Béla Illés (; born 27 April 1968 in

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) is a retired Hungarian football player who has spent most of his career playing for

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. He is considered to be the greatest Hungarian footballer of the 1990s. 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

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on 19 October 1986. He is currently the chairman and part-owner of Szombathelyi Haladás VSE.

Honours

Club

Budapest Honvéd *

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: 1993 MTK Hungária FC *

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, 1999, 2003 ** Runner-up: 2000 *

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: 1997, 1998, 2000 *

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: 2003

Personal honours

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

International goals

References

1968 births Living people Hungarian men's footballers Hungary men's international footballers Budapest Honvéd FC players MTK Budapest FC players Nemzeti Bajnokság I players Men's association football midfielders {{Hungary-footy-midfielder-stub