Juraj Halenár

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| fullname = Juraj Halenár

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1983|6|28|df=y}}

| birth_place = Trnava, Czechoslovakia

| death_date = {{death date and age|2018|06|30|1983|6|28|df=y}}

| death_place = Bratislava, Slovakia

| position = Forward

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| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Lokomotíva Trnava

| youthyears2 = | youthclubs2 =Inter Bratislava

| years1 = 2001–2005 | clubs1 = Inter Bratislava | caps1 = 105 | goals1 = 35

| years2 = 2005–2008 | clubs2 = Artmedia Petržalka | caps2 = 86 | goals2 = 33

| years3 = 2008–2014 | clubs3 = Slovan Bratislava | caps3 = 150 | goals3 = 55

| years4 = 2015 | clubs4 = Nyíregyháza Spartacus | caps4 = 13 | goals4 = 1

| years5 = 2015 | clubs5 = Sigma Olomouc | caps5 = 10 | goals5 = 1

| years6 = 2016 | clubs6 = Iskra Borčice | caps6 = 5 | goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2016 | clubs7 = Petržalka akadémia | caps7 = 11 | goals7 = 5

| years8 = 2017–2018 | clubs8 = SV Gaflenz | caps8 = 0 | goals8 = 0

| nationalyears1= 2007–2008 | nationalteam1 = Slovakia | nationalcaps1= 3 | nationalgoals1 = 0

| pcupdate = 7 March 2017

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Juraj Halenár (28 June 1983 – 30 June 2018) was a Slovak football forward who was most famous for playing for Slovan Bratislava.

Club career

Halenár, a native of Trnava, moved to Bratislava at the age of 18, when he joined Slovakia's reigning champions, Inter Bratislava. He impressed in the 2004-05 campaign, in which he scored 12 goals for the club in the Corgoň Liga. Following the first game of the new season, in which he bagged two goals against Ružomberok, Halenár transferred to Artmedia for an undisclosed fee, reported to be in the region of 20 million Slovak crowns.{{cite web|url=http://hn.hnonline.sk/sport-121/kanonierom-v-lige-vladne-juraj-halenar-256002|title=Kanonierom v lige vládne Juraj Halenár|publisher=HN|date=9 October 2007|accessdate=17 November 2014|language=Slovak|archive-date=29 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129025648/http://hn.hnonline.sk/sport-121/kanonierom-v-lige-vladne-juraj-halenar-256002|url-status=dead}} In only his second game for Artmedia on 27 July 2005, he scored a hat-trick against Celtic Glasgow in the 2005 UEFA Champions League second qualifying round tie.{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/celtic/4718461.stm|title=Artmedia 5-0 Celtic|publisher=BBC|date=27 July 2005|accessdate=12 November 2014}}

