Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 14 September 1976 | ||
Date of death | 2 December 1997 | (aged 21)||
Place of death | Košice, Slovakia | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1. FC Košice | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1994–1997 | 1. FC Košice | 14 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Milan Čvirk (14 September 1976 – 2 December 1997) was a Slovak professional football player.
He made his senior debut for 1. FC Košice in the 1994/95 season and went on to win the 1996–97 Slovak Superliga with them, qualifying for the 1997–98 UEFA Champions League.
Čvirk died on 2 December 1997 in a car crash, in which his teammate Albert Rusnák suffered fractures to both legs. [1] It was reported that the vehicle had slipped in bad weather conditions and hit a street light, instantly killing the young midfielder. [2] The crash also ended the playing career of Rusnák, who was driving the car. [3]
When Košice played Feyenoord in the Champions League a week later, Čvirk's shirt was held up during the taking of the squad's photo. [4] Also, Feyenoord's players wore black armbands during the match in memory of Čvirk. [5]