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Josef Šural
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-05-30)30 May 1990
Place of birth Hustopeče, Czechoslovakia
Date of death 29 April 2019(2019-04-29) (aged 28)
Place of death Alanya, Turkey
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1995–1996 Šakvice
1996–2008 Brno
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 Brno 37 (2)
2011–2016 Slovan Liberec 113 (30)
2016–2018 Sparta Prague 67 (20)
2019 Alanyaspor 9 (1)
Total 226 (53)
International career
2005–2006 Czech Republic U16 9 (2)
2006–2007 Czech Republic U17 11 (4)
2007 Czech Republic U18 6 (5)
2008–2009 Czech Republic U19 10 (3)
2013–2018 Czech Republic 20 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Memorial to deceased Josef Šural at the Letná Stadium, Prague presenting his Sparta shirt number

Josef Šural (30 May 1990 – 29 April 2019)[1] was a Czech professional footballer who played as a forward.[2]

Career

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In June 2011, Šural together with his Zbrojovka Brno teammate Michael Rabušic signed a three-year contract with Gambrinus liga side Slovan Liberec.[3]

On 13 January 2016, he transferred to AC Sparta Prague.[4]

He moved to Turkish side Alanyaspor in January 2019.[5]

Šural played 20 international games and scored one goal. He was a part of the national team that played in Euro 2016 in France, and finished as the last of their group.[6] Šural played in the three games as a substitute, and received a yellow card in the last game against Turkey.[7]

Death

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Šural died on 29 April 2019 after being critically injured when a minibus transporting him and six other players crashed 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from Alanya. Šural and his teammates were taken to a hospital after the crash. Šural was in critical condition and was pronounced dead shortly afterwards from his injuries. Steven Caulker, Papiss Cissé and four other players were reportedly also on the bus but were not in critical condition after surviving the crash.[8]

Career statistics

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International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Czech Republic[9] 2013 1 0
2015 6 1
2016 8 0
2017 2 0
2018 3 0
Total 20 1


Scores and results list the Czech Republic's goal tally first, score column indicates score after Šural goal.[9]
International goal scored by Josef Šural
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 13 October 2015 Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands  Netherlands 2–0 3–2 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying

Honours

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Slovan Liberec

References

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  1. ^ "Alanyaspor football team bus overturns killing midfielder, injuring 7 others". Daily Sabah. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Czech striker Josef Šural mourned". UEFA. 29 April 2019. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  3. ^ Štráfeldová, Milena (27 June 2011). "Ze sportu:". Radio Prague (in Czech). Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  4. ^ "Josef Šural přestupuje do Sparty". Sparta.cz (in Czech). 14 January 2016. Archived from the original on 15 January 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  5. ^ "Alanyaspor bus crash: Josef Sural killed on bus journey back from Kayserispor". 29 April 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  6. ^ UEFA.com. "Czech striker Josef Šural mourned". UEFA.com. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  7. ^ uefa.com (21 June 2016). "UEFA EURO 2016 - History - Czech Republic-Turkey". Uefa.com. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  8. ^ "Czech international Josef Sural dead after Alanyaspor team bus involved in crash". mirror.co.uk. 29 April 2019. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  9. ^ a b "Josef Šural". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  10. ^ "Bakoš dal naději, penalty rozhodly. Liberec zdolal Jablonec a vyhrál pohár". jablonecky.denik.cz. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
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