Ștefan Kovács
Romanian footballer and manager / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The native form of this personal name is Kovács István. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
István Kovács (Romanian: Ştefan Covaci; Hungarian: Kovács István;[3] 2 October 1920 – 12 May 1995) was a Romanian football player and coach. Having won 15 major titles, he is one of the most successful association football coaches in the history of the game. In 2019, France Football ranked him at No. 43 on their list of the Top 50 football managers of all time.[4]
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ștefan Kovács | ||
Date of birth | (1920-10-02)2 October 1920 | ||
Place of birth | Timișoara, Romania | ||
Date of death | 12 May 1995(1995-05-12) (aged 74) | ||
Place of death | Cluj-Napoca, Romania | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1931–1934 | CA Timişoara | ||
1934–1937 | CA Oradea | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1937–1938 | CA Oradea | ||
1938–1941 | Olympique Charleroi | 19 | (4) |
1941 | Ripensia Timișoara | ||
1941–1942 | CFR Turnu Severin | ||
1942–1947 | Kolozsvári AC / Ferar Cluj | 93 | (8) |
1947–1950 | CFR Cluj | 52[lower-alpha 1] | (5[lower-alpha 1]) |
1950–1953 | Universitatea Cluj | 31 | (6) |
Total | 195 | (23) | |
Managerial career | |||
1952 | Universitatea Cluj | ||
1954–1955 | Universitatea Cluj | ||
1956 | Universitatea Cluj | ||
1957–1958 | Universitatea Cluj[2] | ||
1959–1960 | Dermata Cluj | ||
1960–1962 | CFR Cluj | ||
1962–1967 | Romania (assistant) | ||
1967–1970 | Steaua București | ||
1971–1973 | Ajax | ||
1973–1975 | France | ||
1976–1979 | Romania | ||
1980 | Romania | ||
1981–1983 | Panathinaikos | ||
1986–1987 | Monaco | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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