Péter Kovács (footballer)

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Péter Kovács
Kovács in 2009
Personal information
Date of birth (1978-02-07) 7 February 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth Salgótarján, Hungary
Height 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
0000–1995 Salgótarjáni
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1998 Újpest 4 (0)
1997–1998 → La Neuveville-Lamboing (loan) ? (?)
1998 → Érd (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)
Total 496 (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.

Club career[edit]

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[edit]

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

He speaks Hungarian, English and Norwegian fluently.

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of 26 November 2017[6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Újpest FC 1995–96 1 0 1 0
1996–97 3 0 3 0
Total 4 0 4 0
FC Lahti 1999 Veikkausliiga 28 10 28 10
FC Haka 2000 Veikkausliiga 26 8 26 8
2001 29 7 29 7
2002 9 6 9 6
Total 64 21 64 21
Tromsø 2002 Adeccoligaen 14 14 2 0 16 14
2003 Tippeligaen 24 8 4 5 28 13
2004 8 2 4 3 12 5
Total 46 24 10 8 56 32
Viking 2004 Tippeligaen 9 3 0 0 9 3
2005 9 3 1 0 10 3
2006 11 2 0 0 11 2
Total 29 8 1 0 30 8
Strømsgodset 2006 Adeccoligaen 18 12 0 0 18 12
2007 Tippeligaen 23 5 4 5 27 10
Total 41 17 4 5 45 22
Odd Grenland 2008 Adeccoligaen 29 23 3 6 32 29
2009 Tippeligaen 29 16 5 5 34 21
2010 22 6 4 6 26 12
Total 80 45 12 17 92 62
Lierse 2010–11 Belgian Pro League 22 4 0 0 22 4
2011–12 14 1 0 0 14 1
Total 36 5 0 0 36 5
Strømsgodset 2012 Tippeligaen 28 14 5 8 33 22
2013 25 6 2 2 27 8
2014 24 10 3 5 27 15
2015 10 2 3 2 13 4
Total 87 32 13 17 100 49
Sarpsborg 08 2015 Tippeligaen 10 1 2 0 12 1
Sandefjord 2016 OBOS-ligaen 26 8 5 2 31 10
2017 Eliteserien 2 0 1 0 3 0
Total 28 8 6 2 34 10
Arendal 2017 OBOS-ligaen 9 1 0 0 9 1
Career Total 478 174 48 49 526 223

International goal[edit]

Score and result list Hungary's goal tally first, score column indicates score after Kovács goal.
International goal scored by Péter Kovács
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 17 November 2004 Ta' Qali National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta  Malta 2–0 2–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours[edit]

FC Haka

Strømsgodset

Individual

References[edit]

  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.

External links[edit]

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