Viktor Szilágyi (born 16 September 1978) is a retired Hungarian-born Austrian handball player for the Austria men's national handball team.[1] He retired from professional handball in 2017. Currently, he is the sport director at THW Kiel.

Viktor Szilágyi
Personal information
Born (1978-09-16) 16 September 1978 (age 45)
Budapest, Hungary
Nationality Austrian, Hungarian
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current club THW Kiel
Number Sport director
Senior clubs
Years Team
0000–1999
Union St. Pölten
1999–2000
HIT Innsbruck
2000–2001
TSV Bayer Dormagen
2001–2005
TUSEM Essen
2005–2008
THW Kiel
2008–2010
VfL Gummersbach
2010–2012
SG Flensburg Handewitt
2012–2017
Bergischer HC
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Austria 201 (898)

His father, István Szilágyi is a Hungarian former handball player and current coach, while his brother Zoltán Szilágyi is the head coach of Debreceni VSC.

He was 6 years old when they moved to Austria and would eventually represent the nation as a part of the Austria national youth team, and the Austria national team.[citation needed]

References edit

  1. ^ "Viktor Szilágyi". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 12 January 2014.