József Kovács (born 8 April 1949 in Balatonlelle) is a Hungarian former football midfielder who played for Videoton SC and Újpesti Dózsa.
He won a silver medal in football at the 1972 Summer Olympics, and also participated in UEFA Euro 1972 for the Hungary national football team.worldfootball.net: Hungary's squad for EURO 1972
Honours Újpesti Dózsa Magyar Kupa: 1981–82, 1982–83
Hungary Summer Olympics runner-up: 1972
References
Sources Ki kicsoda a magyar sportéletben?, II. kötet (I–R). Szekszárd, Babits Kiadó, 1995, 173. o., Botos István: A Videoton labdarúgó krónikája (Székesfehérvár, 1991) Rejtő László–Lukács László–Szepesi György: Felejthetetlen 90 percek (Sportkiadó, 1977)