Krisztián Lisztes

Krisztián Lisztes

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Personal information
Date of birth	(1976-07-02) 2 July 1976
Place of birth	Budapest, Hungary
Height
Position(s)	Centre Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Soroksár SC
Number	10
Youth career
1985–1993	Ferencvárosi TC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1993–1996	Ferencvárosi TC	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	Ferencvárosi TC	11	(0)
2008	Rákospalotai EAC	14	(4)
2009	F.C. Hansa Rostock	13	(1)
2009–2011	Paksi SE	29	(2)
2011	Vasas SC	14	(1)
2011–2012	Ferencvárosi TC	23	(1)
2012	Szeged 2011	13	(5)
2013–	Soroksár SC	56	(15)
International career
1996–1997	Hungary U-21	2	(0)
1994–2004	Hungary	49	(9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 August 2015

Krisztián Lisztes (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈkristiaːn ˈlistɛʃ]; born 2 July 1976 in Budapest) is a Hungarian professional footballer who plays for Soroksár SC.

Career

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 SV 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. He left Rostock after his contract ended, and on 24 June 2009 signed for Paksi SE.

International

In 1994 he debuted in the Hungarian 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 Hungarian 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 Hungarian football team managed to qualify for the Olympics.

Krisztián Lisztes: International Goals

	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	11 October 2000	Kaunas	Lithuania	6–1 (p)	6–1	FIFA World Cup 2002 Qualification
2	14 November 2001	Budapest	Macedonia	1–0	5–0	Friendly
3	14 November 2001	Budapest	Macedonia	5–0	5–0	Friendly
4	2 April 2003	Budapest	Sweden	1–1	1–2	UEFA Euro 2004 Qualification
5	30 April 2003	Budapest	Luxembourg	3–1	5–1	Friendly
6	11 June 2003	Serravalle	San Marino	2–0	5–0	UEFA Euro 2004 Qualification
7	11 June 2003	Serravalle	San Marino	5–0	5–0	UEFA Euro 2004 Qualification
8	10 September 2003	Riga	Latvia	1–3	1–3	UEFA Euro 2004 Qualification
9	18 February 2004	Paphos	Armenia	2–0	2–0	Friendly

Personal life

He is married and has a daughter and a son.

Honours

Ferencvárosi TC

• Nemzeti Bajnokság I: 1994–95, 1995–96
• Magyar Kupa: 1993–94, 1994–95
• Szuperkupa: 1993, 1994, 1995

VfB Stuttgart

• DFB-Pokal: 1996–97
• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: runner-up 1997–98
• UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2000

Werder Bremen

• Bundesliga: 2003–04
• DFB-Pokal: 2003–04

Paksi SE

• Ligakupa: runner-up 2009–10

Individual

• Hungarian Footballer of the Year: 2002