Ladislau "László" Zilahi (born 24 February 1922 – 22 April 1996) was a Romanian professional

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player and manager of Hungarian ethnicity. Born in

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, Zilahi played in his career for

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(also known throughout its history as Libertatea, ICO or Progresul), which he won the Romanian national title in 1949, and for

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. After retirement Zilahi coached for

and

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, then known as Crișul Oradea. As a manager he reached the Romanian Cup final in

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with

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International career

Ladislau Zilahi played for

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in 3 matches and for

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in other 2 matches.

Honours

Player

;CA Oradea *

Liga I Liga I (; ''First League''), also spelled as Liga 1 and officially known as SuperLiga for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Romania and the highest level of the Romanian football league system. Contested by 1 ...

(1): 1948–49

Manager

;CA Oradea *

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Runners-up (1):

References

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Ladislau Zilahi
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Ladislau Zilahi
at labtof.ro 1922 births 1996 deaths Romanian sportspeople of Hungarian descent Footballers from Oradea Romanian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Romania men's international footballers Liga I players Club Atletic Oradea players Nemzeti Bajnokság I players Debreceni VSC players Romanian expatriate men's footballers Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Expatriate men's footballers in Hungary Romanian football managers Club Atletic Oradea managers FC Bihor Oradea (1958) managers CSM Olimpia Salonta managers 20th-century Romanian sportsmen {{Romania-footy-midfielder-1920s-stub