The native form of this personal name is Ilyés Ferenc. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
| Ferenc Ilyés | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
(1981-12-20) 20 December 1981 (age 43) 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 |
 HC Odorheiu Secuiesc | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2000–2007 |
 Pick Szeged | ||
| 2001–2002 |
→ Makói KC (loan) | ||
| 2007–2009 |
MKB Veszprém KC | ||
| 2009–2011 |
 TBV Lemgo | ||
| 2011–2012 |
MKB Veszprém KC | ||
| 2012–2013 |
 Wisła Płock | ||
| 2013–2016 |
MOL-Pick Szeged | ||
| 2016–2021 |
Grundfos Tatabánya KC | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2019 | Hungary | 229 | (502) |
Ferenc Ilyés (born 20 December 1981) is a retired Hungarian handball player.
Career
Club
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. 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. 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. 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 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). 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
His sister is the former international handball player Annamária Ilyés; their mother Magdalena Mikloș represented Romania in the same sport.
Honours
Club
- Pick Szeged
- MKB Veszprém KC
- EHF Cup Winners' Cup
Gold: 2008
- EHF Champions Trophy
Silver: 2008
- Nemzeti Bajnokság I
- Magyar Kupa
- Gold: 2009, 2012
- Silver: 2008
- TBV Lemgo
- Wisła Płock
- Superliga
- Silver: 2013
- Polish Cup
- Silver: 2013
- Grundfos Tatabánya KC
- Nemzeti Bajnokság I
- Magyar Kupa
Bronze: 2017
Individual
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
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References
- "2009/10 Men's EHF Cup Final". European Handball Federation. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
- "Ilyés Ferenc visszatér!" (in Hungarian). MKB Veszprém KC official website. 14 January 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
- "Ilyes geht von Ungarn nach Polen".
- "Ferenc Ilyes to Tatabanya". 15 February 2016.
- "Magyarok a férfi világbajnokságokon, érmesek" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport Online. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
- "Ferenc Ilyés". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2011.
- "London 2012 handball men Results - Olympic handball".
- JochaPress.hu (8 February 2018). "Ilyés Annamária lett a Neckarsulm vezetőedzője". JP (in Hungarian). Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- "Hornyák Dóra az év legjobbja!".
- "Pálinger Katalin és Iváncsik Gergő lett az év kézilabdázója". 30 November 2010.
- "Szucsánszki az év játékosa | handball.hu - kézilabda".
- "Kézi: Görbicz és Mikler az év legjobbja, utóbbi duplán is - NSO". 22 January 2015.
- "Kovacsics Anikó és Bodó Richárd az év kézilabdázója 2018-ban".
External links
- Ferenc Ilyés at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Ferenc Ilyés player profile on MKB Veszprém official website
- Ferenc Ilyés career statistics at Worldhandball Archived 2012-06-03 at the Wayback Machine
- Ferenc Ilyés at the European Handball Federation
- Ferenc Ilyés at Olympedia
- 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 handball players in Germany
- Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Poland
- Handball-Bundesliga players
- Veszprém KC players
- Wisła Płock (handball) players
- Tatabánya KC players
- Sportspeople from Harghita County
- Romanian sportspeople of Hungarian descent
- Romanian male handball players
- 21st-century Romanian sportsmen
- 21st-century Hungarian sportsmen