Tibor Nyilasi


Tibor Nyilasi 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 and the 1982 FIFA World Cup. 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

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary1-02-1UEFA Euro 1976 qualification
2Stadion Rohonci Út, Szombathely, Hungary2-08-1UEFA Euro 1976 qualification
3Stadion Rohonci Út, Szombathely, Hungary3-08-1UEFA Euro 1976 qualification
4Stadion Rohonci Út, Szombathely, Hungary4-08-1UEFA Euro 1976 qualification
5Stadion Rohonci Út, Szombathely, Hungary5-08-1UEFA Euro 1976 qualification
6Stadion Rohonci Út, Szombathely, Hungary6-08-1UEFA Euro 1976 qualification
7Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary1-02-0Friendly
8Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria1-04-2Friendly
9Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria2-04-2Friendly
10Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran, Iran2-02-0Friendly
11Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary1-02-1Friendly
12Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary2-12-1Friendly
13Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary1-02-11978 FIFA World Cup qualification
14Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary2-03-01978 FIFA World Cup qualification
15Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary1-03-0Friendly
16Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary1-06-01978 FIFA World Cup qualification
17Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary2-02-1Friendly
18Estadio Luis Casanova, Valencia, Spain3-03-0Friendly
19Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary1-03-01982 FIFA World Cup qualification
20Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary2-03-01982 FIFA World Cup qualification
21Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary2-32-3Friendly
22Nuevo Estadio, Elche, Spain1-010-11982 FIFA World Cup
23Nuevo Estadio, Elche, Spain10-110-11982 FIFA World Cup
24Stade Municipal, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg2-16-2UEFA Euro 1984 qualification
25Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary2-06-2UEFA Euro 1984 qualification
26Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary5-26-2UEFA Euro 1984 qualification
27Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary1-12-3UEFA Euro 1984 qualification
28Idrætspark, Copenhagen, Denmark1-11-3UEFA Euro 1984 qualification
29Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary1-01-1Friendly
30King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium2-12-2Friendly
31Tsirio Stadium, Limassol, Cyprus2-12-11986 FIFA World Cup qualification
32Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary1-02-01986 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Player

Ferencváros
Austria Wien
Individual

Manager

Ferencvárosi