Tibor Szabo (English footballer)

Tibor Szabo
Personal information
Full name	Tibor Lewis Szabo
Date of birth	28 October 1959
Place of birth	Bradford, England
Date of death	5 August 2024 (aged 64)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
19??–1977	Bradford City
Senior career*
Years	Team
1977–1979	Bradford City
1979–1980	Macclesfield Town
1980–1984	Mossley
1984–198?	Gainsborough Trinity
1985–198?	→ Mossley (loan)
	Goole Town
	Mossley
	Morecambe
	Buxton
	Accrington Stanley
	Atherton Laburnum Rovers
	Harrogate Railway Athletic
	Ossett Albion
	Ossett Town
	Liversedge
	Eccleshill United
	East Bowling Unity
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Tibor Lewis Szabo (Hungarian: Szabó; 28 October 1959 – 5 August 2024) was an English footballer who played in the Football League as a forward for Bradford City.^[1]

Born in Bradford to Hungarian parents,^[2] Szabo also played in non-league football for clubs including Macclesfield Town, Mossley, Gainsborough Trinity, Goole Town, Morecambe, Buxton, Accrington Stanley, Atherton Laburnum Rovers, Harrogate Railway Athletic, Ossett Albion, Ossett Town, Liversedge, Eccleshill United and East Bowling Unity.^[3] He taught PE, and after his playing career ended, he coached juniors in both England and the United States.^[4]

Szabo died while out cycling, on 5 August 2024, at the age of 64.^[5]^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Tibor Szabo". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
^ "Complete A–Z of players from 1919 to current: Salisbury to Szabo". MossleyWeb. Archived from the original on 4 May 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
^ "Manager and player profiles: S". The Silkmen Archives. Geoffrey Knights and Macclesfield Town FC. Archived from the original on 2 February 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
^ Booth, Mel (10 November 2009). "Junior Football: Vision Juniors use Tibor Szabo's Dutch training methods". Huddersfield Examiner. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
^ "Death Notice: Tibor Szabo". Telegraph & Argus. Bradford. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
^ Parker, Simon (3 September 2024). "Ex-Bantams player Tibor Szabo was well known in local game". Telegraph & Argus. Bradford. Retrieved 6 September 2024.

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[Hugman-1] "Tibor Szabo". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 1 May 2018.

[MossleyWeb-2] "Complete A–Z of players from 1919 to current: Salisbury to Szabo". MossleyWeb. Archived from the original on 4 May 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2018.

[Silkmen-3] "Manager and player profiles: S". The Silkmen Archives. Geoffrey Knights and Macclesfield Town FC. Archived from the original on 2 February 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2024.

[4] Booth, Mel (10 November 2009). "Junior Football: Vision Juniors use Tibor Szabo's Dutch training methods". Huddersfield Examiner. Retrieved 2 May 2018.

[Death_Notice-5] "Death Notice: Tibor Szabo". Telegraph & Argus. Bradford. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2024.

[6] Parker, Simon (3 September 2024). "Ex-Bantams player Tibor Szabo was well known in local game". Telegraph & Argus. Bradford. Retrieved 6 September 2024.

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