Roman Hubník (; born 6 June 1984) is a Czech retired professional

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who played as a

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. His career was connected especially with

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and

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. Until 2016, he also played for the Czech national team. His brother Michal Hubník is also a footballer.

Club career

In January 2007,

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signed Hubník from

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for a €2 million transfer fee. In January 2009 he was loaned out until 31 December 2009 to

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. After his return to Russia, he again moved on loan, this time to

. On 20 May 2010, Hertha made use of a contract option and signed Hubník permanently. In September 2013, he signed a deal with Viktoria Plzeň.

International career

Hubník played for all Czech national youth teams. On 5 July 2009, Hubník made his debut for the Czech Republic national team in the match against

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. His first international goal came on 12 August 2009, in the 3–1 victory over

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. At the European championship in 2016 in France, Hubník played in all three group-stage matches for the Czech national team. With only one point from the three games, the team did not qualify for the knockout stages.

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hubnik, Roman 1984 births Living people Sportspeople from Vsetín Czech men's footballers Czech Republic men's youth international footballers Czech Republic men's under-21 international footballers Czech Republic men's international footballers Czech expatriate men's footballers Czech expatriate sportspeople in Germany Czech expatriate sportspeople in Russia Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Men's association football defenders Czech First League players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Russian Premier League players SK Sigma Olomouc players FC Moscow players AC Sparta Prague players Hertha BSC players UEFA Euro 2012 players UEFA Euro 2016 players Footballers from the Zlín Region 21st-century Czech sportsmen