Zoltán Szilágyi

Zoltán Szilágyi (born 3 October 1972) is a Hungarian handball coach. He is the current head coach of Debreceni VSC and national coach of the Hungarian women's national junior handball team. He has also coached Váci NKSE and the men's handball team Dabas KK for 8 seasons in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I.

In December 2020, it was announced that Szilágyi had signed two-year contract with top-tier team Debreceni VSC for the 2021/22 season. In October 2022, he extended his contract with the club until 2025, after he managed to win the club's first medal in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I for the 2021–22 season, receiving a bronze medal.

In September 2022, he was also appointed as successor for successful national junior head coach Vladimir Golovin in the position of the Hungarian women's national junior handball team.

On September 23, 2024, Szilágyi accepted the invitation of national coach Vladimir Golovin to become the assistant coach of the Hungary women's national handball team.

Statistics

In italics, we indicate achieved in competition(s) that have not yet been completed.

+ Statistics by season and competition Team Season Competition Record Debreceni VSC 2021–22 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 26 21 0 5 758 636 +122 42 80.77 Domestic Cup 2 1 0 1 58 53 +5 – 50.00 EHF European League 2 0 1 1 43 47 -4 – 0.00 Season total 30 22 1 7 859 736 +123 42 73.33 2022–23 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 26 18 3 5 778 633 +145 39 69.23 Domestic Cup 4 3 0 1 124 101 +23 – 75.00 EHF European League 6 4 0 2 158 163 -5 – 66.67 Season total 36 25 3 8 1,058 897 +161 39 69.44 2023–24 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 26 21 0 5 833 652 +181 42 80.77 Domestic Cup 4 2 1 1 124 107 +17 – 50.00 EHF Champions League 16 7 2 7 449 470 -21 – 43.75 Season total 46 30 3 13 1,406 1,229 +177 42 65.22 2024–25 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 26 20 2 4 851 691 +160 42 76.92 Domestic Cup 2 1 0 1 61 53 +8 – 50.00 EHF European League 2 0 0 2 59 64 -5 – 0.00 Season total 30 21 2 7 971 808 +160 42 76.92 2025–26 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 Domestic Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0.00 EHF Champions League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0.00 Season total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 Total 142 98 9 35 4,294 3,670 +624 165 69.01 Career totals 142 98 9 35 4,294 3,670 +624 165 69.01