František Rajtoral

Czech footballer (1986–2017)

František Rajtoral (12 March 1986 – 23 April 2017) was a Czech football player. He last played for Turkish club Gaziantepspor. He was best known for his stint at Viktoria Plzeň. He was a member of the Czech Republic national football team. He won the Czech Cup with FC Viktoria Plzeň in 2010. Further trophies he won with the club include the Gambrinus Liga twice and the Czech Supercup.

František Rajtoral
Personal information
Date of birth (1986-03-12)12 March 1986
Place of birth Příbram, Czechoslovakia
Date of death 23 April 2017(2017-04-23) (aged 31)
Place of death Gaziantep, Turkey
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Right winger / Right-back
Youth career
1992–1994 Kovohutě Příbram
1994–2004 Marila Příbram
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2005 Marila Příbram 15 (1)
2005–2009 Baník Ostrava 100 (12)
2009–2016 Viktoria Plzeň 168 (19)
2014Hannover 96 (loan) 7 (0)
2016–2017 Gaziantepspor 12 (0)
National team
2004 Czech Republic U-18 5 (0)
2004–2005 Czech Republic U-19 10 (1)
2006–2008 Czech Republic U-21 15 (1)
2012–2014 Czech Republic 14 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 April 2017
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23 April 2017

On 29 February 2012, Rajtoral earned his first cap for the senior team of his country in the 1–1 draw with Ireland in a friendly match.

Rajtoral was described as "one of the best attacking right-wingers in the Czech Republic" by a journalist for the BBC.[1]

Rajtoral committed suicide by hanging himself his apartment in Gaziantep, Turkey on 23 April 2017. He was 31.[2]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[3]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Marila Příbram 2004–05 Czech First League 15 1 0 0 0 0 15 1
Baník Ostrava 2005–06 Czech First League 26 0 0 0 0 0 26 0
2006–07 26 8 0 0 0 0 26 8
2007–08 25 3 0 0 0 0 25 3
2008–09 23 1 0 0 0 0 23 1
Total 100 12 0 0 0 0 100 12
Viktoria Plzeň 2009–10 Czech First League 27 3 5 0 0 0 32 3
2010–11 27 3 5 0 2 0 34 3
2011–12 29 2 2 0 14 1 45 3
2012–13 28 3 2 0 16 3 46 6
2013–14 16 3 1 0 12 2 29 5
Total 127 14 15 0 44 6 186 20
Hannover 96 2013–14 Bundesliga 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Viktoria Plzeň 2014–15 Czech First League 16 4 4 1 0 0 20 4
2015–16 22 1 7 0 9 0 38 1
2016–17 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Total 41 5 11 1 9 0 61 6
Gaziantepspor 2016–17 Süper Lig 12 0 7 0 0 0 19 0
Career total 302 32 33 1 53 6 388 39

Honours

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Viktoria Plzeň

References

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  1. "Manchester City in Champions League: Viktoria Plzen profile". BBC Sport. 16 September 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  2. Gaziantepspor’s Czech striker Rajtoral commits suicide by hanging
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "F. Rajtoral". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 April 2017.

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