Ivan Čabala (born 13 February 1960) is a Slovak former professional footballer who played as a

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. Čabala started his career in Lokomotíva Košice. He later played for

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, earning 222 appearances between 1986 and 1991. Outside the Czech Republic and Slovakia, Čabala later played for Swedish club Vasteras in 1990 and Austrian club Kremser SC from 1991 until 1993. Čabala represented

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on four occasions between 1986 and 1989.

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