Tibor Simon

Tibor Simon
Commemorative plaque of Tibor Simon in Budapest District IX, Üllői street No 129 (FTC Stadium).
Personal information
Date of birth (1965-09-01)1 September 1965
Place of birth Budapest, Hungary
Date of death 23 April 2002(2002-04-23) (aged 36)
Place of death Budapest, Hungary
Position Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985–1999 Ferencváros 194 (2)
1996–1997 → BVSC (loan) 10 (0)
1999–2001 BVSC 23 (0)
2001 Rákospalota 2 (0)
Total 229 (2)
International career
1989–1995 Hungary 16 (0)
Managerial career
1999–2001 BVSC (player-manager)
2001 Rákospalota (player-manager)
2001–2002 Sopron
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Tibor Simon (1 September 1965 – 23 April 2002) was a Hungarian football player and football manager.

Career

Simon, who played as a defender, spent most of his professional club career with Ferencváros, and also earned 16 caps at international level for Hungary, including three FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.

His managerial career started with managing Nemzeti Bajnokság II side BVSC and Rákospalota as a player-manager. In December 2001, Simon joined Nemzeti Bajnokság I club Sopron.

Death

On 21 April 2002, Simon was beaten by security personnel outside a pub in Budapest, dying two days later. Three of the four men arrested for his murder were later freed.

References

  1. ↑ Tibor Simon at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. ↑ Tibor Simon – FIFA competition record (archived)
  3. ↑ "Közös szurkolói emlékezés Simon Tiborra" [Joint fan tribute to Tibor Simon]. origo.hu (in Hungarian). Archived from the original on 5 October 2025. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  4. ↑ "In Today's Papers: Footballers of Hungary Unite!". Pestiside.hu. 18 February 2005. Retrieved 28 January 2011.