Marián Had (born 16 September 1982) is a Slovak former professional

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who played mainly as a

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but also as a

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Football career

Born in

Dolný Kubín Dolný Kubín (; also known by #Names, other names) is a town in northern Slovakia in the Žilina Region. It is the historical capital and the largest settlement of the Orava (region), Orava region. Names The name is derived from the archaic Slov ...

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, Had started his professional career in

MFK Ružomberok MFK Ružomberok () is a Slovak professional football club playing in the city of Ružomberok. History Established in 1906, the club's colours have been traditionally white, yellow and red, which are also featured on the town's flag. However, t ...

, where he became an emergent fixture in the

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. In the 2004 summer, he was sold to 1. FC Brno in the neighbouring

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for

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20.000. After two seasons, Had's first foreign adventure arrived, with a transfer to

FC Lokomotiv Moscow FC Lokomotiv Moscow (, ) is a Russian professional association football, football club based in Moscow. Lokomotiv have won the Russian Premier League on three occasions; the Soviet Cup twice; and the Russian Cup (football), Russian Cup a record ...

for €2 million. There, he found himself more than often injured (

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, brain concussion, broken jawbone and

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). For the 2007–08 campaign, Had joined

Sporting Clube de Portugal Sporting Clube de Portugal (), otherwise referred to as Sporting CP or simply Sporting (particularly within Portugal), or as Sporting Lisbon in other countries,

on loan, to replace departed

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and

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. He was initially the second-choice left-back behind

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and, with

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's arrival in January 2008 on loan from

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, he was deemed surplus to requirements by manager

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, subsequently returning to Lokomotiv in February.Marian Had regressa ao Lokomotiv Moscovo (Marian Had returns to Lokomotiv Moscow)
Expresso, 15 February 2008 (in Portuguese) Had was again loaned in 2008–09, now to

AC Sparta Prague Athletic Club Sparta Praha (), commonly known as Sparta Prague and Sparta Praha, is a professional association football, football club based in Prague. It is the most successful club in the Czech Republic and one of the most successful in cen ...

. In January 2010, he was definitely released and signed with

ŠK Slovan Bratislava ŠK Slovan Bratislava (, "Bratislava Slavs") is a professional association football, football club based in Bratislava, Slovakia, that plays in the Slovak First Football League. Founded as I. ČSŠK Bratislava in 1919, the club changed its name ...

Honours

;Győr *

Nemzeti Bajnokság I The Nemzeti Bajnokság (, ), also known as NB I or Fizz Liga after its title sponsor, OTP Bank's webshop subsidiary, is a professional association football league in Hungary and the highest level of the Hungarian football league system. Twelve ...

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Had, Marian 1982 births Living people Sportspeople from Dolný Kubín Footballers from the Žilina Region Slovak men's footballers Men's association football defenders Slovak First Football League players MFK Ružomberok players ŠK Slovan Bratislava players FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda players FK Dukla Banská Bystrica players FC Petržalka players Czech First League players FC Zbrojovka Brno players AC Sparta Prague players Russian Premier League players FC Lokomotiv Moscow players Primeira Liga players Sporting CP footballers Nemzeti Bajnokság I players Győri ETO FC players Slovakia men's international footballers Slovak expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in the Czech Republic Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Hungary Slovak expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Russia Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Hungary 21st-century Slovak sportsmen