Ferenc Ilyés (born 20 December 1981) is a retired Hungarian handball player.

Ferenc Ilyés
Personal information
Born (1981-12-20) 20 December 1981 (age 42)
Odorheiu Secuiesc, Romania
Nationality Hungarian
Height 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Playing position Left back
Club information
Current club Retired
Youth career
Years Team
1995–2000
Romania HC Odorheiu Secuiesc
Senior clubs
Years Team
2000–2007
Hungary Pick Szeged
2001–2002
Hungary Makói KC (loan)
2007–2009
Hungary MKB Veszprém KC
2009–2011
Germany TBV Lemgo
2011–2012
Hungary MKB Veszprém KC
2012–2013
Poland Wisła Płock
2013–2016
Hungary MOL-Pick Szeged
2016–2021
Hungary Grundfos Tatabánya KC
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2019
Hungary 229 (502)

Career

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Born in Odorheiu Secuiesc into an ethnic Hungarian family, Ilyés started to play handball for his hometown club. He was spotted by the scouts of SC Pick Szeged, and the talented left back signed a contract with the Tisza-side team in 2000. His playing minutes were limited in the early times, so he moved to Makói KC on loan to get more experience. He returned to Szeged as a more mature player and immediately became a regular team member.He played in Szeged until 2007, when he switched to domestic rivals MKB Veszprém KC. With them he has won the EHF Cup Winners' Cup in 2008. After his contract ran out in 2009, he moved to Bundesliga outfit TBV Lemgo on a two-year deal. He took the EHF Cup title with the German team in 2010, after beating Kadetten Schaffhausen in the finals.[1] On 14 January 2011 it was announced that Ilyés signed a three-year contract with his former club, Veszprém, and will re-join the record champions in the summer.[2] However, a year later he was certified for the Polish team Wisła Płock.[3] From the 2013/14 season, he played again in the colors of SC Pick Szeged, with which he won the EHF Cup in 2014. Joined the Grundfos Tatabánya KC in the summer of 2016.[4] He retired from Grundfos Tatabánya KC in the summer of 2021 and became manager of the club. Grundfos Tatabánya KC retired the 18th field number of Ilyés.

International

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He made his debut in the Hungarian national team on 27 December 2003 against the Czech Republic. His first major tournament was the 2004 European Championship in Slovenia. He participated on another five European Championships (2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014) and was also present on four World Championships (2007, 2009, 2011, 2019).[5] His best result on international level is a fourth place, which he achieved at the 2004 Summer Olympics and at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[6][7] He was the captain of national team between 2011 and 2019.

Personal life

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His sister is the former international handball player Annamária Ilyés;[8] their mother Magdalena Mikloș represented Romania in the same sport.

Honours

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Club

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Pick Szeged
MKB Veszprém KC
TBV Lemgo
Wisła Płock
Grundfos Tatabánya KC

Individual

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References

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  1. ^ "2009/10 Men's EHF Cup Final". European Handball Federation. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
  2. ^ "Ilyés Ferenc visszatér!" (in Hungarian). MKB Veszprém KC official website. 14 January 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
  3. ^ "Ilyes geht von Ungarn nach Polen".
  4. ^ "Ferenc Ilyes to Tatabanya". 15 February 2016.
  5. ^ "Magyarok a férfi világbajnokságokon, érmesek" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport Online. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
  6. ^ "Ferenc Ilyés". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2011.
  7. ^ "London 2012 handball men Results - Olympic handball".
  8. ^ JochaPress.hu (8 February 2018). "Ilyés Annamária lett a Neckarsulm vezetőedzője". JP (in Hungarian). Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Hornyák Dóra az év legjobbja!".
  10. ^ "Pálinger Katalin és Iváncsik Gergő lett az év kézilabdázója". 30 November 2010.
  11. ^ "Szucsánszki az év játékosa | handball.hu - kézilabda".
  12. ^ "Kézi: Görbicz és Mikler az év legjobbja, utóbbi duplán is - NSO". 22 January 2015.
  13. ^ "Kovacsics Anikó és Bodó Richárd az év kézilabdázója 2018-ban".
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