Matej Ferjan
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| Born | January 5, 1977 Ljubljana, Slovenia |
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| Died | May 22, 2011 (age 34) |
| Nationality |
 Slovenia  Hungary
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| Current club information | |
| British league | Newcastle Diamonds |
| Polish league | Stal Gorzów Wielkopolski |
| Swedish league | Indianerna Kumla |
| Danish league | Holstebro |
| German league | Wolfslake Berlin |
| Czech league | Zlata Priba Pardubice |
| Career history | |
| 1998–1999 | Grudziądz (POL) |
| 2000 | Zielona Góra (POL) |
| 2001 | (POL) |
| 2002 | Opole (POL) |
| 2003–2004, 2006 | Ostrów Wlkp. (POL) |
| 2005 | Krosno (POL) |
| 2007–2008 | Gorzów Wlkp. (POL) |
| 1998, 2001, 2002 | Belle Vue Aces |
| 1999, 2004, 2005 | Poole Pirates |
| 2000 | Ipswich Witches |
| 2001 | Peterborough Panthers |
| 2003 | Oxford Cheetahs |
| 2011 | Newcastle Diamonds |
| Individual honours | |
| 2000 | Continental Champion |
| 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 | Slovenian Champion |
| 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 | Hungarian Champion |
| Team honours | |
| 2004 | Elite League Champion |
| 2004 | Elite League Knockout Cup |
Matej Ferjan (January 5, 1977 – May 22, 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 April 19, 2004, and a daughter, Victoria.
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