Nicolae Kovács
Nicolae Kovács was a Romanian-Hungarian football player and coach. A forward, he was a dual international football player and played both for [Romania national association football|football team|Romania] and Hungary. He played in 116 matches and scored 43 goals for Club Atletic Oradea.
For the Romania national 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 team once, in 1941, also scoring a goal in that game.
He was the older brother of Ștefan Kovács, the famous coach who led Ajax to two European Cups in 1972 and 1973.
Career statistics
Romania's goal tally first| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 15 September 1929 | Levski Field, Sofia, Bulgaria | 2–2 | 3–2 | Friendly | |
| 2. | 14 July 1930 | Estadio Pocitos, Montevideo, Uruguay | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1930 FIFA World Cup | |
| 3. | 28 June 1931 | Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, Yugoslavia | 3–1 | 4–2 | 1929–31 Balkan Cup | |
| 4. | 8 May 1932 | Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest, Romania | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1932 Central European Cup | |
| 5. | 3 July 1932 | Avala, Belgrade, Yugoslavia | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1932 Balkan Cup |
Honours
Player
Ripensia TimișoaraCoach
CA OradeaPolitehnica Timișoara