Tibor Nyilasi (born 18 January 1955) is a Hungarian retired football player and manager. A midfielder, he signed with Ferencváros in 1972 and played there until transferring to Austria Wien in 1983. He made 70 appearances for the Hungary national team from 1975 to 1985, scoring 32 goals. He played in the 1978 FIFA World Cup (where he was sent off against Argentina) and the 1982 FIFA World Cup.FIFA.com After he retired as a player he was manager of Ferencváros. He has more recently also worked for the Hungarian Football Federation and is regularly appearing as a pundit on the Hungarian sports channel 'Sport TV'.
Managerial career Nyilasi managed Ferencváros twice. The first spell was between 6 June 1990 and 30 June 1994. During this period, Ferencváros played 128 matches. Ferencváros won 73 matches, drew only 25 matches, and lost 30 games. On 18 August 1990, he managed Ferencváros for the first time in a 5–0 victory over arch rivals Újpest. During his first spell, Péter Lipcsei became a solid player. Ferencváros won the 1991–92 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season and the 1990–91 Magyar Kupa, 1992–93 Magyar Kupa, and the 1993–94 Magyar Kupa seasons with Nyilasi.
His second spell started on 10 June 1997 and finished 17 December 1998.
Personal life In April 2025, he had a cardiac surgery in Budapest.
Career statistics Scores and results list Hungary's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nyilasi goal. + List of international goals scored by Tibor NyilasiNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary1-02-1UEFA Euro 1976 qualification2Stadion Rohonci Út, Szombathely, Hungary2-08-1UEFA Euro 1976 qualification33-044-055-066-07Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary1-02-0Friendly8Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria1-04-2Friendly92-010Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran, Iran2-02-0Friendly11Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary1-02-1Friendly122-113Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary1-02-11978 FIFA World Cup qualification14Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary2-03-01978 FIFA World Cup qualification15Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary1-03-0Friendly16Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary1-06-01978 FIFA World Cup qualification17Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary2-02-1Friendly18Estadio Luis Casanova, Valencia, Spain3-03-0Friendly19Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary1-03-01982 FIFA World Cup qualification202-021Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary2-32-3Friendly22Nuevo Estadio, Elche, Spain1-010-11982 FIFA World Cup2310-124Stade Municipal, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg2-16-2UEFA Euro 1984 qualification25Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary2-06-2UEFA Euro 1984 qualification265-227Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary1-12-3UEFA Euro 1984 qualification28Idrætspark, Copenhagen, Denmark1-11-3UEFA Euro 1984 qualification29Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary1-01-1Friendly30King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium2-12-2Friendly31Tsirio Stadium, Limassol, Cyprus2-12-11986 FIFA World Cup qualification32Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary1-02-01986 FIFA World Cup qualification
Honours
Player Ferencváros Nemzeti Bajnokság I: 1975–76, 1980–81, Hungarian Cup: 1973–74, 1975–76, 1977–78 Cup Winners' Cup runner-up: 1974–75
Austria Wien Austrian Bundesliga: 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86 Austrian Cup: 1985–86
Individual ADN Eastern European Footballer of the Season: 1978 Hungarian Top Scorer: 1980–81 European Silver Boot: 1980–81 UEFA Cup Top Scorer: 1983–84 Austrian Top Scorer: 1983–84
Manager Ferencvárosi Nemzeti Bajnokság I: 1991–92 Hungarian Cup: 1990–91, 1992–93, 1993–94
Sources Ki kicsoda a magyar sportéletben?, II. kötet (I–R). Szekszárd, Babits Kiadó, 1995, p. 395., Nagy Béla: Fradisták (Sportpropaganda, 1981) Nagy Béla: Fradi futballkönyv (Sportpropaganda, 1985) Rejtő László–Lukács László–Szepesi György: Felejthetetlen 90 percek (Sportkiadó, 1977) Hoppe Pál – Szabó Ferenc: A Nyíl (Budapest, 1984) Nagy Béla: Nyilasi album (Budapest, 2003) His stats at Austria Wien
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