Ștefan Kovács
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Kovács in 1971 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 October 1920 | ||
| Place of birth | Timișoara, Romania | ||
| Date of death | 12 May 1995 (aged 74) | ||
| Place of death | Cluj-Napoca, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1931–1934 | CA Timișoara | ||
| 1934–1937 | CA Oradea | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1937–1938 | CA Oradea | 9 | (0) |
| 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 | (5) |
| 1950–1953 | Universitatea Cluj | 31 | (6) |
| Total | 204 | (23) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1952–1953 | Universitatea Cluj (player/coach) | ||
| 1954–1955 | Universitatea Cluj | ||
| 1956 | Universitatea Cluj | ||
| 1957–1958 | Universitatea Cluj | ||
| 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 | ||
| 1982–1983 | Panathinaikos | ||
| 1986–1987 | AS Monaco | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ștefan Kovács (Romanian: Ștefan Covaci; Hungarian: Kovács István; 2 October 1920 – 12 May 1995) was a Romanian football player and coach. Having won two European Cup titles, he is one of the most successful association football coaches in the history of the game. Various football magazines listed him on their list of best football coaches as in 2013 World Soccer put him on the 36th place, France Football ranked him at 43 in 2019, while FourFourTwo in 2023 placed him on the 62nd place.