Róbert Ilyés (born 4 February 1974) is a Romanian football manager and former player who played as a midfielder.

Róbert Ilyés
Personal information
Date of birth (1974-02-04) 4 February 1974 (age 52)
Place of birth Miercurea Ciuc, Romania
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Centre midfielder
Youth career
–1991 Rapid Miercurea Ciuc
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1992 Rapid Miercurea Ciuc
1992–1993 Mureșul Toplița
1993–1995 Harghita Odorheiu Secuiesc
1995–1998 Foresta Suceava 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 FK Csíkszereda
2020 Sepsi OSK II
Total 481 (100)
International career
2017–2018 Székely Land
Managerial career
2013 FC Brașov (assistant)
2013–2017 FK Csíkszereda (player/coach)
2017–2019 FK Csíkszereda U19
2017–2018 Székely Land (player/coach)
2019–2023 Sepsi OSK (assistant)
2021 Sepsi OSK (caretaker)
2023–2026 FK Csíkszereda
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Foresta Fălticeni

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He started his professional career by joining Divizia 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 Divizia A side Astra Ploiești.[1]

Astra Ploiești

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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

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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

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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

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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

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After one last Liga I season at FCM Târgu Mureș, he decided to retire as a player.

Later lower league games

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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]

Managerial career

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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.

International career

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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.

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rapid Miercurea Ciuc 1991–92 Divizia C ??????
Mureșul Toplița 1992–93 Divizia C ??????
Harghita Odorheiu Secuiesc 1993–94 Divizia C ??????
1994–95 ??????
Total ??????
Foresta Suceava 1995–96 Divizia B 30600306
1996–97 30700307
1997–98 Divizia A 33410344
1998–99 17210182
Total 110192011219
Astra Ploiești 1998–99 Divizia A 162162
1999–00 32620346
2000–01 28410294
2001–02 15220172
Total 9114509614
Rapid București 2001–02 Divizia A 15540195
2002–03 235214[b]000296
2003–04 266322[c]11[d]0329
2004–05 24810258
2005–06 1523310[b]0285
Total 103261361611013333
Khazar Lankaran 2005–06 Azerbaijan Top League 13230162
2006–07 13043173
Total 26273335
FC Brașov 2007–08 Liga II 3014313315
2008–09 Liga I 31522337
2009–10 28542327
2010–11 339513810
Total 1223314613639
FCM Târgu Mureș 2011–12 Liga I 29621317
FK Csíkszereda 2013–14 Liga IV ??????
2014–15 Liga III ??????
2015–16 ??????
2016–17 ??????
2017–18 ??????
Total ??????
Sepsi OSK II 2020–21 Liga III ??????
Career total 481100431616110541117
  1. Includes Cupa României, Azerbaijan Cup
  2. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Cup
  3. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. Appearance in Supercupa României

Managerial statistics

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As of 16 May 2026
Team From To Record
GWDLGFGAGDWin %
Romania FK Csíkszereda 23 September 2013 30 June 2017 9959152523591+144059.60
Székely Land Székely Land 4 June 2017 10 June 2018 115242514+11045.45
Romania Sepsi OSK 28 September 2021 10 October 2021 101022+0000.00
Romania FK Csíkszereda 19 March 2023 16 May 2026 116502838148143+5043.10
Total 2271144667410250+160050.22

Honours

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References

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  1. "A fost odata Foresta Falticeni" [Once upon Foresta Falticeni] (in Romanian). 20 May 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  2. "O oră de senzație cu Robert Ilyeș" [A sensational hour with Robert Ilyeș] (in Romanian). 11 April 2011. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  3. "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.
  4. 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.
  5. "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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. World Football Cup 2018 Squad Lists ConIFA. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
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