Krisztián Lisztes
Krisztián Lisztes
Personal information
Date of birth (1976-07-02) 2 July 1976
Place of birth Budapest, Hungary
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Central midfielder
Youth career
1985–1993 Ferencvárosi
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1996 Ferencváros 80 (19)
1996–2001 VfB Stuttgart 109 (12)
2001–2005 Werder Bremen 92 (8)
2005–2006 Borussia Mönchengladbach 5 (0)
2007 Hajduk Split 0 (0)
2008 Ferencváros 11 (0)
2008 Rákospalota 14 (4)
2009 Hansa Rostock 13 (1)
2009–2011 Paks 29 (2)
2011 Vasas 14 (1)
2011–2012 Ferencváros 23 (1)
2012 Szeged 2011 13 (5)
2013–2015 Soroksár 56 (15)
Total 459 (68)
International career
1996–1997 Hungary U-21 2 (0)
1994–2004 Hungary 49 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Krisztián Lisztes (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈkristiaːn ˈlistɛʃ]; born 2 July 1976) is a Hungarian former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder. He is most commonly known for his stints at VfB Stuttgart and Werder Bremen in the Bundesliga, and for Ferencvárosi TC (three separate spells) in his home country.

Club career

Born in Budapest, Lisztes began his professional career as a midfielder, playing for the Hungarian team Ferencvárosi TC, where he was brought up through the youth academy. He was considered by many as one of the biggest talents of Hungarian football. He became a member of the first team in 1993 at the age of 17, when he had to replace Hungary's then probably biggest star Lajos Détári on a quick note when Détári was transferred to Italy.

He led Ferencvaros to the group stages of the UEFA Champions League in 1995, making them the first Hungarian team to get there. Scoring the first goal against Grasshoppers in a 3–0 victory, he also became the first ever Hungarian player to score in the Champions League group stages.

His performances at the European level caught the attention of several big clubs and he would go on to join VfB Stuttgart in 1996. Many considered this move as premature as Stuttgart's then playmaker Bulgarian Krasimir Balakov had a solid place in the team, and Lisztes indeed had to spend some time on the reserves bench, but later he became a regular in the team, and played there till 2001 before moving to Werder Bremen. His successes include DFB-Pokal triumphs with Stuttgart in 1997 and Werder in 2004, as well as the 2004 league title with Werder.

In 2004, he sustained an injury and never fully regained his fitness at Werder. In 2005, following trials with Wigan Athletic of the Premier League and A.C. ChievoVerona of the Serie A, he joined Borussia Mönchengladbach, but failed to make a serious impact as a result of his continued injury problems. After a brief spell in Croatia with Hajduk Split he rejoined his childhood team Ferencvárosi TC in February 2008, but moved on to REAC only after a few months. On 3 August 2008 he scored his first goal in the Hungarian premier league after 12 years.

On 12 January 2009, he left REAC and joined F.C. Hansa Rostock on a free transfer and signed a contract till 30 June 2009.[1] He left Rostock after his contract ended, and on 24 June 2009 signed for Paksi SE.

International career

In 1994, Lisztes debuted in the Hungary national team where to this day he gained 49 caps and scored 9 goals. He was last capped in 2004.

During the 1995–96 season, he was a member of the Hungary Olympic Football team, which won qualification to the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. Hungary lost all of their three group matches on the Olympics, their opponent including future gold medal winners Nigeria, and Brazil with the likes of Dida, Ronaldo, Rivaldo, Roberto Carlos and Juninho Paulista in their squad. This was the last occasion to this day, when the Hungary football team managed to qualify for the Olympics.

Personal life

He is married and has a daughter and a son. His son, Krisztián Lisztes Jr is also a professional footballer.[2]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total Ref.
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ferencváros 1994–95 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 41–41 [3]
1995–96 82–82 [3]
1996–97 32–32 [3]
Total 155155 –
VfB Stuttgart 1996–97 Bundesliga 1210000–121 [3]
1997–98 14220401[lower-alpha 1]0212 [3]
1998–99 31242303[lower-alpha 2]0414 [3]
1999–2000 2943100–325 [3]
2000–01 2334080–353 [3]
Total 109121331504014115 –
Werder Bremen 2001–02 Bundesliga 2952010–325 [3]
2002–03 31040411[lower-alpha 3]0401 [3]
2003–04 3035040–393 [3]
2004–05 201000–30 [3]
Total 92812091101149 –
Borussia Mönchengladbach 2005–06 Bundesliga 501060 [3]
Ferencváros 2007–08 Nemzeti Bajnokság II 110110 [4]
Rákospalotai EAC 2008–09 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 144144 [3]
Hansa Rostock 2008–09 2. Bundesliga 13110141 [3]
Paks 2009–10 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 232232 [3]
2010–11 6060 [3]
Total 292292 –
Vasas 2010–11 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 141141 [3]
Ferencváros 2011–12 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 231231 [3]
Szeged 2011 2012–13 Nemzeti Bajnokság II 135135 [4]
Soroksár SC 2012–13 Nemzeti Bajnokság III 131131 [4]
2013–14 28142814 [4]
2014–15 Nemzeti Bajnokság II 150150 [4]
Total 56155615 –
Career total 379492733965045058 –
  1. ↑ One appearance in DFL-Ligapokal
  2. ↑ Three appearances in DFL-Ligapokal
  3. ↑ One appearance in DFL-Ligapokal

International goals

Scores and results list Hungary's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Lisztes goal.[4]
List of international goals scored by Krisztián Lisztes
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
111 October 2000Kaunas, Lithuania Lithuania6–1 (p)6–1FIFA World Cup 2002 Qualification
214 November 2001Budapest, Hungary North Macedonia1–05–0Friendly
35–0
42 April 2003Budapest, Hungary Sweden1–11–2UEFA Euro 2004 Qualification
530 April 2003Budapest, Hungary Luxembourg3–15–1Friendly
611 June 2003Serravalle, San Marino San Marino2–05–0UEFA Euro 2004 Qualification
75–0
810 September 2003Riga, Latvia Latvia1–31–3UEFA Euro 2004 Qualification
918 February 2004Paphos, Cyprus Armenia2–02–0Friendly

Honours

Ferencváros

VfB Stuttgart

Werder Bremen

Paksi SE

Individual

  • Hungarian Footballer of the Year: 2002

References

  1. ↑ "Krisztian Lisztes erhält beim F.C. Hansa Vertrag bis 30 June 2009" (in German). fc-hansa.de. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
  2. ↑ "Lisztes Krisztián fia a Fradi focistája lett: „Nyeltem a könnyeimet, majdnem elsírtam magam örömömben"". Sportal.hu. 15 May 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 "Krisztián Lisztes » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Krisztián Lisztes". National Football Teams. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
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