Tibor Nyilasi (born 18 January 1955) is a retired Hungarian 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. 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'.

Manager career

He managed Ferencvárosi TC 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.

Career Statistics

International

Honours

Club

Ferencvárosi Austria Wien

Individual

Manager

Ferencvárosi

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