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, 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 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.Scoring on an Injured Keeper: Péter Kovács Won't Make the FIFA Fair Play Award Shortlist 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. On 10 November 2015, he signed a one-year deal with newly relegated Sandefjord in the Norwegian First Division.
Personal life Kovács has a relationship with Norwegian female footballer, Melissa Wiik.
He speaks Hungarian, English and Norwegian fluently.
Career statistics
Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsÚjpest FC1995–9610101996–973030Total4040FC Lahti1999Veikkausliiga28102810FC Haka2000Veikkausliiga268268200129729720029696Total64216421Tromsø2002Adeccoligaen14142016142003Tippeligaen24845281320048243125Total46241085632Viking2004Tippeligaen93009320059310103200611200112Total29810308Strømsgodset2006Adeccoligaen18120018122007Tippeligaen235452710Total4117454522Odd Grenland2008Adeccoligaen29233632292009Tippeligaen29165534212010226462612Total804512179262Lierse2010–11Belgian Pro League224002242011–1214100141Total36500365Strømsgodset2012Tippeligaen281458332220132562227820142410352715201510232134Total8732131710049Sarpsborg 082015Tippeligaen10120121Sandefjord2016OBOS-ligaen2685231102017Eliteserien201030Total288623410Arendal2017OBOS-ligaen910091Career Total4781744849526223
International goal Score and result list Hungary's goal tally first, score column indicates score after Kovács goal.
+ International goal scored by Péter KovácsNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 17 November 2004 Ta' Qali National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta 2–0 2–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
Honours FC Haka Finnish Championship: 2000 Finnish Cup: 2002
Strømsgodset Norwegian Championship: 2013
Individual Norwegian Cup Top goalscorer: 2012 Norwegian Premier League top goalscorer: 2012 Norwegian First Division top goalscorer: 2008
References
External links
Magyarfutball.hu Profile