Michal Breznaník (born 16 December 1985) is a Slovak

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who plays for TJ Baník Kalinovo.

Club career

Breznaník started his career playing in the youth teams of hometown club MFK Revúca, later FC Junior - Radvaň and was then transferred to ŽP Šport Podbrezová. In 2007, he joined Slovak side Slovan Bratislava. For the 2010–11 season, Slovan Bratislava loaned Breznaník to

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. After the season, Breznaník moved to Slovan Liberec permanently. On 6 September 2012, Breznaník signed three-year contract with Russian side

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. His contract in Russia was terminated early due to a shoulder injury, with the player eventually signing as a

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for

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in 2014. He took part in the 2014

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, scoring the third goal as a substitute as Sparta defeated

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3–0. Breznaník signed on loan for former club Slovan Liberec in the spring of 2015, and joined

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, also on loan, in the spring of 2016.

International career

Breznaník made his debut for the senior national team of his country on 29 February 2012 in the 2–1 away win over

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in a

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Honours

;ŠK Slovan Bratislava *

Corgoň Liga The Slovak First Football League (), officially known as Niké liga for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Slovakia and the highest level of the Slovak football league system. It was formed in 1993 following the ...

champion: 2008–09 *

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winner: 2009–10 ;FC Slovan Liberec *

Czech First League The Czech First League () also known as the Chance Liga for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in the Czech Republic and the highest level of the Czech Republic football league system. Seasons typically run from A ...

champion: 2011–12 *

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: 2014–15 ;AC Sparta Prague *

: 2014

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Breznanik, Michal 1985 births Living people Slovak men's footballers Men's association football midfielders FK Železiarne Podbrezová players ŠK Slovan Bratislava players FC Slovan Liberec players FC Amkar Perm players AC Sparta Prague players FK Dukla Prague players Slovak First Football League players 2. Liga (Slovakia) players 3. Liga (Slovakia) players Czech First League players Slovak expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in the Czech Republic Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Russian Premier League players People from Revúca Footballers from the Banská Bystrica Region Slovakia men's international footballers 21st-century Slovak sportsmen