Béla Illés (Hungarian: [ˈbeːlɒ ˈilleːʃ]; born 27 April 1968 in Sárvár, Hungary) is a retired Hungarian football player who has spent most of his career playing for MTK Hungária FC. He is considered to be the greatest Hungarian footballer of the 1990s.[1]

Béla Illés
Personal information
Date of birth (1968-04-27) 27 April 1968 (age 55)
Place of birth Sárvár, Hungary
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Szombathelyi Haladás (Chairman)
Youth career
Sárvári Kinizsi
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986–1992 Haladás VSE 119 (25)
1992–1995 Kispest Honvéd FC 81 (31)
1995–2006 MTK Hungária FC 318 (155)
2004Haladás VSE (loan) 14 (1)
Total 529 (212)
International career
1991–2001 Hungary 64 (15)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2007
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 June 2007

He was only 19 when Haladás VSE made a move for him during the 1986–1987 season and he made his debut to the NB1 against Tatabánya on 19 October 1986.

He is currently the chairman and part-owner of Szombathelyi Haladás VSE.

Honours edit

Club edit

Budapest Honvéd

MTK Hungária FC

Personal honours edit

  • Top Goalscorer: 1994; 1997; 1999
  • Player of the Year in Hungary: 1994; 1997; 1998

International goals edit


International Goals
Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 23 March 1994 Linz   Austria 1–1 Draw Friendly
2 1 June 1994 Eindhoven   Netherlands 1–7 Loss Friendly
3 29 March 1995 Budapest    Switzerland 2–2 Draw UEFA Euro 1996 Qual.
4 11 November 1995 Budapest   Iceland 1–0 Win UEFA Euro 1996 Qual.
5 10 September 1997 Budapest   Azerbaijan 3–1 Win FIFA World Cup 1998 Qual.
6 29 October 1997 Budapest   Yugoslavia 1–7 Loss FIFA World Cup 1998 Qual.
7 25 March 1998 Vienna   Austria 3–2 Win Friendly
8 25 March 1998 Vienna   Austria 3–2 Win Friendly
9 20 April 1998 Teheran   Iran 2–0 Win LG Cup
10 10 October 1998 Baku   Azerbaijan 4–0 Win UEFA Euro 2000 Qual.
11 10 March 1999 Budapest   Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–1 Draw Friendly
12 27 March 1999 Budapest   Liechtenstein 5–0 Win UEFA Euro 2000 Qual.
13 3 June 2000 Budapest   Israel 2–1 Win Friendly
14 16 August 2000 Budapest   Austria 1–1 Draw Friendly
15 11 October 2000 Kaunas   Lithuania 6–1 Win FIFA World Cup 2002 Qual.

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References edit

  1. ^ "HLSZ".
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 25 January 2009. Retrieved 12 August 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)