Tibor Nyilasi

Hungarian footballer

Tibor Nyilasi (born 18 January 1955) is a Hungarian football player and manager. He played for Ferencváros, FK Austria Wien and the Hungary national football team as striker.

Tibor Nyilasi
Personal information
Date of birth (1955-01-18) 18 January 1955 (age 69)
Place of birth Várpalota, Hungary
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2+12 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
0000–1972 Úttörőstadion SC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1972–1983 Ferencvárosi TC 243 (132)
1983–1988 Austria Wien 120 (81)
Total 363 (213)
National team
1975–1985 Hungary 70 (32)
Teams managed
1990–1994 Ferencvárosi TC
1997–1999 Ferencvárosi TC
2014–2015 Hungary (assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career change

He started his career with Ferencváros in 1972 . He played 243 matches and scored 132 goals. 1983 he went on to Austria Wien in Austria for a fee of 500 000 €. For Austria he played 179 matches and scored 120 goals.[1]

National team change

He made 70 appearances for the Hungary national team from 1975 to 1985. He scored 32 goals.[2] He played in the 1978 FIFA World Cup and the 1982 FIFA World Cup.[3]

Manager change

After he retired as a player he managed Ferencváros. He also worked for the Hungary national football team as assistance coach.

Honours change

Club change

Ferencvárosi

Austria Wien

Individual change

  • Hungarian Top Scorer: 1980–81
  • European Silver Boot: 1980–81
  • UEFA Cup Top Scorer: 1983–84
  • Austrian Top Scorer: 1983–84

Manager change

Ferencvárosi

  • Nemzeti Bajnokság I: 1991–92
  • Hungarian Cup: 1990–91, 1992–93, 1993–94

Sources change

  • Ki kicsoda a magyar sportéletben?, II. kötet (I–R). Szekszárd, Babits Kiadó, 1995, p. 395., ISBN 963-495-011-6
  • Nagy Béla: Fradisták (Sportpropaganda, 1981) ISBN 963-7542-44-2
  • Nagy Béla: Fradi futballkönyv (Sportpropaganda, 1985) ISBN 963-7543-04-X
  • Rejtő László–Lukács László–Szepesi György: Felejthetetlen 90 percek (Sportkiadó, 1977) ISBN 963-253-501-4
  • Hoppe Pál – Szabó Ferenc: A Nyíl (Budapest, 1984)
  • Nagy Béla: Nyilasi album (Budapest, 2003)
  • His stats at Austria Wien

References change