Michal Obročník (born 4 June 1991) is a Slovak professional

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who plays as a

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for

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Career

ViOn Zlaté Moravce

He made his debut for ViOn Zlaté Moravce against

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on 14 July 2012.

Slovan Liberec

In January 2014, Obročník came to Czech club

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Pohronie

On 31 January 2020, Pohronie has announced that signing of Obročník, along with the signing of Jacy. In a later interview, Obročník explained that his early departure from

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was caused by club's financial troubles and delayed wage payments. He returned to

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as the contract with Chojniczanka forbade him from signing with another Polish club. Obročník made his debut in the Fortuna Liga in the first round of the spring half of the season. On 15 February 2020, at pod Zoborom, Obročník was fielded in the starting line-up of a goal-less tie against

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. Despite making a couple of minor erroneous decisions in the play, particularly during the first half, he completed the entirety of the match. On 8 March 2020, in an

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fixture against Zemplín Michalovce (0:1 loss), Obročník had suffered a leg injury and had to be replaced by Richard Župa in the first half. The injury had ruled him out of play for just one game of the relegation group fixtures, as the season was delayed and shortened due to the

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. However he remained benched all the remaining games of the season. After the season, Obročník had departed from Pohronie, recording a total of four appearances. However, he resigned later during the autumn of 2020 and recorded 8 further appearances in the 2020–21 season before being released again in January 2021.

Honours

Slovan Liberec *

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: 2014–15

External links

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References

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