Michal Hrivňák

Michal Hrivňák
Personal information
Full nameMichal Hrivňák
Date of birth5 March 1991
Place of birthRimavská Sobota, Slovakia
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Youth career
Rimavská Sobota
Jozef Vengloš Academy
2008–2010Brescia
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2010–2012Brescia0(0)
2011–2012→ Civitanovese (loan)0(0)
2012–2013Dunfermline Athletic8(0)
2013–2014Spartak Trnava0(0)
2014→ Šúrovce (loan)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Michal Hrivňák (born 5 March 1991) is a Slovak football goalkeeper.

Club career

Hrivňák 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 would ended up 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 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

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Michal Hrivňák at dafc.co.uk". dafc.co.uk (dafc.co.uk). July 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
  2. ↑ "Livingston 2–1 Dunfermline". BBC Sport (BBC). 8 December 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
  3. ↑ "Livingston 2-2 Dunfermline". BBC Sport. 30 March 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  4. ↑ "Goalkeeper leaves the Pars". Dunfermline Press. 30 August 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  5. ↑ "Dunfermline Athletic in entertaining draw with Falkirk". Dunfermline Press. 22 July 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  6. ↑ "Spartak Trnava stiffen goalie post" [Spartak Trnava vystužil brankársky post] (in Slovak). Profutbal.sk. 14 September 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  7. ↑ "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.

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