Matej Ferjan
Slovenian-Hungarian speedway rider
Died when: 34 years 137 days (412 months)Star Sign: Capricorn
Matej Ferjan (5 January 1977 – 22 May 2011) was a Slovenian motorcycle speedway rider who also rode for the Hungary national speedway team.Ferjan was born in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
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.Ferjan had a son, Mark, born on 19 April 2004, and a daughter, Victoria.