Kamil Kopúnek

Kamil Kopúnek

Personal information
Full name	Kamil Kopúnek
Date of birth	18 May 1984 (1984-05-18)
Place of birth	Trnava, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current club	Slovan Bratislava
Number	14
Youth career
	Spartak Trnava
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2002–2011	Spartak Trnava	196	(11)
2010	→ Saturn Moscow Oblast (loan)	7	(0)
2011	→ Bari (loan)	5	(0)
2011–2012	Bari	13	(0)
2012–	Slovan Bratislava	0	(0)
National team‡
	Slovakia U-21
2006–	Slovakia	15	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 January 2012. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 October 2011

Kamil Kopúnek (born 18 May 1984) is a Slovak football midfielder who currently plays for Slovan Bratislava.

Club career

FC 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 of 2009, he became a captain. 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 4-month loan. 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 loan 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, his move was made permanent and he signed a three-year contract. His contract was ended by mutual content in January 2012.

ŠK 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.

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 astonishing 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.

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

Career statistics

Club	Season	League		Domestic Cup		Europe		Total
		Pld	GF	Pld	GF	Pld	GF	Pld	GF
FC 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 (Slovakia)		196	11	24	3	14	1	234	15
Saturn Moscow Oblast	2010	7	0	1	0	0	0	8	0

^{Last updated: 29 May 2010}

External links

• AS Bari profile (Italian)
• Profile at transfermarkt.co.uk
• Kamil Kopúnek at National-Football-Teams.com
• Kamil Kopúnek – FIFA competition record

ŠK Slovan Bratislava