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.

István Gajda
Personal information
Full name István Gajda
Date of birth (1981-06-06)6 June 1981
Place of birth Budapest, Hungary
Date of death 26 November 2011(2011-11-26) (aged 30)
Place of death M7 motorway, near Pákozd, Hungary
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 12 in)
Position(s) 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)
2004AC Oulu (loan) ? (?)
2005–2006 BFC Siófok 24 (12)
2006–2007 Budapest Honvéd FC 4 (0)
2007–2009 BFC Siófok 44 (7)
2009Kaposvölgye 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)
International career
1996–1997 Hungary U-15 4 (2)
1998–1999 Hungary U-17 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 July 2012

Death

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On 26 November 2011 Gajda, his brother and a friend headed home after UdineseRoma 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]

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