Born in Bălan of Hungarian descent, Selymes made his debut in Divizia A with FC Brașov in 1988.

[5] On 6 January 2014, Selymes was appointed as the manager of the Hungarian League club Kaposvári Rákóczi FC.

[7] 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.

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