Nicolae Kovács

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Nicolae Covaci
Personal information
Date of birth (1911-12-29)29 December 1911
Place of birth Ekés, Austria–Hungary
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Place of death Timişoara, Romania
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1924–1928 Chinezul Timişoara
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1928–1930 Banatul Timişoara - (-)
1930–1931 Ripensia Timişoara - (-)
1931–1935 CA Oradea - (-)
1935 Ripensia Timişoara - (-)
1935–1936 Valenciennes - (-)
1936–1938 CA Oradea - (-)
1938–1940 Tricolor Ploieşti - (-)
1941–1942 Nagyváradi AC - (-)
1943–1945 Gamma Budapest - (-)
1945–1947 Ferar Cluj - (-)
1947 Crişana Oradea - (-)
International career
1929–1938[1] Romania 37 (6)
1941[1] Hungary 1 (1)
Managerial career
1946–1947 Universitatea Cluj
1947 Ferar Cluj
1948–1949 ICO Oradea
1950–1953 Politehnica Timişoara
1953–1954 CSM Mediaş
1954 Flacara Petroşani
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nicolae Kovács (Hungarian: Kovács Miklós, sometimes rendered as Nicolae Covaci, 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. Later he also represented the Hungary national football team once.[4]

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

International goals

Romania's goal tally first

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 15 September 1929 Levski Field, Sofia, Bulgaria  Bulgaria 2–2 3–2 Friendly
2. 14 July 1930 Estadio Pocitos, Montevideo, Uruguay  Peru 3–1 3–1 1930 FIFA World Cup
3. 28 June 1931 Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, Yugoslavia  Yugoslavia 3–1 4–2 1931 Balkan Cup
4. 8 May 1932 Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest, Romania  Austria 1–1 4–1 1932 Central European Cup
5. 3 July 1932 Red Star Stadium, Belgrade, Yugoslavia  Yugoslavia 1–2 1–3 1932 Balkan Cup

References and notes

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  2. ↑ Nicolae Kovacs at fifa.com,www.weltfussball.de
  3. ↑ Ion Văduva-Poenaru Enciclopedia marilor personalități: A-I Contemporanii 1999 - Page 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. ↑ Players Appearing for Two or More Countries
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