Pavol Ďurica

Pavol Ďurica
Personal information
Full name	Pavol Ďurica
Date of birth	17 May 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth	Czechoslovakia
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
?–2001	DAC Dunajská Streda
2001	Bardejov
2001–2002	DAC Dunajská Streda
2002–2003	MŠO Štúrovo
2004–2007	DAC Dunajská Streda
2007–2009	Artmedia Petržalka
2008	→FC Fehérvár (loan)
2009–2010	MFK Petržalka
2010–2012	DAC Dunajská Streda
2012–2013	SC Ritzing
2013–2014	DSC Orechova Poton
2014–2016	Rapid Ohrady
2016–2018	SK Vydrany
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 July 2012

Pavol Ďurica (born 17 May 1983) is a former Slovak football midfielder

In early 2008 he joined the Hungarian team FC Fehérvár on loan from Artmedia Bratislava, where he played only four games, but during this short period he scored a remarkable own goal against Debreceni VSC in the Hungarian Cup quarter-final on 27 March 2008. The match was heading towards extra time, when Debrecen was awarded a penalty in the last minute, which was saved by the goalkeeper of FC Fehérvár, but the ball bounced back to the penalty spot and the arriving Ďurica, desperately wanting to clear to the stands, hammered it into his own goal clipping the post.

The video of the own goal immediately became a major hit on the internet, producing millions of downloads within only a few days.

A few days after this match, Ďurica was released from FC Fehérvár because he failed to show up for a match with the reserves.

He is the brother of Slovak international Ján Ďurica.

External links

HLSZ (in Hungarian)
Own goal against DVSC in Hungarian Cup