József Kovács (footballer)

{{short description|Hungarian footballer}}

{{Other uses|József Kovács (disambiguation){{!}}József Kovács}}

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{{Infobox football biography

| name = József Kovács

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1949|4|8|df=y}}

| birth_place = Balatonlelle, Hungary

| height = 1.81 m

| position = Defender

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| youthyears1 = 1964–1968

| youthclubs1 = Videoton SC

| years1 = 1968–1980

| clubs1 = Videoton SC

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| years2 = 1980–1985

| clubs2 = Újpesti Dózsa

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| nationalyears1 = 1971–1979

| nationalteam1 = Hungary

| nationalcaps1 = 18

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's football}}

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{{MedalSport | Men's football}}

{{MedalSilver | 1972 Munich | Team Competition}}

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József Kovács (born 8 April 1949 in Balatonlelle) is a Hungarian former football midfielder who played for Videoton SC and Újpesti Dózsa.

He won a silver medal in football at the 1972 Summer Olympics,{{cite web|publisher=Sports Reference|title=József Kovács Biography and Statistics|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ko/jozsef-kovacs-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418071601/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ko/jozsef-kovacs-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 April 2020|accessdate=27 October 2009}} and also participated in UEFA Euro 1972 for the Hungary national football team.[http://hun.worldfootball.net/teams/ungarn-team/em-1972-in-belgien/2/#REDIRECT worldfootball.net: Hungary's squad for EURO 1972]