Imre Kovács (26 November 1921 – 9 March 1996) was a Hungarian

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who played as a

midfielder In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in t ...

for

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in the

1954 FIFA World Cup The 1954 FIFA World Cup was the 5th edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international Association football, football tournament for senior men's national teams of the nations affiliated to FIFA. It was held in Switzerland from 16 June ...

. He also played for

MTK Budapest FC Magyar Testgyakorlók Köre Budapest Futball Club or shortly MTK is a professional Association football, football club based in Józsefváros, Budapest, Hungary. The club currently plays in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I. The club's colours are blue ...

. He won a gold medal in

football at the 1952 Summer Olympics The Football tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics was won by Hungary. The games signalled the arrival (to Western Europeans at least) of the Hungarian national football team – the "Magical Magyars". Ferenc Puskás later said of the 1952 com ...

. His brother,

József József () is a Hungarian masculine given name. It is the Hungarian name equivalent to Joseph. Notable people bearing this name include: * József Bihari (1901–1981), Hungarian actor * József Bihari (1908–1997), Hungarian linguist * ...

, was also a footballer.

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* 1921 births 1996 deaths Footballers from Budapest Hungarian men's footballers Hungary men's international footballers Men's association football midfielders MTK Budapest FC players 1954 FIFA World Cup players Olympic footballers for Hungary Footballers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Hungary Hungarian football managers Fehérvár FC managers MTK Budapest FC managers Újpest FC managers Győri ETO FC managers Pécsi MFC managers Nemzeti Bajnokság I managers 20th-century Hungarian sportsmen {{Hungary-footy-midfielder-stub