Stefan Trofan

Stefan Trofan (4 April 1962^[1] – 1 September 2008) was a British para table tennis player. In his childhood years, he was very interested in football and was a keen footballer, he was paralysed from the waist down aged 17 in a bike accident. He played alongside Neil Robinson and James Rawson in table tennis team events internationally. He coached Great Britain's Paralympic table tennis team for the 2008 Summer Paralympics.^[2]

Stefan Trofan

Personal information
Born	(1962-04-04)4 April 1962 Oldham, United Kingdom
Died	21 August 2008(2008-08-21) (aged 46) Sheffield, United Kingdom
Sport
Country	United Kingdom
Sport	Para table tennis
Disability	Spinal cord injury
Disability class	C3
Retired	2005
Medal record Table tennis Representing  United Kingdom Paralympic Games 2000 Sydney Men's team C3 2004 Athens Men's team C3 European Championships 1999 Piešťany Men's team C3 2005 Jesolo Men's team C3 2001 Frankfurt Men's team C3

He died of oesophageal cancer on 21 August 2008 in Sheffield surrounded by family, days before the Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China.^[3][4]