István Kovács (born 28 February 1957 in

Budapest Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population ...

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) is a Hungarian

water polo Water polo is a competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the teams attempt to score goals by throwing the ball into the opposing team's goal. The team with the ...

player and coach. He was the head coach of the

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at the

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, where his team finished tenth in the end.

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* 1957 births Living people Water polo players from Budapest Hungarian male water polo players Hungarian water polo coaches Romania men's national water polo team coaches Water polo coaches at the 2012 Summer Olympics {{Hungary-waterpolo-bio-stub