István Kozma (footballer) explained

István Kozma
Birth Date:1964 12, df=yes
Birth Place:Pásztó, Hungary
Height:1.85 m[1]
Position:Midfielder
Years1:?–?
Years2:1983–1989
Years3:1989
Years4:1989–1992
Years5:1992–1993
Years6:1993–1995
Years7:1995–1997
Years8:1997–1999
Years9:1999
Years10:2000
Years11:2000–2001
Clubs1:Salgótarjáni TC
Clubs2:Újpesti Dózsa
Clubs3:Girondins Bordeaux
Clubs4:Dunfermline Athletic
Clubs5:Liverpool
Clubs6:Újpest FC
Clubs7:APOEL
Clubs8:Újpest FC
Clubs9:Videoton
Clubs10:Tatabánya
Clubs11:Újpest FC
Caps2:156
Caps4:90
Caps5:6
Caps6:58
Caps7:42
Caps8:33
Caps9:14
Caps10:11
Caps11:20
Goals2:10
Goals4:8
Goals5:0
Goals6:15
Goals7:5
Goals8:0
Goals9:1
Goals10:0
Goals11:3
Nationalyears1:1986–1995
Nationalteam1:Hungary
Nationalcaps1:40
Nationalgoals1:1
Nationalyears2:1990
Nationalteam2:Scottish League XI
Nationalcaps2:1
Nationalgoals2:0

István Kozma (born 3 December 1964) is a former Hungarian footballer who played as a midfielder. He was the first Hungarian player to ever play in the Premier League on September 26, 1992, when he appeared for Liverpool as a substitute against Wimbledon, playing 7 minutes.

Career

He began his career at Salgótarjáni TC in his native country of Hungary. Kozma then moved to Újpest FC and then to French Ligue 1 champions Bordeaux. In December 1989 he was signed by Jim Leishman for Scottish team Dunfermline Athletic for £550,000 which is still the club's record transfer fee.

At Dunfermline Kozma became a firm fan favourite playing 103 times and scoring nine goals. In February 1992 he was a shock purchase for Liverpool, with Graeme Souness signing the Hungarian for £300,000. Kozma never looked like breaking into the first team at Liverpool. In the 1991–92 season he made five league appearances and two in the FA Cup. In the 1992–93 season he played in the 1992 FA Charity Shield and then made one league appearance as a substitute and one further substitute appearance in the League Cup,[2] before being released in July 1993. His poor performance at Liverpool earned him in 2007 the dubious success of being rated by Times Online as the fourth worst ever player to play in the Premiership.[3]

He then returned to Újpest FC. In 1995–96 he played for APOEL in Cyprus where, after amazing performances, he led his team to the Double. The next season, he helped APOEL to win the Super Cup and the Cup again.

He played 40 times for the Hungary national side, scoring once.

Life after football

From season 2006–07, he was working as an assistant manager at Vasas SC.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: István Kozma: Overview . 22 October 2022 . Premier League.
  2. Web site: Istvan Kozma . lfchistory.net . 27 November 2017.
  3. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/article2025420.ece The 50 worst footballers