Josef Šural (30 May 1990 – 29 April 2019) was a Czech professional

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who played as a

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Career

In June 2011, Šural together with his

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signed a three-year contract with

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side

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. On 13 January 2016, he transferred to

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. He moved to Turkish side

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in January 2019. Šural played 20 international games and scored one goal. He was a part of the national team that played in

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in France, and finished as the last of their group. Šural played in the three games as a substitute, and received a yellow card in the last game against Turkey.

Death

Šural died on 29 April 2019 after being critically injured when a minibus transporting him and six other players crashed from

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. 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.

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and four other players were reportedly also on the bus but were not in critical condition after surviving the crash.

Career statistics

International

:''Scores and results list the Czech Republic's goal tally first, score column indicates score after Šural goal''.

Honours

;Slovan Liberec *

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: 2011–12 *

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: 2014–15

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