In summer 2008, Halenár was sold to Slovan Bratislava.{{cite web|url=http://www.profutbal.sk/spravy/clanok64169-Slovan_Bratislava_sa_posilnil_o_trojicu_hracov.htm|title=Slovan Bratislava sa posilnil o trojicu hráčov|publisher=Profutbal|date=13 September 2008|accessdate=12 November 2014|language=Slovak|archive-date=3 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303215321/http://www.profutbal.sk/spravy/clanok64169-Slovan_Bratislava_sa_posilnil_o_trojicu_hracov.htm|url-status=dead}} The striker scored two goals on his debut for Slovan in a 4–1 victory against Tatran Prešov.{{cite web|url=http://www.profutbal.sk/spravy/clanok64404-Slovan_zdolal_Presov_dva_goly_vsietil_aj_Halenar.htm?id=64404|title=Slovan zdolal Prešov, dva góly vsietil aj Halenár|publisher=Profutbal|date=20 September 2008|accessdate=18 November 2014|language=Slovak|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304052250/http://www.profutbal.sk/spravy/clanok64404-Slovan_zdolal_Presov_dva_goly_vsietil_aj_Halenar.htm?id=64404|url-status=dead}} He became the top all time scorer in the Slovak top flight on 10 August 2014, when he scored a brace against Košice, surpassing Róbert Semeník's record of 120 goals.{{cite web|url=http://sport.sme.sk/c/7326682/halenar-sa-so-122-golmi-stal-najlepsim-strelcom-historie-slovenskej-ligy.html|title=Halenár sa so 122 gólmi stal najlepším strelcom histórie slovenskej ligy|publisher=SME|date=10 August 2014|accessdate=12 November 2014|language=Slovak}} In January 2015, Halenár left the Slovak league and signed for Hungarian team Nyíregyháza Spartacus, where he stayed until the end of the season.{{cite web|url=http://futbal.pravda.sk/ostatne/clanok/343030-zofcak-a-halenar-sa-upisali-madarskej-nyiregyhaze-obaja-na-1-5-roka/|title=Žofčák a Halenár sa upísali maďarskej Nyíregyháze. Obaja na 1,5 roka|publisher=Pravda|date=21 January 2015|accessdate=28 January 2016|language=Slovak}} Afterwards, he joined Sigma Olomouc on 9 July 2015.{{cite web|url=http://www.sigmafotbal.cz/aktuality/2015-09-07-utocnik-juraj-halenar-posili-sk-sigma|title=Útočník Juraj Halenár posílí SK Sigma|publisher=SK Sigma Olomouc|date=9 July 2015|accessdate=11 July 2015|language=Czech|archive-date=1 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180701140319/http://www.sigmafotbal.cz/aktuality/2015-09-07-utocnik-juraj-halenar-posili-sk-sigma|url-status=dead}} In December 2015, he left the club due to family reasons.{{cite web|url=http://sport.aktuality.sk/c/200498/halenarove-posobenie-v-olomouci-sa-skoncilo/|title=Halenárove pôsobenie v Olomouci sa skončilo|publisher=Šport|date=16 December 2015|accessdate=28 January 2016|language=Slovak}}

International career

Halenár played at two youth tournaments for his country, the UEFA European Under-19 Championship in 2002 and the Under-20 FIFA World Youth Championship in 2003. On 13 November 2007, he made his debut for Slovakia's senior team in a qualifying game for the 2008 European Championship against the Czech Republic. Halenár also played in next two matches of the national team, when he came on as a substitute against San Marino and Hungary.

Death

On 30 June 2018, just two days after his 35th birthday, Halenár was found dead in the woods of Vrakuňa outside the Slovak capital of Bratislava.{{Cite news|url=https://sport.sme.sk/c/20860972/juraj-halenar-zomrel-vo-veku-35-rokov-tvrdi-tv-joj.html|title=Vo veku 35 rokov zomrel známy slovenský futbalista Juraj Halenár|last=a.s.|first=Petit Press|work=sport.sme.sk|access-date=2018-06-30|language=sk}} The first reports state that he committed suicide.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hetrik.sk/byvaly-futbalovy-kanonier-je-m-tvy-juraj-halenar-spachal-samovrazdu|title=Bývalý futbalový kanonier je mŕtvy. Juraj Halenár spáchal samovraždu!|website=www.hetrik.sk|date=30 June 2018 |language=sk|access-date=2018-06-30}}

Honours

=Slovakia=

;Slovakia U20

2003 FIFA U-20 World Cup: Participation

;Slovakia U19

2002 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship - Third place

References

External links

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[http://www.skslovan.com/timy/?hrac=hrac.9&team=A Slovan Bratislava profile]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20051206165314/http://www.uefa.com/magazine/news/Kind=512/newsId=321227.html UEFA news]
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Category:1983 births

Category:2018 deaths

Category:Footballers from Trnava

Category:Slovak men's footballers

Category:Slovakia men's youth international footballers

Category:Slovakia men's international footballers

Category:Slovak expatriate men's footballers

Category:FK Inter Bratislava players

Category:FC Petržalka players

Category:ŠK Slovan Bratislava players

Category:Nyíregyháza Spartacus FC players

Category:SK Sigma Olomouc players