Péter Kovács (footballer)

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Péter Kovács
Peter Kovacs 01.JPG
Personal information
Date of birth (1978-02-07) 7 February 1978 (age 45)
Place of birth Salgótarján, Hungary
Height 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
0000–1995 Salgótarjáni
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1995–1998 Újpest 4 (0)
1997–1998 → La Neuveville-Lamboing (loan) ? (?)
1998Érd (loan) ? (?)
1999 Lahti 28 (10)
1999–2002 Haka 64 (21)
2002–2004 Tromsø 46 (24)
2004–2006 Viking 29 (8)
2006–2008 Strømsgodset 41 (17)
2008–2010 Odd 80 (45)
2010–2011 Lierse 36 (5)
2012–2015 Strømsgodset 87 (32)
2015 Sarpsborg 08 10 (1)
2016–2017 Sandefjord 28 (8)
2017 Arendal 9 (1)
2018–2019 Stoppen 8 (5)
2019 Re 9 (5)
Total496(185)
International career
2004–2005 Hungary 10 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Péter Kovács (born 7 February 1978) is a Hungarian former professional footballer played as a forward for Újpest and Érd in Hungary, for La Neuveville-Lamboing in Switzerland, [1] for Lahti and Haka in Finland, for Tromsø, Viking, Strømsgodset, Odd Grenland, Sarpsborg 08, Sandefjord and Arendal in Norway, and for Lierse in Belgium.

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Club career

Kovács was born in Salgótarján, Hungary. When playing for FC Haka he scored a goal against Liverpool in the 2001–02 Champions League qualifyings. Kovács gained notoriety in August 2009, when in the quarter-finals of the Norwegian Cup, he scored a goal against SK Brann after Brann's keeper fell to the ground with an injured knee while trying to clear the ball upfield following a home pass. [2] He also came one goal short of being joint top scorer in the 2009 Norwegian premier league, finishing behind Rade Prica.

He became the top scorer in the 2012 Norwegian premier league, and won the league with Strømsgodset in 2013, during his second spell at the club. On 21 July 2015, he signed a five-month deal with for Sarpsborg 08 on a free transfer. [3] On 10 November 2015, he signed a one-year deal with newly relegated Sandefjord in the Norwegian First Division. [4]

Personal life

Kovács has a relationship with Norwegian female footballer, Melissa Wiik. [5]

He speaks Hungarian, English and Norwegian fluently.

Career statistics

Club

As of 26 November 2017 [6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Újpest FC 1995–961010
1996–973030
Total4040
FC Lahti 1999 Veikkausliiga 28102810
FC Haka 2000 Veikkausliiga268268
2001 297297
2002 9696
Total64216421
Tromsø 2002 Adeccoligaen 1414201614
2003 Tippeligaen 248452813
2004 8243125
Total46241085632
Viking 2004 Tippeligaen930093
2005 9310103
2006 11200112
Total29810308
Strømsgodset 2006 Adeccoligaen1812001812
2007 Tippeligaen235452710
Total4117454522
Odd Grenland 2008 Adeccoligaen2923363229
2009 Tippeligaen2916553421
2010 226462612
Total804512179262
Lierse 2010–11 Belgian Pro League 22400224
2011–12 14100141
Total36500365
Strømsgodset 2012 Tippeligaen2814583322
2013 25622278
2014 2410352715
2015 10232134
Total8732131710049
Sarpsborg 08 2015 Tippeligaen10120121
Sandefjord 2016 OBOS-ligaen 268523110
2017 Eliteserien 201030
Total288623410
Arendal 2017 OBOS-ligaen910091
Career Total4781744849526223

International goal

Score and result list Hungary's goal tally first, score column indicates score after Kovács goal.
International goal scored by Péter Kovács
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
117 November 2004 Ta' Qali National Stadium, Ta' Qali, MaltaFlag of Malta.svg  Malta 2–02–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

FC Haka

Strømsgodset

Individual

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References

  1. "Finnországban már bizonyított". nol.hu (in Hungarian). 12 February 2002. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  2. Scoring on an Injured Keeper: Péter Kovács Won’t Make the FIFA Fair Play Award Shortlist Archived 12 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Kovacs forlater Godset" (in Norwegian). Strømsgodset Toppfotball. 21 July 2015. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  4. "Kovacs klar for SF!" (in Norwegian). Sandefjord Fotball. 10 November 2015. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  5. Dale, Richard Sveaas (23 April 2008). "Mål-Wiik har fått måltips". Budstikka (in Norwegian).
  6. "Soccerway profile". int.soccerway.com/. Retrieved 8 August 2014.