Kamil Kopúnek

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Kamil Kopúnek
Kamil Kopunek.jpg
Kopunek in 2010
Personal information
Full name Kamil Kopúnek
Date of birth (1984-05-18) 18 May 1984 (age 37)
Place of birth Trnava, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
Bisceglie
Youth career
Spartak Trnava
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2010 Spartak Trnava 196 (11)
2010 Saturn Moscow Oblast 7 (0)
2011 Bari 18 (0)
2012–2013 Slovan Bratislava 35 (0)
2014 Ravan Baku 11 (0)
2014 Haladás 7 (0)
2015 Zbrojovka Brno 6 (0)
2015–2017 FC Tatabánya 27 (3)
2017 Törökbálinti TC 7 (2)
2017–2018 Poprad 22 (0)
2018–2019 Bisceglie 0 (0)
National team
2006–2012 Slovakia 17 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 July 2018

Kamil Kopúnek (born 18 May 1984) is a Slovak footballer who last played for Italian Bisceglie as a defensive midfielder.[1]

Club career[]

Spartak Trnava[]

Kamil Kopúnek started his career with his local club, Spartak Trnava. He became a first-team player in January 2002 at the young age of 17 and made his debut in spring 2002, receiving a red card in his first match. In October 2009, he became a captain.[2] He spent eight and one-half years there, leaving Trnava in summer 2010.

Saturn Moscow Oblast[]

On 27 August 2010, he joined the Russian Premier League club FC Saturn Moscow Oblast on a four-month contract. He played for Saturn in seven league games before the club was dissolved due to huge debts in January 2011.

Bari[]

Kopúnek signed a half-year contract with the Serie A club A.S. Bari on 31 January 2011. He made his debut on 13 March in a 1–1 draw against Milan at San Siro. In July 2011, he signed a three-year contract. His contract was ended by mutual consent in January 2012.[3]

Slovan Bratislava[]

Despite he was born in Trnava and played for Spartak from childhood years he joined arch-rivals ŠK Slovan Bratislava since 19 January 2012. He left the club in August 2013.

Ravan Baku[]

After going on trial with FC Bunyodkor in February 2014,[4] Kopúnek went on to sign for Ravan Baku of the Azerbaijan Premier League in March 2014.[5] At the end of the 2013–14 season, Ravan were relegated to the Azerbaijan First Division, and whilst Kopúnek was still contracted to Ravan for the next season, he openly admitted to be looking for a new club.[6]

Haladás[]

Kopúnek signed for Haladás in September 2014.

Zbrojovka Brno[]

Kopúnek signed a half-year contract with the Synot liga club FC Zbrojovka Brno on 20 March 2015.[7]

International career[]

Kopúnek represented Slovakia on junior levels and played at the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship in all four matches for national U-20 team.

On 1 March 2006, he made his senior national team debut in a 2–1 win against France at Stade de France in friendly match. He scored his first international goal against Cameroon on 29 May 2010 and was subsequently named to the Slovakia squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. On 24 June 2010, coming on as a substitute, he scored Slovakia's third goal with his first touch of the game in their group match against Italy which ended 3–2 and ultimately sent the Italians crashing out of the FIFA World Cup 2010.[8]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of 19 May 2014
Club Season League Domestic Cup Europe Total
App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals
Spartak Trnava 2001–02 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2002–03 10 2 0 0 0 0 10 2
2003–04 9 0 2 0 1 0 12 0
2004–05 27 1 2 0 5 1 34 2
2005–06 32 4 6 1 0 0 38 5
2006–07 34 1 2 0 2 0 38 1
2007–08 27 1 5 0 0 0 32 1
2008–09 25 1 1 0 2 0 28 1
2009–10 31 1 6 2 4 0 41 3
Total 196 11 24 3 14 1 234 15
Saturn Moscow Oblast 2010 7 0 1 0 0 0 8 0
Total 7 0 1 0 0 0 8 0
Bari 2010–11 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
2011–12 13 0 1 0 0 0 14 0
Total 18 0 1 0 0 0 19 0
Slovan Bratislava 2011–12 14 0 2 0 0 0 16 0
2012–13 21 0 5 0 1 0 27 0
Total 35 0 7 0 1 0 43 0
Ravan Baku 2013–14 11 0 1 0 0 0 12 0
Total 11 0 1 0 0 0 12 0

International goals[]

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 29 May 2010 Hypo-Arena, Austria  Cameroon 1 – 0 1–1 Friendly match
2. 24 June 2010 Ellis Park Stadium, South Africa  Italy 3 – 1 3–2 2010 FIFA World Cup

References[]

  1. ^ https://profutbal.sk/clanok/229299-kopunek-nekonci-vracia-sa-do-talianska
  2. ^ Jaroslav Lieskovský. "Kamil Kopúnek novým kapitánom Spartaka". www.spartak.sk. Archived from the original on 25 December 2013.
  3. ^ "Kopunek, rescissione del contratto". www.asbari.it. Archived from the original on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
  4. ^ Капунек и Шарпар не подошли “Бунёдкору” (in Russian). championat. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  5. ^ "Kamil Kopúnek by mohol pokračovať v Azerbajdžane" (in Slovak). sport.aktuality.sk. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
  6. ^ "Autor slovenského zázraku z MS 2010 Kamil Kopúnek: Taliani mi volajú a bedákajú, ako zasa dopadli!". cas.sk (in Slovak). 26 June 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  7. ^ "VIDEO: Ve Zbrojovce bude hostovat Kamil Kopúnek". www.fczbrno.cz.
  8. ^ Fletcher, Paul (24 June 2010). "Slovakia 3–2 Italy". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 June 2010.

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