David Bystroň
{{Short description|Czech footballer (1982–2017)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = David Bystroň
| image =
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1982|11|18|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Levoča, Czechoslovakia
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2017|5|19|1982|11|18|df=yes}}
| death_place = Ilanz, Switzerland
| height = 1.92 m
| position = Centre-back
| youthyears1 = 1990–2001
| youthclubs1 = Baník Ostrava
| years1 = 2001–2008
| clubs1 = Baník Ostrava
| caps1 = 183
| goals1 = 8
| years2 = 2008–2010
| clubs2 = Levski Sofia
| caps2 = 19
| goals2 = 2
| years3 = 2009–2010
| clubs3 = → Viktoria Plzeň (loan)
| caps3 = 24
| goals3 = 1
| years4 = 2010–2012
| clubs4 = Viktoria Plzeň
| caps4 = 42
| goals4 = 3
| years5 = 2014–2016
| clubs5 = Sigma Olomouc
| caps5 = 9
| goals5 = 1
| years6 = 2016
| clubs6 = FC Linth
| caps6 =
| goals6 =
| years7 = 2016–2017
| clubs7 = US Schluein Ilanz
| caps7 =
| goals7 =
| totalcaps = 277
| totalgoals = 15
| nationalyears1 = 1997
| nationalteam1 = Czech Republic U15
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| nationalyears2 = 1999
| nationalteam2 = Czech Republic U16
| nationalcaps2 = 7
| nationalgoals2 = 1
| nationalyears3 = 1999–2001
| nationalteam3 = Czech Republic U17
| nationalcaps3 = 17
| nationalgoals3 = 1
| nationalyears4 = 2000–2001
| nationalteam4 = Czech Republic U18
| nationalcaps4 = 11
| nationalgoals4 = 3
| nationalyears5 = 2002
| nationalteam5 = Czech Republic U20
| nationalcaps5 = 1
| nationalgoals5 = 0
| nationalyears6 = 2002–2003
| nationalteam6 = Czech Republic U21
| nationalcaps6 = 2
| nationalgoals6 = 0
}}
David Bystroň (18 November 1982 – 19 May 2017) was a Czech professional footballer who played as a centre-back, spending most of his career in the Czech First League with Baník Ostrava. He also played for Viktoria Plzeň, Sigma Olomouc and Bulgarian side Levski Sofia. He represented the Czech Republic internationally at youth levels U17, U18, U20 and U21.
Career
=Baník Ostrava=
Bystroň played seven seasons for Czech side Baník Ostrava, where he won the 2003–04 Czech First League and won the Czech Cup in 2005.{{cite book|first=Luboš|last=Jeřábek|title=Český a československý fotbal – lexikon osobností a klubů|publisher=Grada Publishing|language=cs|year=2007|location=Prague, Czech Republic|isbn=978-80-247-1656-5|page=29}}
=Levski Sofia=
Bystroň signed for Levski Sofia on 22 June 2008. Bystroň signed a three-year contract on 27 June 2008. He made his unofficial debut for Levski on 5 July 2008 in a friendly match against Spartak Pleven. Levski won the match and the result was 5–0.
Bystroň made his official debut for Levski on 13 August 2008 in a match against BATE Borisov. The result was 0–1 with a home loss.{{cite news |title=Шок за Левски - 0:1 от БАТЕ. Георги Иванов-Гонзо пак изпусна дузпа|language=Bulgarian|url=http://topsport.ibox.bg/news/id_609845816|work=topsport.bg|publisher=sports media|date=13 August 2008|accessdate=15 July 2015}} Bystroň scored his first goal for Levski on 17 August 2008 in a match against Botev Plovdiv. He became a Champion of Bulgaria in 2009.
=Viktoria Plzeň=
Bystroň joined Viktoria Plzeň on loan on 12 August 2009. He played there until the end of the 2009/10 season. He won the Czech Cup in 2010 with Viktoria Plzeň.
After a period on loan, he was bought by Viktoria.
On 6 December 2011, Bystroň scored a goal in the 2–2 draw with Milan in a UEFA Champions League match.
