Lukáš Tesák (born 8 March 1985) is a Slovak former professional international

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who played as a

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. Throughout his career, he has also played for Dubnica,

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and Tatran Prešov in

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, Ukrainian club

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, Russian clubs

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and

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, as well as Belarusian

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Career

Club career

In February 2016, Tesák signed a two-year contract, with the option of an additional year, with

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side Kairat. In July of the same year, Tesák left FC Kairat, re-signing for

a few days later. On 28 February 2017, FC Arsenal Tula removed him from their

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roster.

Later career

In August 2020, he signed with an amateur club Sitno Banská Štiavnica.

Coaching career

After retiring at the end of 2019, it was confirmed in January 2020, that Tesák would continue at Pohronie as a fitness coach. He had resigned from this position in January 2021 to pursue a civilian career.

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* * 1985 births Living people Sportspeople from Žiar nad Hronom Footballers from the Banská Bystrica Region Men's association football defenders Slovak men's footballers Slovak expatriate men's footballers Slovakia men's under-21 international footballers Slovakia men's international footballers FK Spartak Dubnica nad Váhom players MŠK Žilina players MŠK Rimavská Sobota players FK Senica players 1. FC Tatran Prešov players FC Zorya Luhansk players FC Torpedo Moscow players FC Arsenal Tula players FC Kairat players FC Gomel players FK Pohronie players FK Sitno Banská Štiavnica players Slovak First Football League players 2. Liga (Slovakia) players 5. Liga players Ukrainian Premier League players Russian Premier League players Kazakhstan Premier League players Belarusian Premier League players Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Russia Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Belarus Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Expatriate men's footballers in Belarus Expatriate men's footballers in Kazakhstan 21st-century Slovak sportsmen {{Slovakia-footy-defender-stub