Because he is said to have slapped a teenager in his home country, Bundesliga professional Denis Vavro has gotten into trouble with his club VfL Wolfsburg and with the Slovak Football Association (SFZ). According to an SFZ spokesman, the association’s disciplinary commission is already looking into the issue. In the worst case scenario, the 29-year-old defender faces a two-year exclusion from the national team of Germany’s World Cup qualifying group opponents.
Video footage from Slovakia shows a loud argument between Vavro and opposing players at an indoor tournament during the Bundesliga Christmas break. The Wolfsburg professional is said to have hit a 17-year-old spectator in the face with his hand.
Vavro apologizes to teenager
“We are aware of the incident. There was a conversation with Denis about it. He sincerely apologized for his behavior. Everything else remains internal,” said a statement from VfL during the training camp in Lisbon.
Vavro himself initially rejected the accusation of slapping on Instagram. However, he later told the Slovakian national team spokeswoman that he regretted his actions.
“We have sorted things out between us”
The seventeen-year-old posted a photo of himself and Vavro on Instagram in which the professional soccer player presented him with a national team jersey. “Denis Vavro came to me personally, he apologized and admitted his mistake. We clarified the matter between us, for me it’s over,” he wrote.
The former Lazio Rome defender initially moved to Wolfsburg from FC Copenhagen on loan in 2024. Before this season, VfL signed the experienced Vavro permanently. Regardless of the current incident, the Slovakian is considered a candidate for a club change this winter. In recent days he has already been linked to Italian clubs AS Roma and AC Fiorentina.
