Tibor Selymes (born 14 May 1970) is a Romanian football manager and former player.

Tibor Selymes
Selymes in a charity match in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1970-05-14) 14 May 1970 (age 54)
Place of birth Bălan, Romania
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Youth career
Metalul Târgu Secuiesc
–1988 FC Brașov
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1990 FC Brașov 64 (3)
1990–1993 Dinamo București 83 (6)
1993–1996 Cercle Brugge 83 (4)
1996–1999 Anderlecht 65 (3)
1999–2001 Standard Liège 36 (1)
2001–2002 Haladás 8 (0)
2002–2004 Debrecen 37 (4)
2004–2005 AEL Limassol 8 (1)
Total 384 (22)
International career
1992–1999 Romania 46 (0)
Managerial career
2005–2006 Sopron
2006 Sopron
2007–2009 Liberty Salonta
2009–2010 Sportul Studențesc
2010–2011 Astra Ploiești
2011 FCM Târgu Mureș
2011 Astra Ploiești
2013 Dinamo II București
2013 Săgeata Năvodari
2014 Kaposvár
2014–2015 Oțelul Galați
2015 Petrolul Ploiești
2016 Delta Tulcea
2017 Olimpia Satu Mare
2022–2024 Știința Miroslava
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

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Born in Bălan of Hungarian descent, Selymes made his debut in Divizia A with FC Brașov in 1988. He later played many years in Belgium.

Selymes got 46 caps for the Romania national team between 1992 and 1999, and was in the squad for the 1994 World Cup, Euro 1996 and the 1998 World Cup.

Managerial career

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In September 2010 Selymes was appointed as manager of Astra Ploiești.[1] He was sacked in August 2011, after only two games from the 2011–12 season, both lost by Astra.[2] He then took control of FCM Târgu Mureș, but stayed there for only three games, resigning after one draw and two defeats. He returned to Astra in November 2011. On 16 December 2011, he was fired from Astra, the second time this season.[3]

On 2 April 2013, Selymes returned to Dinamo, after 20 years. He signed a contract for two months to manage the second team of the club.[4]

On 17 June 2013, he signed Săgeata Năvodari that will make its Liga I debut.[5] On 6 January 2014, Selymes was appointed as the manager of the Hungarian League club Kaposvári Rákóczi FC. The club was relegated at the end of the 2013–14 season, and Selymes left.

In September 2014, he signed a contract with former Romanian champions Oțelul Galați.[6] He resigned in March 2015. In June 2015, he was named the new manager of Petrolul Ploiești.[7]

Career statistics

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International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[8]
National team Year Apps Goals
Romania 1992 2 0
1993 7 0
1994 10 0
1995 6 0
1996 10 0
1997 8 0
1998 2 0
1999 1 0
Total 46 0

Personal life

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Tibor is the nephew of Nicolae Selymes, who was also an international footballer who played for Dinamo București and FC Brașov in the 1960s.[9][10][11] In 2010 Selymes attempted to launch his own airline but ultimately failed when he did not pass the sufficient qualifications to fly an aeroplane.

Honours

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Player

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Dinamo București

Cercle Brugge

Anderlecht

Standard Liège

Haladás

Debrecen

References

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  1. ^ "Tibor Selymes is the new manager of Astra Ploiești!". Ziarul Prahova. 6 September 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
  2. ^ "Selymes a fost demis de la Astra: Nu mi se pare normal să fiu dat afară după două etape" (in Romanian). Mediafax. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
  3. ^ "Selymes a fost demis pentru a treia oara in acest campionat". GSP. Retrieved 19 December 2010.
  4. ^ "Tibor Selymes la Dinamo II" (in Romanian). FCDinamo.ro. Archived from the original on 5 April 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
  5. ^ "Tibor Selymes la Sageata Navodari!" (in Romanian). AFC Săgeata Năvodari Official Website. 17 June 2013. Archived from the original on 20 June 2013.
  6. ^ "Selymes preia Otelul" (in Romanian). lpf.ro. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  7. ^ "Selymes, oficial antrenor la Petrolul" (in Romanian). Adevarul.ro. 3 June 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  8. ^ ""Tibor Selymes – eu-football.info"". Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  9. ^ "Selymes, "câine" din familie" [Selymes, "dog" from his the family] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 2 December 2010. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  10. ^ "Discuții avansate: șanse mari ca Tibor Selymes să fie noul antrenor al UTA Arad" [Advanced discussions: High chances for Tibor Selymes to be UTA Arad's new coach] (in Romanian). Specialarad.ro. 9 October 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  11. ^ "Tibor Selymes". Dinamo.webstyler. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
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