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Róbert Ilyés
Romanian footballer and manager
Róbert Ilyés (born 4 February 1974) is a Romanian football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is currently in charge of Liga II club Csíkszereda.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1974-02-04) 4 February 1974 (age 50) | ||
| Place of birth | Miercurea-Ciuc, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Csíkszereda (head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–1991 | Rapid Miercurea Ciuc | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1992 | Rapid Miercurea Ciuc | ||
| 1992–1993 | Mureșul Toplița | ||
| 1993–1994 | Harghita Odorheiu Secuiesc | ||
| 1995–1998 | Foresta Fălticeni | 110 | (19) |
| 1999–2001 | Astra Ploiești | 91 | (14) |
| 2002–2005 | Rapid București | 103 | (26) |
| 2006–2007 | Khazar Lankaran | 26 | (2) |
| 2007–2011 | FC Brașov | 122 | (33) |
| 2011–2012 | FCM Târgu Mureș | 29 | (6) |
| 2013–2018 | Csíkszereda | ||
| 2020 | Sepsi OSK II | ||
| Total | 481 | (100) | |
| International career | |||
| 2017–2018 | Székely Land | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2013 | FC Brașov (assistant) | ||
| 2013–2017 | Csíkszereda (player/coach) | ||
| 2017–2019 | Csíkszereda U19 | ||
| 2017–2018 | Székely Land (player/coach) | ||
| 2019–2023 | Sepsi OSK (assistant) | ||
| 2021 | Sepsi OSK (caretaker) | ||
| 2023– | Csíkszereda | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Foresta Fălticeni
He started his professional career by joining Divzia B side Foresta Fălticeni in 1995. In his second season at the club he played a crucial role in winning the 1996–97 Divizia B title that also meant promotion to Divizia A. The club barely avoided relegation at the end of the 1997–98 Divizia A season and as the team stood last before the winter break of the 1998–99 Divizia A season he left midseason to the better rated Divzia A side Astra Ploiești.[1]
Astra Ploiești
With his continued good performances as a box-to-box midfielder throughout the 3 seasons that he played for Astra, he drew the attention of bigger Bucharest clubs.
Rapid București
Rapid București manager Viorel Hizo signed him during the winter transfer window of the 2001–02 Divizia A. He enjoyed major success at the club, winning the 2001–02 Cupa României, 2002 Supercupa României, 2002–03 Divizia A and 2003 Supercupa României. Although he was vital to the team's success, he felt that his financial compensation was unfairly low compared to other teammates. He did not renew his contract in the winter of 2005.[2]
Khazar Lankaran
During his one and a half-year spell at the club, he went on to win both the 2006–07 Azerbaijan Top League and 2006–07 Azerbaijan Cup with Khazar.
FC Brașov
He returned to Romania to Liga II side FC Brașov in July 2007. Being the team captain, he helped the side promote to Liga I by winning the 2007–08 Liga II. He spent the following 3 seasons playing for the club in Liga I.[3]
Târgu Mureș
After one last Liga I season at FCM Târgu Mureș, he decided to retire as a player.
Later lower league games
After a brief assistant manager spell at FC Brașov, he returned to play football in the lower Romanian leagues as the player-manager of FK Csíkszereda. While being the assistant manager of Sepsi OSK, he made a few Liga III appearances for the club's reserve team. He scored his last Liga III goal on 9 October 2020 at the age of 46.[4]
In 2013 he had a brief spell as the assistant manager of Liga I side FC Brașov.[5] Later in 2013 he became player-manager at his hometown club FK Csíkszereda. He led the team to promotion from Liga IV to Liga III at the end of his first season but he struggled to obtain promotion to Liga II in the following 3 seasons. In 2017 he switched to coaching the youth team of the club and in 2018 he obtained the UEFA B Licence in Hungary.[6] He left FK Csíkszereda for an assistant manager role at Liga I side Sepsi OSK in 2019.
He was player-manager of the Székely Land squad that finished 3rd at the 2017 ConIFA European Football Cup[7] and 4th at the 2018 ConIFA World Football Cup[8] respectively.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Foresta Fălticeni | 1995–96 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 6 | ||
| 1996–97 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 7 | |||
| 1997–98 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 4 | |||
| 1998–99 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 2 | |||
| Total | 110 | 19 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 112 | 19 | |||
| Astra Ploiești | 1998–99 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 2 | ||
| 1999–00 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 6 | |||
| 2000–01 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 4 | |||
| 2001–02 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 2 | |||
| Total | 91 | 14 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 96 | 14 | |||
| Rapid București | 2001–02 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 19 | 5 | |
| 2002–03 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 6 | |
| 2003–04 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 9 | |
| 2004–05 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 8 | |||
| 2005–06 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0 | — | 28 | 5 | ||
| Total | 103 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 133 | 33 | |
| Khazar Lankaran | 2005–06 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 2 | ||
| 2006–07 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 17 | 3 | |||
| Total | 26 | 2 | 7 | 3 | — | — | 33 | 5 | |||
| FC Brașov | 2007–08 | 30 | 14 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 33 | 15 | ||
| 2008–09 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 33 | 7 | |||
| 2009–10 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 32 | 7 | |||
| 2010–11 | 33 | 9 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 38 | 10 | |||
| Total | 122 | 33 | 14 | 6 | — | — | 136 | 39 | |||
| FCM Târgu Mureș | 2011–12 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 31 | 7 | ||
| Career total | 481 | 100 | 43 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 541 | 117 | |
Player
- Foresta Fălticeni
- Rapid București
- Khazar Lankaran
FC Brașov
Csíkszereda
Székely Land
- CONIFA European Football Cup third place: 2017
- CONIFA World Football Cup fourth place: 2018
Coach
Csíkszereda
Székely Land
- CONIFA European Football Cup third place: 2017
- CONIFA World Football Cup fourth place: 2018
- "A fost odata Foresta Falticeni" [Once upon Foresta Falticeni] (in Romanian). 20 May 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
- "O oră de senzație cu Robert Ilyeș" [A sensational hour with Robert Ilyeș] (in Romanian). 11 April 2011. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
- "Ilyes împlineşte mîine 37 de ani: "Nu aştept să fiu huiduit, mă retrag singur"" [Ilyes becomes 37 years old: "I won't wait to be booed, will retire on my own terms"]. GSP (in Romanian). Retrieved 10 December 2020.
- STÎNGĂ, Răzvan (10 October 2020). "Robert Ilyeș a marcat în Liga 3 la 46 de ani!" [Robert Ilyeș scored in Liga 3 aged 46!]. ProSport (in Romanian). Retrieved 10 December 2020.
- "Aurel Ţicleanu e noul antrenor al lui FC Braşov. Robert Ilyeș va fi secund" [Aurel Ţicleanu is the new manager of FC Braşov. Robert Ilyes will be assistant]. Digi Sport (in Romanian). 18 August 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
- Dobrescu, Petre (20 September 2018). "Robert Ilyeș se retrage: "Mi-am luat licenţa B de antrenor în Ungaria". E cel mai vârstnic marcator din istorie în primele trei ligi din România" [Robert Ilyeș retires: "I obtained the UEFA B License in Hungary". He is the oldest ever goal scorer in the top three leagues of Romania]. libertatea.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- Zátyi, Tibor (31 May 2017). "Ilyés Róbert edző-játékossal készül az Eb-re a székely válogatott" [The Székely Land team prepares for the EC with player-manager Ilyés Róbert]. SzekelySport (in Hungarian). Romania. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
- World Football Cup 2018 Squad Lists ConIFA. Retrieved 11 December 2020.