Michal Hrivňák (born 5 March 1991) is a Slovak football goalkeeper.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michal Hrivňák | ||
| Date of birth | 5 March 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Rimavská Sobota, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Rimavská Sobota | |||
| Jozef Vengloš Academy | |||
| 2008–2010 | Brescia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2012 | Brescia | 0 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Civitanovese (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Dunfermline Athletic | 8 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Spartak Trnava | 0 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Šúrovce (loan) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of TJ Slavoj Boleráz | |||
Club career
editHrivňák signed for Brescia in 2011; however he failed to make any appearances for the first team, instead playing a number of matches for their reserve squad.[1] For the remainder of the 2011–12 season, he was loaned out to Serie C1 side Civitanovese.[1]
In July 2012, Hrivňák joined Scottish First Division team Dunfermline Athletic on a one-year deal after impressing in a pre-season friendly against Scottish Third Division side Berwick Rangers.[1] He made his first-team debut in December 2012 against Livingston, replacing injured first-choice keeper Paul Gallacher.[2] In March 2013, with Dunfermline in administration and having released a number of players, including Gallacher, Hrivňák was promoted to first-choice keeper and played in the 2–2 draw against Livingston.[3] From that on, Hrivňák was featured as a first-choice goalkeeper throughout the season and the club was relegated. In August, Hrivňák left Dunfermline Athletic by mutual consent after spending time on the bench ahead of the 2013–14 season and was replaced by loanee goalkeeper Ryan Scully. According to manager Jim Jefferies, Hrivňák's departure was due to not settling well.[4][5]
Following his release from Dunfermline Athletic, Hrivňák returned to his homeland by signing for Spartak Trnava.[6][7]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Michal Hrivňák at dafc.co.uk". dafc.co.uk. July 2012. Archived from the original on 6 March 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
- ^ "Livingston 2–1 Dunfermline". BBC Sport. 8 December 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
- ^ "Livingston 2-2 Dunfermline". BBC Sport. 30 March 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
- ^ "Goalkeeper leaves the Pars". Dunfermline Press. 30 August 2013. Archived from the original on 11 January 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
- ^ "Dunfermline Athletic in entertaining draw with Falkirk". Dunfermline Press. 22 July 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
- ^ "Spartak Trnava stiffen goalie post" [Spartak Trnava vystužil brankársky post] (in Slovak). Profutbal.sk. 14 September 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
- ^ "Trnavské "bin" in the fall surprised. Certainly not relieved, refers Hrivňák" [Určite nepoľavíme, odkazuje Hrivňák] (in Slovak). Profutbal.sk. 14 December 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
External links
edit- Michal Hrivňák at Soccerbase
- Profile at dafc.co.uk
- Michal Hrivňák at Soccerway
