József Kovács (footballer, born 1949)

József Kovács
Personal information
Date of birth (1949-04-08) 8 April 1949 (age 75)
Place of birth Balatonlelle, Hungary
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1964–1968 Videoton SC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1968–1980 Videoton SC
1980–1985 Újpesti Dózsa
International career
1971–1979 Hungary 18 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Hungary
Men's football
Silver medal – second place 1972 Munich Team Competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

József Kovács (born 8 April 1949 in Balatonlelle) is a Hungarian former football midfielder who played for Videoton SC and Újpesti Dózsa.

He won a silver medal in football at the 1972 Summer Olympics,[1] and also participated in UEFA Euro 1972 for the Hungary national football team.[2]

Honours

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Újpesti Dózsa

Hungary

References

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  1. ^ "József Kovács Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2009.
  2. ^ worldfootball.net: Hungary's squad for EURO 1972

Sources

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  • Ki kicsoda a magyar sportéletben?, II. kötet (I–R). Szekszárd, Babits Kiadó, 1995, 173. o., ISBN 963-495-011-6 (in Hungarian)
  • Botos István: A Videoton labdarúgó krónikája (Székesfehérvár, 1991) ISBN 963-7686-00-2 (in Hungarian)
  • Rejtő László–Lukács László–Szepesi György: Felejthetetlen 90 percek (Sportkiadó, 1977) ISBN 963-253-501-4 (in Hungarian)