František Rajtoral
František Rajtoral (12 March 1986 – 23 April 2017) was a Czech football player. He last played for Turkish club Gaziantepspor. He was best known for his stint at Viktoria Plzeň. He was a member of the Czech Republic national football team. He won the Czech Cup with FC Viktoria Plzeň in 2010. Further trophies he won with the club include the Gambrinus Liga twice and the Czech Supercup.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 March 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Příbram, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Date of death | 23 April 2017 (aged 31) | ||
| Place of death | Gaziantep, Turkey | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right winger / Right-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1992–1994 | Kovohutě Příbram | ||
| 1994–2004 | Marila Příbram | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2005 | Marila Příbram | 15 | (1) |
| 2005–2009 | Baník Ostrava | 100 | (12) |
| 2009–2016 | Viktoria Plzeň | 168 | (19) |
| 2014 | → Hannover 96 (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Gaziantepspor | 12 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2004 | Czech Republic U-18 | 5 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Czech Republic U-19 | 10 | (1) |
| 2006–2008 | Czech Republic U-21 | 15 | (1) |
| 2012–2014 | Czech Republic | 14 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 April 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23 April 2017 | |||
On 29 February 2012, Rajtoral earned his first cap for the senior team of his country in the 1–1 draw with Ireland in a friendly match.
Rajtoral was described as "one of the best attacking right-wingers in the Czech Republic" by a journalist for the BBC.[1]
Rajtoral committed suicide by hanging himself his apartment in Gaziantep, Turkey on 23 April 2017. He was 31.[2]
References
- ↑ "Manchester City in Champions League: Viktoria Plzen profile". BBC Sport. 16 September 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- ↑ Gaziantepspor’s Czech striker Rajtoral commits suicide by hanging
Other websites
- Guardian Football Archived 2012-05-12 at the Wayback Machine
- František Rajtoral at Mackolik
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