Radoslav Zabavník

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

Radoslav Zabavník
Zabavník playing for Terek Grozny in 2009
Personal information
Full name Radoslav Zabavník
Date of birth (1980-09-16) 16 September 1980
Place of birth Košice, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Right-back, centre-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)
National team
2003–2012 Slovakia 59 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

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

Zabavník is currently 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

Club
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League
DivisionAppsGoals
1. FC Košice 1998–99 Slovak Superliga 10
1999–2000 Slovak Superliga 60
2000–01 Slovak Superliga 323
2001–02 Slovak Superliga 296
Total 689
MŠK Žilina 2002–03 Slovak Superliga 324
2003–04 Slovak Superliga 335
Total 659
CSKA Sofia 2004–05 Bulgarian A Professional Football Group 296
2005–06 Bulgarian A Professional Football Group 121
Total 417
Sparta Prague 2005–06[3] Gambrinus liga 141
2006–07[3] Gambrinus liga 230
2007–08[3] Gambrinus liga 40
Total 411
Terek Grozny 2008[3] Russian Premier League 251
2009[3] Russian Premier League 260
Total 511
Mainz 05 2009–10 Bundesliga 120
2010–11[3] Bundesliga 200
2011–12[3] Bundesliga 140
2012–13[3] Bundesliga 170
Total 630
Mainz 05 II 2011–12 Regionalliga West 10
Career total 33027

International goals
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
18 September 2004Tehelné Pole, Bratislava, Slovakia Liechtenstein7–07–02006 FIFA World Cup qualification

References
  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. "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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