Josef Šural
# Josef Šural

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

## Career

In June 2011, Šural together with his Zbrojovka Brno teammate Michael Rabušic signed a three-year contract with Gambrinus liga side Slovan Liberec.

On 13 January 2016, he transferred to AC Sparta Prague.

He moved to Turkish side Alanyaspor in January 2019.

Šural played 20 international games and scored one goal. He was a part of the national team that played in Euro 2016 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 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from Alanya. 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. Steven Caulker, Papiss Cissé and four other players were reportedly also on the bus but were not in critical condition after surviving the crash.

## Career statistics

### International

Appearances and goals by national team and year :

| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| - | - | - | - |
| Czech Republic | 2013 | 1 | 0 |
| Czech Republic | 2015 | 6 | 1 |
| Czech Republic | 2016 | 8 | 0 |
| Czech Republic | 2017 | 2 | 0 |
| Czech Republic | 2018 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 20 | 1 |

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

International goal scored by Josef Šural :

| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 13 October 2015 | Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands | Netherlands | 2–0 | 3–2 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying |

## Honours

### Slovan Liberec

* Czech First League: 2011–12
* Czech Cup: 2014–15
