Milan Čvirk (14 September 1976 – 2 December 1997) was a Slovak professional

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player.

Club career

He made his senior debut for

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in the 1994/95 season and went on to win the

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with them, qualifying for the

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Death

Čvirk died on 2 December 1997 in a car crash, in which his teammate Albert Rusnák suffered fractures to both legs. It was reported that the vehicle had slipped in bad weather conditions and hit a street light, instantly killing the young midfielder. The crash also ended the playing career of Rusnák, who was driving the car. When Košice played

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in the Champions League a week later, Čvirk's shirt was held up during the taking of the squad's photo. Also, Feyenoord's players wore black armbands during the match in memory of Čvirk.Feyenoord speelt met rouwband
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References

1976 births 1997 deaths Men's association football midfielders Slovak men's footballers FC VSS Košice players Slovak First Football League players Road incident deaths in Slovakia {{Slovakia-footy-midfielder-stub