak sportsmen