- Matej Ferjan
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Matej Ferjan Personal information Nationality Slovenia
Hungary
Date of birth January 5, 1977 Place of birth Ljubljana, Slovenia Date of death May 22, 2011 (age 34) Current club information British league Newcastle Diamonds Polish league Stal Gorzów Wielkopolski Swedish league Indianerna Kumla Danish league Holstebro German league Wolfslake Berlin Czech league Zlata Priba Pardubice Career history Grudziądz (POL)
Zielona Góra (POL)
Częstochowa (POL)
Opole (POL)
Ostrów Wlkp. (POL)
Krosno (POL)
Gorzów Wlkp. (POL)
Belle Vue Aces
Poole Pirates
Ipswich Witches
Peterborough Panthers
Oxford Cheetahs
Newcastle Diamonds1998-1999
2000
2001
2002
2003-2004, 2006
2005
2007-2008
1998, 2001, 2002
1999, 2004, 2005
2000
2001
2003
2011Individual honours Continental Champion
Slovenian Champion
Hungarian Champion2000
1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009Team honours Elite League Champion
Elite League Knockout Cup2004
2004Matej Ferjan (January 5, 1977[1] – May 22, 2011), was a Slovenian motorcycle speedway rider who also rode for the Hungary national speedway team.
Ferjan was born in Ljubljana, Slovenia.[2] He was a five-time Slovenian champion (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001) and a six-time Hungarian champion (2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009). In 1998 he won a third place in Individual U-21 World Championship. In 2004, he was second in the Individual European Championship. He was also a permanent rider in the 2001 and 2002 Speedway Grand Prix. He was also the first foreigner to win the Polish Criterium of Aces, winning in 2007.
On 22 May 2011 Ferjan was found dead in his van at the apartment block where he lived in Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland. His cause of death has been attributed to a blood clot in his leg.[3][4]
Ferjan had a son, Mark, born April 19, 2004, and a daughter, Victoria.
See also
- Slovenia national speedway team
- Hungary national speedway team
- List of Speedway Grand Prix riders
References
- ^ Świat Żużla, No 2 (75) / 2008, page 25, ISSN 1429-3285
- ^ Świat Żużla, No 1 (74) / 2008, pages 26-27, ISSN 1429-3285
- ^ http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/motorsport-news/newcastle-diamonds/2011/06/24/verdict-on-diamonds-ace-matej-ferjan-s-death-72703-28934152/
- ^ Pirates: Ford's shock over Ferjan
External links
- Slovenian Official website
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