Josef Šural

Josef Šural
Personal information
Date of birth	30 May 1990
Place of birth	Hustopeče, Czechoslovakia
Date of death	29 April 2019 (aged 28)
Place of death	Alanya, Turkey
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
1995–1996	Šakvice
1996–2008	Brno
Senior career*
Years	Team
2008–2011	Brno
2011–2016	Slovan Liberec
2016–2018	Sparta Praha
2019	Alanyaspor
Total
National team
2005–2006	Czech Republic U16
2006–2007	Czech Republic U17
2007	Czech Republic U18
2008–2009	Czech Republic U19
2013–2019	Czech Republic
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Josef Šural (30 May 1990 – 29 April 2019) was a Czech footballer. He played as a forward.

Šural was born in Hustopeče. He played for Czech sides Brno, Slovan Liberec and Sparta Praha. At the time of his death, he was playing for Turkish club Alanyaspor since early 2019. He played for the Czech Republic from 2013 until his death in 2019. He played for his country 20 times, scoring once. He also played for the Czech Republic at the UEFA Euro 2016.

On 29 April 2019, Šural team's minibus overturned near the Turkish coastal town of Alanya. Šural was taken to hospital where he died. Seven other players were injured.^[1]