==Doping ban==
After a UEFA Champions League match against BATE Borisov in November 2011, Bystroň tested positive for prohibited substance methamphetamine in a drug test.{{cite news |title=Bystroň nesmí hrát fotbal dva roky. Co teď udělá Plzeň? |language=Czech|url=http://fotbal.idnes.cz/bystron-nesmi-hrat-fotbal-dva-roky-co-ted-udela-plzen-pc6-/fotbal.aspx?c=A120209_122041_fotbal_min|work=idnes.cz|publisher=Mladá fronta DNES|date=9 February 2012|accessdate=4 March 2012}}{{cite news |title=Fotbalista Bystroň dostal za doping dvouletý zákaz činnosti|language=Czech|url=http://www.rozhlas.cz/zpravy/fotbal/_zprava/fotbalista-bystron-dostal-za-doping-dvoulety-zakaz-cinnosti--1016148|work=rozhlas.cz|publisher=Czech Radio|date=9 February 2012|accessdate=4 March 2012}} In January 2012, the 'B' sample also tested positive for the substance. He commenced a two-year ban from professional football starting on 3 January 2012, due to finish on 3 January 2014. His contract with Plzeň was terminated on 13 February 2012.{{cite news |first=Václav|last=Vacek|title=Viktoria ukončila s Bystroněm smlouvu|language=Czech|url=http://domazlicky.denik.cz/fotbal_region/fotbalviktoriabystronkonec20120214.html|work=denik.cz|publisher=Vltava-Labe-Press|date=14 February 2012|accessdate=4 March 2012}}
=Later career=
After he had been cleared for playing again, he signed for Olomouc in the Czech National Football League. In 2016, he joined Swiss amateur club FC Linth in the Swiss fifth league. In 2017, he moved to another Swiss amateur club, US Schluein Ilanz.
Death
On 19 May 2017, multiple news sources reported that Bystroň had committed suicide by hanging himself in his house in Ilanz, Switzerland.{{Cite news|url=http://isport.blesk.cz/clanek/fotbal/303466/dalsi-fotbalova-tragedie-explzensky-david-bystron-spachal-sebevrazdu.html|title=Další fotbalová tragédie. Explzeňský David Bystroň spáchal sebevraždu - iSport.cz|work=iSport.cz|access-date=20 May 2017}}{{Cite web|url=http://fotbal.idnes.cz/david-bystron-sebevrazda-0hq-/fotbal.aspx?c=A170519_221534_fotbal_dc|title=Další fotbalová tragédie. Bývalý plzeňský stoper Bystroň se oběsil|date=19 May 2017|website=iDNES.cz|access-date=20 May 2017}} Coincidentally, his death occurred less than a month after František Rajtoral, a former teammate and defensive partner at Viktoria Plzeň, had committed a similar suicide.{{Cite web | url=https://www.marca.com/en/football/real-madrid/2018/10/23/5bce329ee5fdeac3178b45c1.html | title=Champions League: The tragedy that struck the Viktoria Plzen defence that faced Barcelona in 2011 | date=23 October 2018 }}
Honours
- Champion of Bulgaria 2008-09
- Champion of the Czech Republic 2003–04, 2010–11
- Czech Cup 2004-05, 2009–10
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20081218222019/http://levski.bg/Levski/info/statistic/showPlayer.do?playerId=170781 David at Levski Official Site] {{in lang|en|bg}}
- [http://pfclevski.eu/main.php?&page=players&id=87 FC Levski Sofia profile] {{in lang|en}}
- [http://en.levskisofia.info/player/david-bystron/ Profile at Levskisofia.info] {{in lang|en}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080421032725/http://www.fcb.cz/tymy.php?player=10&tym=1&sezona=18 FC Baník Ostrava profile] {{in lang|cs}}
- {{FACR player}}
- {{Fotbal DNES|id=3001560|new_id=3285}}
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Category:Sportspeople from Levoča
Category:Footballers from the Prešov Region
Category:Czech men's footballers
Category:Men's association football central defenders
Category:Czech Republic men's youth international footballers
Category:Czech Republic men's under-21 international footballers
Category:Czech First League players
Category:FC Baník Ostrava players
Category:FC Viktoria Plzeň players
Category:First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
Category:PFC Levski Sofia players
Category:Doping cases in association football
Category:Czech sportspeople in doping cases
Category:SK Sigma Olomouc players
Category:Suicides by hanging in Switzerland
Category:Czech expatriate men's footballers
Category:Czech expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria
Category:Czech expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland