József Kovács (footballer, born 1949) explained

József Kovács
Birth Date:	8 April 1949
Birth Place:	Balatonlelle, Hungary
Height:	1.81 m
Position:	Defender
Youthyears1:	1964–1968
Youthclubs1:	Videoton SC
Years1:	1968–1980
Clubs1:	Videoton SC
Years2:	1980–1985
Clubs2:	Újpesti Dózsa
Nationalyears1:	1971–1979
Nationalteam1:	Hungary
Nationalcaps1:	18
Nationalgoals1:	0

József Kovács (born 8 April 1949 in Balatonlelle) is a Hungarian former football midfielder who played for Videoton SC and Újpesti Dózsa.

He won a silver medal in football at the 1972 Summer Olympics,^[1] and also participated in UEFA Euro 1972 for the Hungary national football team.^[2]

Honours

Újpesti Dózsa

• Magyar Kupa: 1981–82, 1982–83

Hungary

• Summer Olympics runner-up: 1972

Sources

• Ki kicsoda a magyar sportéletben?, II. kötet (I–R). Szekszárd, Babits Kiadó, 1995, 173. o.,
• Botos István: A Videoton labdarúgó krónikája (Székesfehérvár, 1991)
• Rejtő László–Lukács László–Szepesi György: Felejthetetlen 90 percek (Sportkiadó, 1977)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sports Reference. József Kovács Biography and Statistics. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418071601/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ko/jozsef-kovacs-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 27 October 2009.
2. http://hun.worldfootball.net/teams/ungarn-team/em-1972-in-belgien/2/#REDIRECT worldfootball.net: Hungary's squad for EURO 1972