Kamil Kopúnek

Kamil Kopúnek
	Kopunek in 2010
Personal information
Date of birth	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
2002–2010	Spartak Trnava
2010	Saturn Moscow Oblast
2011	Bari
2012–2013	Slovan Bratislava
2014	Ravan Baku
2014	Haladás
2015	Zbrojovka Brno
2015–2017	Tatabánya
2017	Törökbálinti TC
2017–2018	Poprad
2018–2019	Bisceglie
International career
2006–2012	Slovakia
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

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
Club	Season	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
Saturn Moscow Oblast	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
Ravan Baku	Total	11	0	1	0	0	0	12	0