Martin Barbarič

Czech footballer and murderer

Martin Barbarič
Personal information
Date of birth	(1970-10-14)14 October 1970
Place of birth	Hradec Králové, Czechoslovakia
Date of death	18 January 2013(2013-01-18) (aged 42)
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1991–1993	Dukla Prague
1993–1995	FC Svit Zlín	42	(3)
1996–2000	FC Slovan Liberec	79	(22)
1998–1999	→ AS Trenčín (loan)	8	(2)
2001–2002	FC Hradec Králové	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Martin Barbarič (14 October 1970 – 18 January 2013) was a Czech football player who made 135 top flight appearances across the end of the Czechoslovak First League and start of the Czech First League for Dukla Prague, Svit Zlín, Slovan Liberec, and Hradec Králové between 1991 and 2002.^[1] He was also a U-11 coach at FC Hradec Králové.

On 11 January 2013 Barbarič shot and killed his ex-wife in Hradec Králové. He then shot himself and was taken to the hospital in critical condition.^[2] He died a week later.^[3]

References

^ Jeřábek, Luboš (2007). Český a československý fotbal – lexikon osobností a klubů (in Czech). Prague, Czech Republic: Grada Publishing. p. 15. ISBN 978-80-247-1656-5.
^ "Policista a bývalý ligový fotbalista postřelil manželku i sebe, žena zemřela". Mladá fronta DNES. iDNES. 11 January 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
^ "Bývalý fotbalista, který zastřelil svou exmanželku, v nemocnici zemřel" (in Czech). iDNES.cz. 18 January 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2013.