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. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |
| 1 | Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary | 1-0 | 2-1 | UEFA Euro 1976 qualification | |||
| 2 | Stadion Rohonci Út, Szombathely, Hungary | 2-0 | 8-1 | UEFA Euro 1976 qualification | |||
| 3 | Stadion Rohonci Út, Szombathely, Hungary | 3-0 | 8-1 | UEFA Euro 1976 qualification | |||
| 4 | Stadion Rohonci Út, Szombathely, Hungary | 4-0 | 8-1 | UEFA Euro 1976 qualification | |||
| 5 | Stadion Rohonci Út, Szombathely, Hungary | 5-0 | 8-1 | UEFA Euro 1976 qualification | |||
| 6 | Stadion Rohonci Út, Szombathely, Hungary | 6-0 | 8-1 | UEFA Euro 1976 qualification | |||
| 7 | Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary | 1-0 | 2-0 | Friendly | |||
| 8 | Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria | 1-0 | 4-2 | Friendly | |||
| 9 | Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria | 2-0 | 4-2 | Friendly | |||
| 10 | Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran, Iran | 2-0 | 2-0 | Friendly | |||
| 11 | Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary | 1-0 | 2-1 | Friendly | |||
| 12 | Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary | 2-1 | 2-1 | Friendly | |||
| 13 | Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary | 1-0 | 2-1 | 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification | |||
| 14 | Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary | 2-0 | 3-0 | 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification | |||
| 15 | Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary | 1-0 | 3-0 | Friendly | |||
| 16 | Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary | 1-0 | 6-0 | 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification | |||
| 17 | Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary | 2-0 | 2-1 | Friendly | |||
| 18 | Estadio Luis Casanova, Valencia, Spain | 3-0 | 3-0 | Friendly | |||
| 19 | Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary | 1-0 | 3-0 | 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification | |||
| 20 | Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary | 2-0 | 3-0 | 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification | |||
| 21 | Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary | 2-3 | 2-3 | Friendly | |||
| 22 | Nuevo Estadio, Elche, Spain | 1-0 | 10-1 | 1982 FIFA World Cup | |||
| 23 | Nuevo Estadio, Elche, Spain | 10-1 | 10-1 | 1982 FIFA World Cup | |||
| 24 | Stade Municipal, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg | 2-1 | 6-2 | UEFA Euro 1984 qualification | |||
| 25 | Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary | 2-0 | 6-2 | UEFA Euro 1984 qualification | |||
| 26 | Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary | 5-2 | 6-2 | UEFA Euro 1984 qualification | |||
| 27 | Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary | 1-1 | 2-3 | UEFA Euro 1984 qualification | |||
| 28 | Idrætspark, Copenhagen, Denmark | 1-1 | 1-3 | UEFA Euro 1984 qualification | |||
| 29 | Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary | 1-0 | 1-1 | Friendly | |||
| 30 | King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium | 2-1 | 2-2 | Friendly | |||
| 31 | Tsirio Stadium, Limassol, Cyprus | 2-1 | 2-1 | 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification | |||
| 32 | Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary | 1-0 | 2-0 | 1986 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
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