Filip Šebo (born 24 February 1984) is a Slovak former professional

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who played as a forward.

Club career

Early career

Šebo started his professional career with German team

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but did not make a first team appearance, playing his games for reserve side Köln II. He returned to Slovakia joining

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in 2003 after being released by Köln. Eight goals in 25 appearances earned him a transfer to Artmedia Bratislava – known for their run in the

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. In the summer of 2005, after 22 goals in 29 games and the award for the league's top-scorer, he was bought by Austrian side Austria Vienna who paid approximately £400,000 for him. Šebo played 32 times, scoring 5 goals for the Austrian side, helping them to achieve an

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and Cup double.

Rangers

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manager

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made Šebo his ninth signing on 3 August 2006 after Austria Vienna and Rangers agreed a fee of £1.85 million. Le Guen gave him his first starting appearance for Rangers on 17 September, against Hibernian in an SPL match, and he scored. His first home goal came on 1 October, a late winner in a 1–0 victory over

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at Ibrox. Šebo played his first European match for Rangers on 28 September, playing the last 15 minutes of a

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first-round second-leg tie against

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. Rangers won, 2–0, to qualify for the group stage. Despite his lack of goals, he became something of a cult figure for Rangers, due to both his high workrate and his distinctive broad, stocky build. In a friendly against

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on 31 January 2007, Šebo scored in a 3–0 win, his first goal in three months for the club. In another friendly, he scored a hat-trick in a 5–0 defeat of Gretna. In July 2007, Šebo scored Rangers' second goal in a 2–0 pre-season friendly win over Chelsea; it was his first goal at Ibrox in almost 10 months.

Valenciennes

On 22 August 2007, Šebo joined French

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side

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on a year-long loan deal. He scored his first goal for Valenciennes in a

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match against

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on 27 September 2007. He netted his first and second league goals on 11 November against

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. He completed a permanent switch to France on 29 May 2008, with Valenciennes paying a fee of around one million pounds.

Slovan Bratislava

Šebo joined Slovan Bratislava on 15 September 2010. The striker, who came as a free agent after his spell at

, signed a contract with the Slovak side until December 2012. Šebo impressed in his first season at Slovan, becoming the

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's top scorer with 22 goals. Following the successful campaign, the

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club

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tried to sign Šebo, but failed, as Slovan decided against selling the striker. Although Šebo was less prolific in his remaining time at the club, Slovan offered him a new contract, which the striker, however, turned down and left the club in the winter of 2012.

Petržalka

Šebo joined Petržalka akadémia on 2015 as a free agent.

International career

On 15 August 2006, Šebo made his debut for the Slovakia national team in a friendly against

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. He marked the occasion by scoring a

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. He scored another two goals in his second international match against

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International goals

:Source: :''Scores and results list Slovakia's goal tally first.''

Honours

Slovakia

Slovakia U20 * 2003 FIFA U-20 World Cup: Participation Slovakia U19 *

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– Third place

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sebo, Filip 1984 births Living people Footballers from Bratislava Slovak men's footballers Men's association football forwards Slovakia men's international footballers Slovakia men's youth international footballers Slovak expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Germany 1. FC Köln II players Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Germany Slovak First Football League players FK Inter Bratislava players FC Petržalka players Expatriate men's footballers in Austria Austrian Football Bundesliga players FK Austria Wien players Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Austria Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland Scottish Premier League players Rangers F.C. players Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Scotland Expatriate men's footballers in France Ligue 1 players Valenciennes FC players Slovak expatriate sportspeople in France ŠK Slovan Bratislava players 21st-century Slovak sportsmen