Vladimír Labant

Vladimír Labant (born 8 June 1974 in Čadca) is a Slovakian football (soccer) player. He has represented Slovakia at an International Level, featuring at Euro 2004

A much sought after defender after a successful spell with first Slavia, then subsequently Sparta, Prague saw the left back touted around Europe to several teams including PSV of Holland. He eventually moved to West Ham Utd for a fee just under £1m.

Unfortunately his time in England wasn't a successful one. Lacking match fitness initially, he was injured in a game against Fulham and struggled to adjust to the pace of the Premiership. The following season his lack of fitness was still evident, and he was shunned even as the club fell into a relegation battle. In December he rejoined Sparta Prague on loan, and eventually re-signed with them the following summer.

Clubs

* MŠK Žilina (1992 - 1993)
* Dukla Banská Bystrica (1993 - 1994)
* MŠK Žilina (1994 - 1995)
* FC Košice (1995 - 1996)
* Dukla Banská Bystrica (1996 - 1997)
* Slavia Prague (1997 - 1999)
* Sparta Prague (1999 - 2001)
* West Ham United (2002)
* Sparta Prague (2002 - 2004)
* VfB Admira Wacker Mödling (2005)
* Rapid Wien (2005)
* Spartak Trnava since 2006