Personal information | |||
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Full name | Peter Brezovan | ||
Date of birth | 9 December 1979 | ||
Place of birth | Bratislava, Czechoslovakia | ||
Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||
Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
MŠK Iskra Petržalka | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
FKM Vinohrady | |||
ŠKP | |||
Slovan Břeclav | |||
2000–2002 | 1. HFK Olomouc | 23 | (0) |
2002–2006 | Brno | 19 | (0) |
2004–2005 | → Inter Bratislava (loan) | ||
2006 | → Swindon Town (loan) | 14 | (0) |
2007–2009 | Swindon Town | 52 | (0) |
2009–2014 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 47 | (0) |
2014 | Portsmouth | 0 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Tranmere Rovers | 6 | (0) |
2015 | → Southport (loan) | 6 | (0) |
National team | |||
Slovakia U21 | |||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:05, 29 March 2015 (UTC). |
Peter Brezovan (born 9 December 1979) is a Slovak footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. He is currently a free agent, following his release from Tranmere Rovers at the end of the 2014–15 campaign.
Brezovan began his career in his native Slovakia with PS Bratislava followed by moves to Vinohrady Bratislava, SKP Devín, Slovan Břeclav, 1. HFK Olomouc before joining 1. FC Brno. Brezovan played for FK Inter Bratislava on loan before he was spotted by Swindon Town boss Dennis Wise during a trial at Crewe Alexandra.
Wise signed the Slovak on a season long loan with view to make the deal permanent later. His Swindon debut came on the opening day of the 2006/07 campaign – away at Hartlepool United, Brezovan saved two Hartlepool penalties from Joel Porter and Ritchie Humphreys. Swindon finished 1–0 winners. Following his heroics in the game against Hartlepool and a string of impressive displays, Peter was awarded the PFA Player of the Month award for September. Falling awkwardly in the 76th minute of the home game against Grimsby Town on the 14 October 2006, which Swindon won 3–0, Brezovan suffered a broken arm.
On 29 March 2007 it was confirmed that he had signed a two-year contract with Swindon. He saved two penalties on his debut for Swindon.
In September 2007 he spent two days on trial with Everton.
In October 2009 he was on trial at Crewe Alexandra but was not offered a contract.
He went on trial with Brighton and Hove Albion in December He subsequently signed a short-term deal keeping him at the club until January 2010. He made an immediate debut on 5 December in a 1–0 away win against Exeter City; a game in which he also saved a penalty. He stayed with the club for four and a half years before being released in May 2014.