István Nyers Explained

István Nyers
Fullname:István Nyers
Birth Date:1924 5, df=yes
Birth Place:Freyming-Merlebach, France
Death Place:Subotica, Serbia and Montenegro
Position:Winger, Forward
Youthyears1:1941–1942
Youthclubs1:III. Kerületi TVE
Youthyears2:1942–1943
Youthclubs2:Kábelgyári SC
Years1:1943–1944
Years2:1944–1945
Clubs2:Ganz
Caps2:9
Goals2:3
Years3:1945
Clubs3:ŽAK Subotica
Caps3:0
Goals3:0
Years4:1945–1946
Clubs4:Újpest
Caps4:22
Goals4:20
Years5:1946
Caps5:3
Goals5:1
Years6:1946–1948
Caps6:62
Goals6:34
Years7:1948–1954
Clubs7:Inter Milan
Caps7:182
Goals7:133
Years8:1954
Clubs8:Servette
Caps8:0
Goals8:0
Years9:1954–1956
Clubs9:Roma
Caps9:54
Goals9:20
Years10:1956–1957
Clubs10:Barcelona
Caps10:0
Goals10:0
Years11:1957
Clubs11:Terrassa
Caps11:11
Goals11:5
Years12:1958
Clubs12:Sabadell
Caps12:0
Goals12:0
Years13:1959–1960
Clubs13:Lecco
Caps13:36
Goals13:11
Years14:1960–1961
Clubs14:Marzotto
Caps14:12
Goals14:2
Nationalyears1:1945–1946
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:2

István Nyers (in Hungarian pronounced as /ˈiʃtvaːn ˈɲɛrʃ/; 25 May 1924 – 9 March 2005), also known as Stefano Nyers, was a Hungarian footballer who played as a forward or as a winger. Although he played in only two international matches for Hungary, he is considered one of the greatest football legends of his country, reaching the peak of his career in the 1940s and 1950s.

Career

Nyers was born in Freyming-Merlebach, Moselle, France into an immigrant Hungarian mining family; his younger brother was Ferenc Nyers. When he was 14 he moved with his family to Budapest where he started playing with III. Kerületi TUE. He will have his first official debut aged 17 and playing with Szabadkai VAC[1] which was a Yugoslav club from Subotica that played in the Hungarian league system after the Hungarian annexation of Bačka during World War II (1941–1944). When Yugoslavs retook Subotica, Nyers moved to Budapest where he had a short spell with Ganz-MÁVAG SE where he played along László Kubala.[2] In March 1945, Nyers played some friendlies for ŽAK Subotica (formerly Szabadkai VAC), before the club got disbanded by new Yugoslav authorities. Its players stayed together and went on a tour throughout Serbia as a representing team of Subotica.[3] Nyers scored several goals on this tour.[3] Later that year, Nyers left Yugoslavia and returned to Budapest, where he joined 1945 Újpest FC, winning two league titles. In 1946, he transferred briefly to the Czechoslovakian team FK Viktoria Žižkov and then to the French club Stade Français.

After two years in Paris he was recruited by the Italian side Inter Milan. Here he developed to one of the strongest forwards in the history of Serie A. With 26 goals in his first season he became the top scorer of the league. In 182 games for Inter he scored a total of 133 goals. Twice, in 1953 and 1954, he became Italian champion with Inter.

After winning the championship for the second time Nyers left Milan and changed via Servette FC of Geneva to AS Roma, where he remained for two years. A season with the Catalan sides CF Barcelona, Terrassa FC and CD Sabadell followed before he played out the remainder of his career with minor league Italian clubs.

Nyers retired from the professional game in 1961. During his retirement he lived for several years in Milan before settling in Subotica, Serbia until his death in 2005 at the age of 80.[4]

Honours

Club

Újpest[5]

Internazionale[6]

Barcelona

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.internazionale.hu/_html/interklub/nyers/nyers.htm Nyers István
  2. http://www.nela.hu/nch_clb_ses.php?id_szezon=88&id_klub=130 GANZ 1944–45 sezn
  3. https://www.fkspartak.com/istorija-fk-spartak/ Istorija FK Spartak
  4. http://www.gradsubotica.co.rs/addio-nyers/ Addio Nyers
  5. Web site: István Nyers . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160609183817/http://www.nela.hu/nb_jatekos.php?id=6292 . 9 June 2016 . 9 June 2016 . Nemzeti Labdarúgó Archívum . hu.
  6. Web site: Istvan Nyers . 1 February 2021 . FC Internazionale - Inter Milan.