István Gajda

István Gajda

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)
Playing position	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)
National team
1996–1997	Hungary U-15	4	(2)
1998–1999	Hungary U-17	4	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 July 2012. † Appearances (goals)

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.

Death

On 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

1. Focista vesztette életét az M7-es autópályán
2. Balesetben meghalt a volt Fradi-futballista Index, 2011. 26 November.

• HLSZ (Hungarian)