Nicolae Kovács

Nicolae Covaci
Personal information
Date of birth	29 December 1911
Place of birth	Ekés (Plugova), Austria–Hungary
Date of death	7 July 1977 (aged 65)
Place of death	Timişoara, Romania
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
1924–1928	Chinezul Timişoara
Senior career*
Years	Team
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	Romania
1941	Hungary
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

^ ^a ^b "Nicolae Kovács - International Appearances". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
^ Nicolae Kovacs at fifa.com,www.weltfussball.de
^ 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."
^ Players Appearing for Two or More Countries

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[nationalteam-1] "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 - 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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