Name: Nicolae Kovács or Miklós KovácsNickname: "Kopek" "Kovács I"
Country:
Romania/
Hungary
Club: Ripensia Timișoara 1930-1931, CA Oradea 1931-1935, Ripensia Timișoara 1935, Valenciennes FC 1935-1936, CA Oradea 1936-1938
Position: *SS, AMF
Side: RF/RS
Age: 19-27 years (29/12/1911)
Height: 174 cm
Weight: 73 kg
Attack: 82
Defence: 36
Balance: 80
Stamina: 78
Top Speed: 80
Acceleration: 82
Response: 79
Agility: 84
Dribble Accuracy: 83
Dribble Speed: 80
Short Pass Accuracy: 85
Short Pass Speed: 77
Long Pass Accuracy: 84
Long Pass Speed: 76
Shot Accuracy: 79
Shot Power: 85
Shot Technique: 81
Free Kick Accuracy: 73
Curling: 75
Header: 71
Jump: 73
Technique: 85
Aggression: 84
Mentality: 77
Goalkeeper Skills: 50
Team Work: 80
Injury Tolerance: B
Condition: 5
Weak Foot Accuracy: 5
Weak Foot Frequency: 4
Consistency: 5
Growth type: Early/Lasting
CARDS:
S02 - Passer
S05 - 1-Touch Play
P07 - Mazing Run
SPECIAL ABILITIES: Tactical Dribbling - Passing - Middle Shooting - 1-Touch Pass
Attack/Defence Awareness Card: Attack MindedInfo:
Born into a Hungarian family in Medhadia, Romania, Kovács moved to Timișoara as a child. From 1924, he started playing officially for Chinezul Timișoara and made his first division debut in 1928 for Banatul Timișoara.
He played for Ripensia Timișoara for a year and then for CA Oradea, where he won the only championship of his career in the last four games of the 1935-36 season. In France, after one year with Valenciennes, Kovács played two more seasons with CA Oradea and two with Tricolor Ploiești.
During World War II, he played for Nagyváradi AC and Gamma FC, and ended his career at CS Crișana Oradea in 1947, after overcoming Ferar Cluj.
Between 1929 and 1938, he played 37 times for the Romanian national team and scored 6 goals. He participated in three world championships. In 1941 he played once for the Hungarian national team and scored one goal.
- Member of Oradea's “terrible” forward line (Kovács II., Kovács I, Sárvári, Bodola, Tóth III., all players of the Hungarian national team). “Kopek” was an incredibly hard-working and quiet right link. He organized attacks very well, worked hard on the field and shot dangerously from distance, although he rarely took advantage of it.
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The solid, composed “Kopek” was a hard-working, Bodola-like link-up. He moved over a wide area, built his game excellently and shot dangerously from distance, albeit infrequently. He made about 40 appearances for the Romanian national team. He played three World Championships (1930, 1934, 1938) with Romania - Quote: Zoltán Antal y József Hoffer - De Albert a Zsák