Slovakians get behind Kamenar at Celtic

New Celtic goalkeeper Lubos Kamenar is keen to make an impact at the club after claiming his switch to Parkhead has already captured the imagination of his home nation. The Slovakia internationalist sealed a season-long loan from Nantes just before the transfer deadline on Friday and follows fellow countrymen Stan Varga and Lubo Moravcik in pulling on the hoops.

“All of the people in Slovakia are proud of Moravcik and Varga and now I am following in their footsteps,” said Kamenar. “There is huge interest back home because it’s Celtic.”

Kamenar will provide competition for Fraser Forster and Lukasz Zaluska for the No 1 jersey. He added: “I know Fraser Forster and I remember Lukasz Zaluska from Dundee United. I think they are both very good goalkeepers. It’s important that I work with good players and a good coach as that will improve me as a player.”

Kamenar was at Artmedia Bratislava when they faced Celtic in a Champions League qualifier in season 2005-06. He said: “I remember that game was a full house. Celtic played very well and we lost here 4-0 but we had won in Slovakia 5-0 and we managed to go through. I think Celtic have the best fans I have seen in Europe.”