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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kovács Miklos/Nicolae Covaci | ||
| Date of birth | (1911-12-29)29 December 1911 | ||
| Place of birth | Plugova,Austria-Hungary (now Mehadia, Romania) | ||
| Date of death | 7 July 1977(1977-07-07) (aged 65) | ||
| Place of death | Timișoara, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1924–1928 | Chinezul Timișoara | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1928–1930 | Banatul Timișoara | 43 | (20) |
| 1930–1931 | Ripensia Timișoara | 23 | (8) |
| 1931–1935 | CA Oradea | 51 | (15) |
| 1935 | Ripensia Timișoara | 14 | (4) |
| 1935–1936 | Valenciennes | 24 | (10) |
| 1936–1938 | CA Oradea | 39 | (15) |
| 1938–1940 | Tricolor Ploieşti | 21 | (8) |
| 1941–1942 | Nagyváradi AC | 26 | (13) |
| 1943–1945 | Gamma | 49 | (21) |
| 1945–1947 | Ferar Cluj | 44 | (23) |
| 1947 | Crișana Oradea | 21 | (5) |
| 1948 | Chinezul Timișoara | 14 | (11) |
| Total | 369 | (153) | |
| 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 Timișoara | ||
| 1953–1954 | CSM Mediaş | ||
| 1954 | Minerul Petroșani | ||
| 1957–1963 | Minerul Nădrag | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Nicolae Kovács (Hungarian:Kovács Miklós, 29 December 1911 – 7 July 1977)[a][2] was a Romanian-Hungarianfootball player and coach. Aforward, he was a dual international football player and played both forRomania andHungary.[3] He played in 116 matches and scored 43 goals forClub Atletic Oradea.[4]
For the Romania national team, he won 37caps and participated in the1930,1934 and1938World Cups, being one of five players to have appeared in all three of the pre-war World Cups. The other players wereEdmond Delfour,Étienne Mattler,Bernard Voorhoof andRudolf Bürger, according to officialFIFA match reports. He represented the Hungary national team once, in 1941, also scoring a goal in that game.[5][6]
He was the older brother ofȘtefan Kovács, the famous coach who ledAjax to two European Cups in 1972 and 1973.[7]
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 | 1929–31 Balkan Cup |
| 4. | 8 May 1932 | Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest,Romania |  Austria | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1932 Central European Cup |
| 5. | 3 July 1932 | Avala, Belgrade,Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1932 Balkan Cup |
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