Pavol Ďurica (born 17 May 1983) is a former Slovak

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midfielder In early 2008 he joined the Hungarian team

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on loan from

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, where he played only four games, but during this short period he scored a remarkable own goal against

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in the Hungarian Cup quarter final on 27 March 2008. The match was heading towards extra time, when Debrecen was awarded a penalty in the last minute, which was saved by the goalkeeper of FC Fehérvár, but the ball bounced back to the penalty spot and the arriving Ďurica, desperately wanting to clear to the stands, hammered it into his own goal clipping the post. The video of the

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immediately became a major hit on the internet, producing millions of downloads within only a few days. A few days after this match Ďurica was released from FC Fehérvár because he failed to show up for a match with the reserves. He is the brother of Slovak international

Ján Ďurica Ján Ďurica (born 10 December 1981) is a Slovak former professional footballer who played as a central defender. He worked as assistant manager of FC Petržalka. Club career Ďurica moved to FC Saturn Moscow Oblast after a highly successful U ...

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Own goal against DVSC in Hungarian Cup
{{DEFAULTSORT:Durica, Pavol 1983 births Living people Slovak footballers Expatriate footballers in Hungary Expatriate footballers in Austria FC Petržalka players Partizán Bardejov players FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda players Fehérvár FC players Slovak Super Liga players Association football midfielders