Radoslav Zabavník

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Radoslav Zabavník
Zabavník playing for Terek Grozny in 2009
Personal information
Date of birth (1980-09-16) 16 September 1980 (age 43)
Place of birth Košice, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Full-back
Youth career
1988–1998 Košice
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2002 Košice 68 (9)
2002–2004 Žilina 65 (9)
2004–2005 CSKA Sofia 41 (7)
2005–2007 Sparta Prague 41 (1)
2008–2009 Terek Grozny 51 (1)
2010–2013 Mainz 05 63 (0)
2011 Mainz 05 II 1 (0)
2013–2014 SV Sandhausen 0 (0)
Total 330 (27)
International career
2003–2012 Slovakia 59 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Radoslav Zabavník (born 16 September 1980) is a Slovak former professional footballer who played as a full-back.

Club career[edit]

Zabavník played for MFK Košice and MŠK Žilina in his native country's Corgoň Liga, winning the championship twice with MŠK Žilina. Between 2004 and late 2005, Zabavník played in Bulgaria for PFC CSKA Sofia. He became the first Slovak player to sign a contract with an A PFG club.[1] In the end of 2005, he was sold to Sparta Prague. In February 2008, Sparta Prague sold Zabavník to Terek Grozny. In December 2009, he was released and signed for 1. FSV Mainz 05 on 1 February 2010.[2] The signing proved to be astute business by Mainz 05 as Zabavník went on to make a string of impressive performances for them cementing his place in the starting eleven.

International career[edit]

Zabavník became the oldest ever Slovak international debutant since 2003, having played the first game for his country in the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier match against Luxembourg at the age of 24 years.

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League
Division Apps Goals
1. FC Košice 1998–99 Slovak Superliga 1 0
1999–2000 Slovak Superliga 6 0
2000–01 Slovak Superliga 32 3
2001–02 Slovak Superliga 29 6
Total 68 9
MŠK Žilina 2002–03 Slovak Superliga 32 4
2003–04 Slovak Superliga 33 5
Total 65 9
CSKA Sofia 2004–05 Bulgarian A Professional Football Group 29 6
2005–06 Bulgarian A Professional Football Group 12 1
Total 41 7
Sparta Prague 2005–06[3] Gambrinus liga 14 1
2006–07[3] Gambrinus liga 23 0
2007–08[3] Gambrinus liga 4 0
Total 41 1
Terek Grozny 2008[3] Russian Premier League 25 1
2009[3] Russian Premier League 26 0
Total 51 1
Mainz 05 2009–10 Bundesliga 12 0
2010–11[3] Bundesliga 20 0
2011–12[3] Bundesliga 14 0
2012–13[3] Bundesliga 17 0
Total 63 0
Mainz 05 II 2011–12 Regionalliga West 1 0
Career total 330 27

International[edit]

Scores and results list Slovakia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after Zabavník goal.[4]
International goal scored by Radoslav Zabavník
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 8 September 2004 Tehelné Pole, Bratislava, Slovakia  Liechtenstein 7–0 7–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Lelyov, Momchil (20 July 2006). "“А” група погледна към елита на Европа. За пръв път в първенството ще ритат холандец и испанец" (in Bulgarian). 7sport.net. Archived from the original on 10 December 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  2. ^ Mainz 05 verpflichtet slowakischen Nationalspieler Radoslav Zabavnik
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h "Radoslav Zabavník » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Slovakia vs. Liechtenstein (7:0)". National Football Teams. Retrieved 22 January 2021.

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