Tyler Simpson
Personal information
Full name Tyler John Simpson
Date of birth (1985-08-28)28 August 1985
Place of birth Sydney, Australia
Date of death 26 May 2011(2011-05-26) (aged 25)
Place of death Sydney, Australia
Height 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Right back
Youth career
Gladesville-Hornsby
Dinamo-Zenit Yerevan
APIA Leichhardt
Blacktown City Demons
Northern Spirit
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004 Northern Tigers 3 (1)
2004–2005 St George Saints
2005–2006 Queensland Roar 4 (0)
2006–2007 Perth Glory 1 (0)
2007 Sydney Olympic
2007–2008 Perth Glory 14 (0)
2008–2011 Blacktown City
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 January 2008

Tyler John Simpson (28 August 1985 – 26 May 2011)[1] was an Australian football (soccer) player who played as a central defender or right back. He was the twin of fellow footballer Jordan Simpson.[2][3]

Career

Simpson played in the NSW Premier League with Blacktown City Demons, APIA Leichhardt and Sydney Olympic. He had short stints in the A-League with Perth Glory and then-Queensland Roar. Simpson also played for a short time in Armenia with Dinamo-Zenit Yerevan.[4]

It was a shock to many fans and supporters of football in Australia when his death, which was later disclosed to be suicide, was announced on 26 May 2011.[5][6][7] A minute's silence was held as a mark of respect and remembrance to Simpson before the Round 10 clashes between Blacktown City Demons and South Coast Wolves[8] and Sydney Olympic and Rockdale City Suns.[9] As a mark of respect the Olyroos (Australian under 23s) wore black armbands in their friendly against Japan on 1 June 2011 in Niigata.[10]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Tyler Simpson: 1985 - 2011". Football New South Wales. 30 May 2011. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
  2. ↑ "Simpson, Tyler". Australian Player Database. OzFootball. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
  3. ↑ Cox, Michael (30 May 2011). "Wolves downed in emotional roller-coaster". Illawarra Mercury. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
  4. ↑ Ormond, Aiden (30 May 2011). "Tyler Simpson Remembered". FourFourTwo Australia. Archived from the original on 1 June 2011. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
  5. ↑ "Let's Help End These Tragedies, FFA".
  6. ↑ "The Superman Effect". 12 April 2012.
  7. ↑ "Tyler Simpson: 1985 - 2011". NSW Premier League. 30 May 2011. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
  8. ↑ Shoolman, Michael (30 May 2011). "Spirited Blacktown earn win on South Coast". NSW Premier League. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
  9. ↑ Carlucci, Joseph (30 May 2011). "Sydney Olympic extend lead with Rockdale City win". NSW Premier League. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
  10. ↑ "Football NSW". Football NSW. Retrieved 2 June 2011.


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