Ľubomír Guldan (born 30 January 1983) is a Slovak former professional

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who played as a defender.

Career

In August 2011, he joined

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side

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, signing a deal for two years. On 1 July 2013, Guldan moved from

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on a two-year contract.

International career

Guldan represented the Slovakia national under-20 football team in the

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in 2003. In May 2012, he was called up to the senior team. On 30 May 2012, Guldan earned his first cap after coming on as a second-half substitute for Marek Čech in the 0–2 loss against the

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in a

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International goal

Post-career

Shortly after his mid-season retirement, on 8 January 2021 Guldan took on a role of

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of Zagłębie Lubin. He held this position until 16 November 2022.

Honours

MŠK Žilina *

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: 2009–10 Ludogorets * Bulgarian A Group: 2011–12,

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Bulgarian Cup The Bulgarian Cup () is a Bulgarian annual football competition. It is the country's main cup competition and all officially registered Bulgarian football teams take part in it. The tournament's format is ''single-elimination'', with all matche ...

: 2011–12 *

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Zagłębie Lubin *

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: 2014–15

References

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* * 1983 births Living people Footballers from Banská Bystrica Slovakia men's international footballers Slovak men's footballers Slovakia men's youth international footballers Men's association football defenders FC Senec players FC Thun players MŠK Žilina players PFC Ludogorets Razgrad players Zagłębie Lubin players Slovak First Football League players Swiss Super League players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Ekstraklasa players I liga players Slovak expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Poland 21st-century Slovak sportsmen {{Slovakia-footy-defender-stub