István Kovács (Footballer)

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Ştefan Covaci

Full name	István Kovács
Date of birth	2 October 1920
Place of birth	Timişoara, Romania
Date of death	12 May 1995 (aged 74)
Place of death	Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Playing position	Midfielder
Youth career
1931–1934 1934–1937	CA Timişoara CA Oradea
Senior career¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1937–1938 1938–1941 1941 1941–1942 1942–1947 1947–1950 1950–1953	CA Oradea Olympique Charleroi Ripensia Timişoara CFR Turnu Severin KAC CFR Cluj Universitatea Cluj
Teams managed
1953–1962 1962–1967 1967–1971 1971–1973 1973–1975 1976–1980 1981–1983 1986–1987	Universitatea Cluj Romania (assistant) Steaua Bucuresti Ajax France Romania Panathinaikos AS Monaco FC
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

István Kovács (Romanian: Ştefan Covaci) (2 October 1920 in Timişoara, Romania - 12 May 1995), is with 15 major titles one of the most successful association football coaches in the history of the game. This ethnic Hungarian from Romania will be foremost remembered for his outstanding successes with Ajax Amsterdam in the early 1970s.

He was an average midfielder, having an individual tehnique and a tactical intuition. He never played for Romania as his older brother Miklós Kovács did, who was one of 5 players who participated at all three World Cups before WW II.

Kovács had his first major coaching successes at the helm of Steaua Bucuresti, where he won between 1967 and 1971 once the championship and three times the cup of Romania.

After this he succeeded Rinus Michels at the head of Ajax in 1971, continuing and expanding on his "total football" philosophy. With Ajax he achieved 1972 and 1973 two consecutive European Champions Cups. In 1972 he even won the Intercontinental Cup and also the first edition of European Supercup (1973). Further to that he led Ajax to the double of cup and championship in 1972 and another national championship in 1973.

After he left Ajax in 1973, he was called up by the French football federation to take the reins of the national side. In this position he did not leave any lasting impression.

After this episode he returned to Romania becoming its national team coach. Later he had further successes with Panathinaikos and AS Monaco.

[edit] Managerial Honours

Steaua Bucureşti:
- Romanian League: 1967–68
- Romanian Cup: 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71

Ajax:
- Dutch League: 1971-72, 1972-73
- Dutch Cup: 1971-72
- European Cup: 1971–72, 1972–73
- European Super Cup: 1972
- Intercontinental Cup: 1972

Panathinaikos:
- Greek Cup: 1981-82

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Preceded by Petre Rădulescu	Universitatea Cluj Coach 1953-1959	Succeeded by Nicolae Munteanu
Preceded by Rinus Michels	European Cup Winning Coach 1971-72 & 1972-73	Succeeded by Udo Lattek

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István Kovács managerial positions

FC Steaua Bucureşti – Managers

Braun-Bogdan (1948) · Vâlcov (1948–49) · Rónnay (1950) · Gh. Popescu (1951–53) · Rónnay (1953–54) · Savu (1954–55) · Dobay (1956) · Savu (1958) · Niculescu (1958) · Gh. Popescu (1958–60) · Onisie (1960–61) · Mladin (1961) · Gh. Popescu (1962) · Onisie (1962–63) · Ola (1963–64) · Savu (1964–67) · Kovács (1967–70) · Onisie (1970–71) · Stănescu (1971–72) · Constantin (1972-73) · Teaşcă (1974–75) · Jenei (1975–78) · Constantin (1978–81) · Ionescu (1981) · Cernăianu (1981–83) · Jenei (1983–84) · Halagian (1984) · Jenei (1984–86) · Iordănescu (1986–90) · Ştefănescu (1990) · Hălmăgeanu (1991) · Jenei (1991) · Piţurcă (1992) · Iordănescu (1992–93) · Jenei (1993–94) · Dumitriu (1994–97) · Stoichiţă (1997–98) · Jenei (1998–2000) · Piţurcă (2000–02) · Olăroiu (2002) · Piţurcă (2002–04) · Zenga (2004–05) · Dumitriu (2005) · Protasov (2005) · Olăroiu (2006–07) · Hagi (2007) · Pedrazzini (2007) · Lăcătuş (2007–08) · Munteanu (2008) · Lăcătuş (2009) · Bergodi (2009–)

AFC Ajax – Managers

Kirwan (1910–15) · Reynolds (1915–25) · Rose (1925–26) · Castle (1926–28) · Reynolds (1928–40) · Halpern (1940–41) · Volkers (1941–42) · van Kol (1942–45) · Reynolds (1945–47) · Smith (1947–48) · Crook (1948–50) · Thomson (1950–53) · Crook (1953–54) · Humenberger (1954–59) · Buckingham (1959–61) · Spurgeon (1961–62) · Gruber (1962–63) · Rowley (1963–64) · Buckingham (1964–65) · Michels (1965–71) · Kovács (1971–73) · Knobel (1973–74) · Haarms (1974) · Kraay (1974–75) · Michels (1975–76) · Ivić (1976–78) · Brom (1978–79) · Beenhakker (1979–81) · Linder (1981–82) · De Mos (1982–85) · Cruijff (1985–88) · Kohn (1988) · Linder (1988) · Kohn (1988–89) · Beenhakker (1989–91) · Van Gaal (1991–97) · Olsen (1997–98) · Wouters (1998–00) · Westerhof (2000) · Adriaanse (2000–01) · Koeman (2001–05) · Blind (2005–06) · Ten Cate (2006–07) · Koster (2007–08) · Van Basten (2008–09) · Van 't Schip (2009) · Jol (2009–)

