About Tibor Simon
Tibor Simon, 36, Hungarian football player and manager, blunt trauma.
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|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.
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