István Gajda (born 6 June 1981 in Budapest – 26 November 2011 in Pákozd[1]) was a Hungarian football player, his latest club was Békéscsaba 1912 Előre SE.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | István Gajda | ||
| Date of birth | 6 June 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Budapest, Hungary | ||
| Date of death | 26 November 2011 (aged 30) | ||
| Place of death | M7 motorway, near Pákozd, Hungary | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–1999 | Ferencvárosi TC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2002 | Ferencvárosi TC | 4 | (1) |
| 2000–2001 | Lombard-Pápa TFC | ? | (?) |
| 2001–2002 | Celldömölki VSE | ? | (?) |
| 2002–2003 | Lombard-Pápa TFC | 28 | (7) |
| 2003–2005 | Diósgyőri VTK | 6 | (0) |
| 2004 | → AC Oulu (loan) | ? | (?) |
| 2005–2006 | BFC Siófok | 24 | (12) |
| 2006–2007 | Budapest Honvéd FC | 4 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | BFC Siófok | 44 | (7) |
| 2009 | → Kaposvölgye VSC (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Szigetszentmiklósi TK | 6 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | BKV Előre SC | 14 | (2) |
| 2011 | Békéscsabai SE | 6 | (0) |
| 2011 | Maglódi TC | 10 | (11) |
| International career | |||
| 1996–1997 | Hungary U-15 | 4 | (2) |
| 1998–1999 | Hungary U-17 | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 July 2012 | |||
Death
editOn 26 November 2011 Gajda, his brother and a friend headed home after Udinese – Roma Italian Cup match, on the M7 motorway near Pákozd, when their car crashed into a truck. The player was asleep in the back seat without a seatbelt, was thrown out from the vehicle and died instantly.[2]
References
edit- ^ Focista vesztette életét az M7-es autópályán
- ^ Balesetben meghalt a volt Fradi-futballista Index, 2011. 26 November.
- HLSZ (in Hungarian)
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