András "André" Simonyi (31 March 1914 – 17 July 2002) was a
footballer
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who played for
Lille OSC
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,
FC Sochaux
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,
Red Star 93
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,
Rennes
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,
Angers SCO
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,
Stade Français
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and
CO Roubaix-Tourcoing
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. Born in Hungary, he represented the
France national team.
He acquired
French nationality
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by
naturalization
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on 1 October 1937.
After retiring as a player, Simonyi enjoyed a management career with
Angers SCO
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,
Red Star 93
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and
AS Cherbourg
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.
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1914 births
2002 deaths
People from Khust
Hungarian emigrants to France
Hungarian men's footballers
Naturalized citizens of France
Men's association football forwards
French men's footballers
France men's international footballers
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard players
Red Star FC players
Stade Rennais FC players
Angers SCO players
Stade Français (association football) players
FC Rouen players
AS Cherbourg Football players
Ligue 1 players
Ligue 2 players
French football managers
AS Cherbourg Football managers
Angers SCO managers
Red Star FC managers
S.C. Covilhã players
CO Roubaix-Tourcoing players
French people of Hungarian descent
20th-century French sportsmen
20th-century Hungarian sportsmen
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