Zoltán Kovács (footballer, born 1973)

Zoltán Kovács

Personal information
Date of birth	24 September 1973
Place of birth	Budapest, Hungary
Height	179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Striker Sports Director (Újpest FC)
Youth career
	Nagytétényi Kohász, MTK
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1992–1994	MTK Hungária FC	28	(6)
1994–1995	BVSC Budapest	33	(5)
1996	Pécsi MFC	11	(5)
1996–1997	Újpest FC	49	(24)
1998	PAOK FC	12	(5)
1998–2000	Újpest FC	59	(21)
2000–2002	LB Châteauroux	62	(14)
2002–2003	Újpest FC	44	(23)
2004	Shenzhen Jianlibao	10	(3)
2004–2008	Újpest FC	97	(32)
2008	Győri ETO FC	14	(4)
–	Career Total	428	(145)
National team
1997–2005	Hungary	20	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Zoltán Kovács (born 24 September 1973) is a retired Hungarian footballer who used to plays as a striker.
Kovács was the captain, and fan's favourite for Újpest. In 2008 Christmas Kovács retired from the professional football,^[1] although he continues his career in his youth club, Nagytétény in amateur level (fourth tier).

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	8 June 1997	Budapest, Hungary	Norway	1–1	Draw	FIFA World Cup 1998 Qual.
2	6 August 1997	Siófok, Hungary	Malta	3–0	Win	Friendly

Honours

• Hungarian League Runners-up: 1997, 2006
• Hungarian League Third place: 1999
• Chinese Super League Champions: 2004
• CSL Cup Runner-up: 2004

References

1. "Kovács Zoltán befejezi a profi futballt, marad az öregfiúk-bajnokság" (in Hungarian). nemzetisport.hu. Retrieved 28 December 2008.