Kálmán Kovács (footballer, born 1965)

Kálmán Kovács (born 11 September 1965) is a retired Hungarian football player.[1]

Kálmán Kovács
Personal information
Date of birth (1965-09-11) 11 September 1965 (age 59)
Place of birth Budapest, Hungary
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8+12 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1989 Budapest Honvéd 142 (39)
1989–1991 AJ Auxerre 83 (36)
1991–1992 Budapest Honvéd 10 (10)
1992–1993 FC Valenciennes 32 (8)
1993–1994 R. Antwerp F.C. 4 (1)
1994–1995 Budapest Honvéd 28 (19)
1995–1996 APOEL 24 (7)
1996–1997 SR Delémont 0 (0)
1997–1998 Budapest Honvéd 4 (1)
Total 327 (121)
International career
1982–1995 Hungary 56 (19)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He made his debut for the Hungary national team in 1982, and got 56 caps and 19 goals until 1995.[2] He was a participant at the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico, where Hungary failed to progress from the group stage.

Following the end of his active career, he served as technical director at Honvéd and has lately been showing up as co-commentator and expert on several Hungarian TV channels, including during the 2006 World Cup.

Honours

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References

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  1. ^ "name=Kálmán Kovács". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 2 September 2006.
  2. ^ Mamrud, Roberto. "Hungary - Record International Players". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2 September 2006.