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Biography
Nicolae Kovács (Hungarian: Kovács Miklós, sometimes rendered as Nicolae Covaci, 29 December 1911 – 7 July 1977) was a Romanian-Hungarian football player and coach. He was a dual international football player and played both for Romania and Hungary.
For the Romania national football 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. Later he also represented the Hungary national football team once.
He was the older brother of Stefan Kovács, the famous coach who led AFC Ajax to two European Cups in 1972 and 1973.
International goals
Romania's goal tally first
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 15 September 1929 | Levski Field, Sofia, Bulgaria |  Bulgaria | 2–2 | 3–2 | Friendly |
| 2. | 14 July 1930 | Estadio Pocitos, Montevideo, Uruguay |  Peru | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1930 FIFA World Cup |
| 3. | 28 June 1931 | Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, Yugoslavia |  Yugoslavia | 3–1 | 4–2 | 1931 Balkan Cup |
| 4. | 8 May 1932 | Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest, Romania |  Austria | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1932 Central European Cup |
| 5. | 3 July 1932 | Red Star Stadium, Belgrade, Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1932 Balkan Cup |