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 | 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 | 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 coaches in the history of the game. Various football magazines listed him among their best coaches: in 2013, World Soccer placed him 36th; in 2019, France Football ranked him 43rd; and in 2023, FourFourTwo positioned him 62nd.