Nicolae Kovács

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Nicolae Kovács (Template:Langx, 29 December 1911 – 7 July 1977)Template:Efn[1] was a Romanian-Hungarian football player and coach. He was a dual international football player and played both for Romania and Hungary.[2] He played in 116 matches and scored 43 goals for Club Atletic Oradea.[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 Levski Field, Sofia, Bulgaria {{ Template:Yesno alias = Bulgaria flag alias = Flag of Bulgaria.svg flag alias-digital = Flag of Bulgaria (digital).svg flag alias-1878 = Flag of Bulgaria.svg flag alias-1947 = Flag of Bulgaria (1946–1948).svg flag alias-1948 = Flag of Bulgaria (1948–1967).svg flag alias-1968 = Flag of Bulgaria (1967-1971).svg flag alias-1971 = Flag of Bulgaria (1971–1990).svg flag alias-naval-1879 = Naval Ensign of Bulgaria (1878-1944).svg flag alias-naval-1949 = Naval Ensign of Bulgaria (1949-1955).svg flag alias-naval-1955 = Naval Ensign of Bulgaria (1955-1990).svg flag alias-naval-1991 = Naval Ensign of Bulgaria 1991-2005.svg flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Bulgaria.svg link alias-naval = Bulgarian Navy flag alias-army = War flag of Bulgaria.svg link alias-army = Bulgarian Land Forces link alias-air force = Bulgarian Air Force flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Bulgaria.svg link alias-navy = Bulgarian Navy size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} ||align=center| 2–2 || align=center| 3–2 || Friendly

2. 14 July 1930 Estadio Pocitos, Montevideo, Uruguay {{ Template:Yesno alias = Peru flag alias = Flag of Peru.svg flag alias-spain = Flag of Cross of Burgundy.svg flag alias-1820 = Flag of Tacna Regiment (1820 proposal).svg flag alias-1821 = Flag of Peru (1821-1822).svg flag alias-1822 = Flag of Peru (1822).svg flag alias-1822a = Flag of Peru (1822–1825).svg flag alias-1825 = Flag of Peru (1825–1884).svg flag alias-confederation = Flag of the Peru-Bolivian Confederation.svg flag alias-north = Flag of Peru (1825–1884).svg link alias-north = North Peru flag alias-south = Flag of South Peru.svg link alias-south = South Peru flag alias-1884 = Flag of Peru (1884–1950).svg flag alias-state = Flag of Peru (state).svg flag alias-football = Flag of Peru.svg flag alias-army = Flag of the Peruvian Army.svg link alias-army = Peruvian Army flag alias-naval= Flag of the Peruvian Navy.svg link alias-naval = Peruvian Navy flag alias-air force= Flag of the Peruvian Air Force.svg link alias-air force = Peruvian Air Force flag alias-military=Flag of Peru (war).svg link alias-military=Peruvian Armed Forces flag alias-marines = Flag of the Peruvian Navy.svg link alias-marines = Peruvian Naval Infantry flag alias-navy = Flag of Peru (state).svg link alias-navy = Peruvian Navy size = name = altvar = football altlink = national football team variant =

}} ||align=center| 3–1 || align=center| 3–1 || 1930 FIFA World Cup

3. 28 June 1931 Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, Yugoslavia {{ Template:Yesno alias = Kingdom of Yugoslavia shortname alias = Yugoslavia flag alias = Flag of Yugoslavia (1918–1943).svg flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.svg link alias-naval = Royal Yugoslav Navy flag alias-army = Zastava Triglavskog puka.svg link alias-army = Royal Yugoslav Army link alias-air force = Royal Yugoslav Air Force flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.svg link alias-navy = Royal Yugoslav Navy size = name = variant = altlink = national football team

}} ||align=center| 3–1 || align=center| 4–2 || 1931 Balkan Cup

4. 8 May 1932 Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest, Romania {{ Template:Yesno alias = Austria flag alias = Flag of Austria.svg flag alias-empire = Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg flag alias-state = Flag of Austria (state).svg flag alias-1230 = Flag of Austria (1230–1934).svg flag alias-war = Austria-Hungary-flag-1869-1914-naval-1786-1869-merchant.svg flag alias-1934 = State flag of Austria (1934–1938).svg flag alias-1938 = Flag of Germany (1935–1945).svg


flag alias-army = Flag of Austria (state).svg flag alias-air force = Flag of Austria (state).svg link alias-army = Austrian Land Forces flag alias-naval = Flag of Austria (state).svg link alias-naval = Austrian Navy link alias-air force = Austrian Air Force flag alias-navy = Flag of Austria (state).svg link alias-navy = Austrian Navy size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} ||align=center| 1–1 || align=center| 4–1 || 1932 Central European Cup

5. 3 July 1932 Avala, Belgrade, Yugoslavia {{ Template:Yesno alias = Kingdom of Yugoslavia shortname alias = Yugoslavia flag alias = Flag of Yugoslavia (1918–1943).svg flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.svg link alias-naval = Royal Yugoslav Navy flag alias-army = Zastava Triglavskog puka.svg link alias-army = Royal Yugoslav Army link alias-air force = Royal Yugoslav Air Force flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.svg link alias-navy = Royal Yugoslav Navy size = name = variant = altlink = national football team

}} ||align=center| 1–2 || align=center| 1–3 || 1932 Balkan Cup

Honours

Player

Ripensia Timișoara

Coach

CA Oradea
Politehnica Timișoara

References and notes

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  1. Nicolae Kovacs at fifa.com, www.weltfussball.de Template:Webarchive
  2. 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."
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