Ferenc Ilyés (born 20 December 1981) is a retired

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handball player.

Career

Club

Born in

Odorheiu Secuiesc Odorheiu Secuiesc (; hu, Székelyudvarhely, ; german: Odorhellen) is the second largest municipality in Harghita County, Transylvania, Romania. In its short form, it is also known as ''Odorhei'' in Romanian and ''Udvarhely'' in Hungarian. The Hun ...

into an ethnic Hungarian family, Ilyés started to play handball for his hometown club. He was spotted by the scouts of

SC Pick Szeged SC Pick Szeged is a Hungarian handball club from Szeged, that plays in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I and the EHF Champions League. The current name of the club is OTP Bank - Pick Szeged due to sponsorship reasons. Crest, colours, supporters Nam ...

, 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 MKB may refer to: Business * MKB Bank, the third-biggest commercial bank in Hungary * MKB Raduga, a Russian aerospace company * MKB Fakel, a Russian government-owned aerospace defense corporation Community *Moogooru Karnataka Brahmin, a sect of ...

. With them he has won the

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in 2008. After his contract ran out in 2009, he moved to

Bundesliga The Bundesliga (; ), sometimes referred to as the Fußball-Bundesliga () or 1. Bundesliga (), is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of the German football league system, the Bundesliga is Germany's primary footbal ...

outfit

TBV Lemgo TBV Lemgo is a handball club from Lemgo, Germany, and is competing in the Handball-Bundesliga. History The ascent to one of the best German handball clubs was slow but steady. In the year the Bundesliga was founded, the club was still in the ...

on a two-year deal. He took the

EHF Cup The EHF European League is an annual men's handball club competition organised by the European Handball Federation (EHF) since 1981. It is the second-tier competition of European club handball, ranking only below the EHF Champions League. Previ ...

title with the German team in 2010, after beating

Kadetten Schaffhausen Kadetten Schaffhausen is a Swiss handball team located in Schaffhausen. Their home matches are played at the BBC Arena which has a capacity of 3,500. They compete in the Swiss First League of Handball and won the championship 12 times (2005, 200 ...

in the finals. 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. However, a year later he was certified for the Polish team

Wisła Płock Wisła Płock Spółka Akcyjna (''Wisła Płock S.A.''), commonly referred to as Wisła Płock (), is a Polish professional football club, based in Płock, Masovian Voivodeship, which plays in the Ekstraklasa, the top tier of the national ...

. From the 2013/14 season, he played again in the colors of

, with which he won the EHF Cup in 2014. Joined the Grundfos Tatabánya KC in the summer of 2016. 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

He made his debut in the Hungarian national team on 27 December 2003 against the

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. His first major tournament was the 2004 European Championship in

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. He participated on another five

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(2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014) and was also present on four

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(2007, 2009, 2011, 2019). His best result on international level is a fourth place, which he achieved at the 2004 Summer Olympics and at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He was the captain of national team between 2011 and 2019.

Personal life

Her sister is the former handball player

Annamária Ilyés Annamária Ilyés (; born 9 July 1980) is a former Hungarian-Romanian international handballer. Career Club Born in Odorheiu Secuiesc in the Communist Romania into an ethnic Hungarian family, Ilyés began her career in her hometown club befor ...

Honours

Club

;Pick Szeged *

** :

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Nemzeti Bajnokság I The Nemzeti Bajnokság (, "National Championship"), also known as NB I, is the top level of the Hungarian football league system. The league is officially named OTP Bank Liga after its title sponsor OTP Bank. UEFA currently ranks the league 28 ...

** : 2007 ** : 2002,

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, 2004, 2005, 2006,

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, 2016 ** : 2001 *

Magyar Kupa The Hungarian Cup ( hu, Magyar Kupa) is the Hungarian cup competition for football clubs. It was started by the Hungarian Football Association, the ''Magyar Labdarúgó Szövetség,'' in 1909, eight years after the commencement of the Hungarian ...

** : 2006 ** : 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2014,

, 2016 ;MKB Veszprém KC *

** : 2008 * EHF Champions Trophy ** : 2008 *

** :

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** : 2009,

** : 2008 ;TBV Lemgo *

** :

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;Wisła Płock * Superliga ** : 2013 *

Polish Cup The Polish Cup in football ( pl, Puchar Polski w piłce nożnej ) is an elimination tournament for Polish football clubs, held continuously from 1950, and is the second most important national title in Polish football after the Ekstraklasa titl ...

** : 2013 ;Grundfos Tatabánya KC *

**:

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** :

Individual

HUN Cross of Merit of the Hungarian Rep (civil) Gold BAR

Golden Cross of the Cross of Merit of the Republic of Hungary (2012) * Hungarian Best Defensive Player Of The Year: 2008, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2018

References

External links

*
Ferenc Ilyés player profile on MKB Veszprém official websiteFerenc Ilyés career statistics at Worldhandball
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ilyes, Ferenc 1981 births Living people People from Odorheiu Secuiesc Hungarian male handball players Olympic handball players for Hungary Handball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Handball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Székely people SC Pick Szeged players Expatriate handball players in Poland Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Poland Handball-Bundesliga players Veszprém KC players Wisła Płock (handball) players