France national football team – Managers

Caudron (1930) · Kimpton (1934) · Kimpton (1935–36) · Barreau (1936–54) · Batteux (1955–62) · Guérin (1962–1966) · Arribas and Snella (1966) · Fontaine (1967) · Dugauguez (1967–68) · Boulogne (1969–73) · Kovács (1973–75) · Hidalgo (1976–84) · Michel (1984–88) · Platini (1988–92) · Houllier (1992–93) · Jacquet (1993–98) · Lemerre (1998–02) · Santini (2002–04) · Domenech (2004–)

Romania national football team – Managers

Moraru (1922–23) · C. Rădulescu (1923) · Suciu (1923–24) · Moraru (1924–28) · C. Rădulescu (1928–34) · Uridil (1934) · Săvulescu (1934–35) · C. Rădulescu (1935–38) · Săvulescu (1938) · Iuga (1938–39) · Economu (1939–40) · Iuga (1940) · Economu (1941–42) · Lăpuşneanu (1942–43) · Vogl (1942–43) · Braun-Bogdan (1945) · Economu (1946) · C. Vâlcov (1947) · Vogl (1947) · Rónnay (1947) · Vogl (1947) · C. Vâlcov (1948) · Steinbach (1948) · Baratky (1948) · Vogl (1948) · C. Vâlcov (1949) · Vogl (1949) · Mihăilescu (1949) · Albu (1950) · V. Vâlcov (1950) · Vogl (1950–51) · Popescu I (1951–57) · Botescu (1958–60) · Popescu I (1961) · Teaşcă (1962) · Popescu I (1962) · Ploeşteanu (1962–64) · Stănescu (1964) · Ploeşteanu (1964) · Oană (1965–66) · Stănescu (1967) · Oană (1967) · Niculescu (1967) · Teaşcă (1967) · Niculescu (1967–70) · Stănescu (1971) · Niculescu (1971) · Stănescu (1971) · Niculescu (1971) · Stănescu (1971) · Niculescu (1971) · Ola (1972) · Niculescu (1972) · Ola (1972) · Niculescu (1972) · Ola (1972) · Stănescu (1973–75) · Drăguşin (1975) · Kovács (1976–79) · Halagian (1979) · Cernăianu (1979) · Kovács (1980) · Stănescu (1980–81) · M. Lucescu (1981–86) · Jenei (1986–90) · Constantin (1990) · M. Rădulescu (1990–92) · Dinu (1992–93) · Iordănescu (1993–98) · Piţurcă (1998–99) · Jenei (2000) · Bölöni (2000–01) · Hagi (2001) · Iordănescu (2002–04) · Piţurcă (2004–09) · R. Lucescu (2009–)

Panathinaikos FC – Managers

Kalafatis (1908–12) · John Campbell (1908–12) · Forner (1928) · Kinsler (1929–3X) · Strandl () · Game (1950–53) · Migiakis (1959–60) · Game (1960–63) · Bobek (1963–67) · Guttmann (1967–68) · Petropoulos (1968–70) · Puskás (1970–74) · Górski (1976–77) · Petropoulos (1979) · Pesaola (1979–80) · Allen (1980) · Papaemanouil (1980) · Senekowitsch (1980–81) · Petropoulos (1981–82) · Kovács (1982–83) · Papaemanouil (1983) · Tsakos (1983) · Gmoch (1983–85) · Packert (1985–86) · Ivić (1986) · Daniil (1986–88) · Bengtsson (1988–89) · Bonev (1989–90) · Daniil (1990–92) · Osim (1992–94) · Rocha (1994–96) · Zajec (1996–97) · Daniil (1997–99) · Rocha (1999) · Kyrastas (1999–2000) · Anastasiadis (2000–01) · Kyrastas (2001) · Markarián (2001–02) · Santos (2002) · Markarián (2002–03) · Shum (2003–04) · Ščasný (2004–05) · Malesani (2005–06) · Backe (2006) · Velić (2006) · Muñoz (2006–07) · Peseiro (2007–08) · ten Cate (2008–)

AS Monaco FC – Managers

Szanislo & Szemtmiklosy (1933–34) · Batmale (1948–50) · Schwartz (1950–52) · Grizzetti (1952–53) · Dupal (1953–56) · Marek (1956–58) · Pironi (1958) · Leduc (1958–63) · Courtois (1963–65) · Pironi (1965–66) · Sinibaldi (1966–69) · Pironi (1969) · Domergue (1969–70) · Luciano (1970–72) · Bravo (1972–74) · Muro (1974–76) · Forcherio (1976–77) · Leduc (1977–79) · Banide (1979–83) · Muller (1983–86) · Kovács (1986–87) · Wenger (1987–94) · Petit (1994) · Ettori (1994–95) · Banide (1995) · Tigana (1995–99) · Puel (1999–2001) · Deschamps (2001–05) · Petit (2005) · Guidolin (2005–06) · Bölöni (2006) · Banide (2006–07) · Gomes (2007–09) · Lacombe (2009–)