Nicolae Kovács Explained

Nicolae Kovács
Fullname:Kovács Miklos/Nicolae Covaci
Birth Date:29 December 1911
Birth Place:Plugova, Austria-Hungary
Death Place:Timișoara, Romania
Position:Forward
Youthyears1:1924–1928
Youthclubs1:Chinezul Timișoara
Years12:1948
Clubs12:Chinezul Timișoara
Caps12:14
Goals12:11
Years1:1928–1930
Clubs1:Banatul Timișoara
Caps1:43
Goals1:20
Years2:1930–1931
Caps2:23
Goals2:8
Years3:1931–1935
Clubs3:CA Oradea
Caps3:47
Goals3:22
Years4:1935
Caps4:14
Goals4:4
Years5:1935–1936
Clubs5:Valenciennes
Caps5:24
Goals5:10
Years6:1936–1938
Clubs6:CA Oradea
Caps6:39
Goals6:14
Years7:1938–1940
Clubs7:Tricolor Ploieşti
Caps7:21
Goals7:8
Years8:1941–1942
Caps8:16
Goals8:3
Years9:1943–1945
Clubs9:Gamma
Caps9:49
Goals9:21
Years10:1945–1947
Clubs10:Ferar Cluj
Caps10:44
Goals10:23
Years11:1947
Clubs11:Crișana Oradea
Caps11:21
Goals11:5
Totalcaps:355
Totalgoals:149
Nationalyears1:1929–1938[1]
Nationalteam1:Romania
Nationalcaps1:37
Nationalgoals1:6
Nationalyears2:1941
Nationalteam2:Hungary
Nationalcaps2:1
Nationalgoals2:1
Manageryears1:1946–1947
Managerclubs1:Universitatea Cluj
Manageryears2:1947
Managerclubs2:Ferar Cluj
Manageryears3:1948–1949
Managerclubs3:ICO Oradea
Manageryears4:1950–1953
Managerclubs4:Politehnica Timișoara
Manageryears5:1953–1954
Managerclubs5:CSM Mediaş
Manageryears6:1954
Managerclubs6:Minerul Petroșani
Manageryears7:1957–1963
Managerclubs7:Minerul Nădrag

Nicolae Kovács (Hungarian: Kovács Miklós, 29 December 1911 – 7 July 1977)[2] was a Romanian-Hungarian football player and coach. He was a dual international football player and played both for Romania and Hungary.[3]

For the Romania national football team, he won 37 caps and participated in the 1930, 1934 and 1938 World Cups, being one of five players to have appeared in all three of the pre-war World Cups. The other players were Edmond Delfour, Étienne Mattler, Bernard Voorhoof and Rudolf Bürger, according to official FIFA match reports. He represented the Hungary national football team only once, in 1941, also scoring a goal in that game.[4] [5]

He was the older brother of Ștefan Kovács, the famous coach who led AFC Ajax to two European Cups in 1972 and 1973.[6]

International goals

Romania's goal tally first

! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
1. 15 September 1929 2–2 3–2 Friendly
2. 14 July 1930 3–1 3–1 1930 FIFA World Cup
3. 28 June 1931 3–1 4–2 1931 Balkan Cup
4. 8 May 1932 1–1 4–1 1932 Central European Cup
5. 3 July 1932 1–2 1–3 1932 Balkan Cup

Honours

Player

Ripensia Timișoara

Coach

CA Oradea
Politehnica Timișoara

Notes and References

  1. News: Nicolae Kovács - International Appearances. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
  2. Nicolae Kovacs at fifa.com, www.weltfussball.de
  3. Ion Văduva-Poenaru Enciclopedia marilor personalități: A-I Contemporanii 1999 - p. 496 "H. a egalat recordul deţinut timp de 60 de ani, de fotbalistul român Nicolae Kovacs, cu 3 participări consecutive la tumeele finale ale CM (1990 -Italia, 1994- SUA şi 1998- Franţa), evoluând în 12 meciuri din faza finală a competiţiei mondiale."
  4. https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/double-caps.html Players Appearing for Two or More Countries
  5. Web site: "Doar bunicul și alți 4 fotbaliști din lume au fost la primele 3 Mondiale". Povestea celui mai tânăr român prezent la un turneu final . Gsp.ro. ro . "Only my grandfather and 4 other footballers in the world have been to the first 3 World Cups". The story of the youngest Romanian present at a final tournament. 22 November 2022 . 12 May 2023.
  6. Web site: Ștefan Kovács, antrenorul timișorean care a cucerit de două ori Cupa Campionilor. Cum a scris istorie la cârma marelui Ajax. Pressalert.ro. ro . Ștefan Kovács, the coach from Timisoara who won the Champions Cup twice. How he wrote history at the helm of the great Ajax. 20 January 2018 . 14 May 2020.