Matej Cifra Explained

Matej Cifra
Birth Date:10 July 1979
Birth Place:Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
Occupation:Presenter
YouTuber
Language teacher
Children:2

Matej Cifra (born 10 July 1979), also known as Sajfa, is a Slovak YouTuber, presenter, and former language teacher.

In 2024, Cifra ranked eighth in Trend.sk list of the most expensive Slovak social media influencers with salary worth 2,608€ - 3,130€.[1]

Early life

Cifra was born on 10 July 1979 in Bratislava.[2] He is the youngest of three brothers.[3] Cifra graduated from the Faculty of Philosophy, Comenius University, teaching English and Slovak for five years.[4]

Career

Cifra became radio presenter appearing on Fun Rádio in 2002, hosting the programme's morning block alongside Adela Vinczeová.[5] They wrote a book from behind the scenes of the radio titled Veci, o ktorých viete pomerne málo .[6] He debuted as a TV presenter with Didiana in Noci Vyvolených in 2005.[7]

In 2015, Cifra started creating a talk show on YouTube called LevelLama (lvlLama), where he always invites a group of Slovak public figures to play video games with them.[2]

Personal life

Cifra got engaged to editor, presenter, model, and politician Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová in 2015,[8] with whom he owns the Versaj Production company, whose sales reached almost 350,000 Euros in 2019.[9] The couple got married in September 2016.[10] In 2021, Cifra and Ostrihoňová filed a criminal complaint against journalist Martin Daňo, who was accused of tax fraud and was about to be in court.[11]

Cifra supports the charity projects Úsmev as a gift or the Children's Hour project. He enjoys running in his free time, often participating in local marathon tournaments.[12]

Philanthropy

In 2009, Cifra participated at Tesco Run for Live charity event and donated some proceeds for cancer patients to the Cancer Research Foundation in Žilina.[13] One year later, during the fourth edition of Rajecký half-marathon tournament hosted in the same city, he donated some proceeds for cancer patients to the children's department of the Faculty Polyclinic and Hospital.[14]

Together with the other presenters of Fun Rádio in 2011, Cifra was going to participate in the 16th drop of blood campaign organised by the Slovak Red Cross Museum. However, after 450 ml of the rare fluid drained from his body, Sajfa's blood pressure dropped and he had to receive treatment.[15]

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Martin. Miškerík. Ovplyvňujú masy a za pár klikov zarobia tisíce eur. Toto sú najdrahší Slovenskí influenceri. trend.sk. 14 August 2024. 1 October 2024. sk. 8.
  2. Web site: Kto je Sajfa? Bol učiteľom, ktorý sa presadil v rádiu, ľudí dnes zabáva aj na youtube. hashtag.zoznam.sk. 2 January 2020. 13 September 2024. sk.
  3. News: Anna. Novotná. Matej Sajfa Cifra si vzal markizácku princeznú Veroniku. Korzár. Petit Press. 12 September 2016. 13 September 2024. sk.
  4. News: Denisa. Vojtényiová. Profil: Matej Sajfa Cifra. Hospodárske noviny. 18 January 2007. 22 March 2017. sk.
  5. News: Sajfa: Maratón bol pre mňa zážitok storočia. Pravda. 7 October 2008. 13 September 2024. sk.
  6. Karol. Kardoš. Matej Cifra. Zem&Vek. 12 June 2023. 13 September 2024. sk.
  7. Web site: Matej "Sajfa" Cifra. TV JOJ. 23 July 2023. 13 September 2024. sk.
  8. News: Matej "Sajfa" Cifra sa zasnúbil s moderátorkou Veronikou Ostrihoňovou. Netky.sk. 2 June 2015. 13 September 2024. sk.
  9. Web site: Peter. Scherhaufer. Adam. Sipos. Sajfa: Zle bude, ak stratím relevantnosť a môj názor nebude nikoho zaujímať. subscription. Trend.sk. 27 July 2020. 1 October 2024. sk.
  10. Web site: Sajfa sa oženil s priateľkou Ostrihoňovou. Čaká ich ešte svadba číslo 2!. Pravda. 4 September 2016. 22 March 2017. sk.
  11. News: Moderátori Matej "Sajfa" Cifra a jeho manželka Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová podali trestné oznámenie na novinára Martina Daňa. Bratislavský Večerník. 22 October 2021. 13 September 2024. sk.
  12. Web site: Matej Cifra. Aktuality.sk. Ringier Axel Springier Slovakia. 20 July 2010. 5 February 2019. sk.
  13. News: Bežci so Sajfom podporili výskum rakoviny. Sme. Žilina. Petit Press. 27 June 2009. 1 October 2024. sk.
  14. News: Peter. Michúch. Sajfa získal dar pre žilinskú nemocnicu. Sme. Žilina. Petit Press. 23 August 2010. 1 October 2024. sk.
  15. Web site: Vo Fun Rádiu tiekla krv: Sajfa skolaboval!. Aktuality.sk. Ringier Axel Springier Slovakia. 8 February 2011. 5 February 2019. sk.