Was the European gold shoe from Tibor Nyilasi?
Unfortunately in the news of recent days mostly deteriorated health because Tibor Nyilasi He played football in a sensational form in the 1980/81 season. Even in the championship, it was possible to feel that something big was going to be, one round knocked out Pécs 4-0 before the end, and Nyilasi scored two goals. Not only did the championship title become certain, but he himself was breathless from the European Golden Shoes – he was already in 30 hits, and most nations were already completed by then.
In the final round, participation in the away match against Kaposvár seemed to be a formality. Although Nyilasi did not find it, the public was almost certain that the golden shoes would be in Hungary. The fans, the press and the club were prepared for the celebration – they seemed to crown the brilliant season.
But history did not want to
There were a few more rounds from the Bulgarian Championship and found it completely unexpectedly Georgi Slavkov name. The Bulgarian striker scored goals at an amazing pace in the last three matches, especially in the final round, where he scored four times during a match and finally finished the season with 31 goals. With this, he overtook Sagittarius in one fell swoop and conquered the golden shoes.
The news was a lot of Hungarian public opinion. Slavkov was not in the leaderboard before, so many were puzzled by the developments. There were questions about the credibility of statistics and the last -minute goals. It made the situation even more difficult, even in his goal score of Sagittarius: some sources recorded 31 hits and others recorded 30 hits. In the end, the MLSZ officially reported 30 goals for UEFA-the decisive number.
However, Nyilasi did not complain. He accepted the decision with his usual elegance.
– The truth is that at that time I didn’t follow the Golden Shoe race as tense as fans and journalists, I was just glad to play well, I scored goals. Most of all, I’m sorry I couldn’t win because it was so good that my role model, Albert Flórián, became a gold ball from Fradi, and I was golden shoes … – said honored with the Order of the Order of the Republic of Hungary 70 -year -old sports legend Formerly Fourfourrtwo Magazine.
