Kamil Kopúnek

Kamil Kopúnek (born 18 May 1984) is a Slovak former footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.^[1]

Kamil Kopúnek

Kopunek in 2010
Personal information
Date of birth	(1984-05-18) 18 May 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth	Trnava, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
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	Tatabánya	27	(3)
2017	Törökbálinti TC	7	(2)
2017–2018	Poprad	22	(0)
2018–2019	Bisceglie	0	(0)
International career
2006–2012	Slovakia	17	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Spartak Trnava

Kopúnek started his career with his local club, Spartak Trnava. He became a first-team player in January 2002 at the age of 17 and debuted in spring 2002, receiving a red card in his first match. In October 2009, Kopúnek became a captain.^[2]

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]

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]

Zbrojovka Brno

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

International career

On 1 March 2006, Kopúnek debuted for Slovak senior squad in a 2–1 victory against France at Stade de France in friendly match.^[8] 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.^[9] 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 eventually sent the Italians crashing out of the FIFA World Cup 2010.^[10]

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. "Kopúnek nekončí, vracia sa do Talianska". ProFutbal (in Slovak). Archived from the original on 28 September 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
2. Lieskovský, Jaroslav. "Kamil Kopúnek novým kapitánom Spartaka". Spartak Trnava (in Slovak). Archived from the original on 25 December 2013.
3. "Kopunek, rescissione del contratto". A.S. Bari (in Italian). 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". Aktuality.sk (in Slovak). Ringier Axel Springier Slovakia. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
6. "Autor slovenského zázraku z MS 2010 Kamil Kopúnek: Taliani mi volajú a bedákajú, ako zasa dopadli!". Nový čas (in Slovak). 26 June 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
7. "Video: Ve Zbrojovce bude hostovat Kamil Kopúnek". FC Zbrojovka Brno (in Czech). Retrieved 14 May 2024.
8. Kocian, Pavel (28 February 2006). "Slovákov preveria francúzske hviezdy". Hospodárske noviny (in Slovak).
9. "Slovensko 1–1 Kamerun, Kuciak je v nemocnici, Karhan nejde na MS". Sme (in Slovak). 29 May 2010.
10. Fletcher, Paul (24 June 2010). "Slovakia 3–2 Italy". BBC Sport.

External links

• Slovan Bratislava profile (in Slovak)
• AS Bari profile (in Italian)
• Kamil Kopúnek at Soccerway
• Kamil Kopúnek at National-Football-Teams.com
• Kamil Kopúnek – FIFA competition record (archived)