Josef Šural

Josef Šural
Personal information
Date of birth	30 May 1990
Place of birth	Hustopeče, Czechoslovakia
Date of death	29 April 2019 (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
2008–2011	Brno
2011–2016	Slovan Liberec
2016–2018	Sparta Prague
2019	Alanyaspor
Total
International career
2005–2006	Czech Republic U16
2006–2007	Czech Republic U17
2007	Czech Republic U18
2008–2009	Czech Republic U19
2013–2018	Czech Republic
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

Career

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

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

International

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

Slovan Liberec

References

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

External links

Josef Šural at FAČR (in Czech)
Josef Šural – Czech First League statistics at Fotbal DNES (in Czech)
Guardian Football at the Wayback Machine (archived 29 May 2012)
Josef Šural at Soccerway

[DS-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.

[EUF-9] "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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