István Kozma (footballer)
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 3 December 1964 | ||
Place of birth | Pásztó, Hungary | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
?–? | Salgótarjáni TC | ||
1983–1989 | Újpesti Dózsa | 156 | (10) |
1989 | Girondins Bordeaux | ||
1989–1992 | Dunfermline Athletic | 90 | (8) |
1992–1993 | Liverpool | 6 | (0) |
1993–1995 | Újpest FC | 58 | (15) |
1995–1997 | APOEL | 42 | (5) |
1997–1999 | Újpest FC | 33 | (0) |
1999 | Videoton | 14 | (1) |
2000 | Tatabánya | 11 | (0) |
2000–2001 | Újpest FC | 20 | (3) |
2001–2002 | Ostbahn XI Wein | ||
2002–2003 | Budafoki MTE | ||
2003–2004 | Rákosmenti KSK | ||
International career | |||
1986–1995 | Hungary | 40 | (1) |
1990 | Scottish League XI | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
István Kozma (born 3 December 1964) is a former Hungarian footballer who played as a midfielder. He was the first Hungarian player to ever play in the Premier League on 26 September 1992, when he appeared for Liverpool as a substitute against Wimbledon, playing 7 minutes.
Career
[edit]Club
[edit]He began his career at Salgótarjáni TC in his native country of Hungary. Kozma then moved to Újpest FC and then to French Ligue 1 champions Bordeaux. In December 1989 he was signed by Jim Leishman for Scottish team Dunfermline Athletic for £550,000 which is still the club's record transfer fee.
At Dunfermline Kozma became a firm fan favourite playing 103 times and scoring nine goals. In February 1992 he was a shock purchase for Liverpool, with Graeme Souness signing the Hungarian for £300,000. Kozma made his debut in a goalless draw against Ipswich Town in the fifth round of the FA Cup,[2] but never looked like breaking into the first team at Liverpool. In the 1991–92 season he made five league appearances and two in the FA Cup. In the 1992–93 season he played in the 1992 FA Charity Shield and then made one league appearance as a substitute and one further substitute appearance in the League Cup,[3] before being released in July 1993. His poor performance at Liverpool earned him in 2007 the dubious success of being rated by Times Online as the fourth worst ever player to play in the Premiership.[4]
He then returned to Újpest FC. In 1995–96 he played for APOEL in Cyprus where, after amazing performances, he led his team to the Double. The next season, he helped APOEL to win the Super Cup and the Cup again, before moving back to Újpest for a third time, with whom he won the Nemzeti Bajnokság I in 1998.[5] He subsequently appeared for Videoton FC and FC Tatabánya, before finishing his professional career with a fourth spell at Újpest. He subsequently signed for Austrian amateur side Ostbahn XI Wein and Hungarian lower-division teams Budafoki MTE and Rákosmenti KSK.
International
[edit]Kozma made his international debut for Hungary on 9 September 1986, coming on as a substitute in a 0-0 friendly draw with Norway. He went on to play 40 times for the national team until 1995, scoring once, in a 4-1 friendly win over Turkey on 5 September 1990.[6]
Kozma also appeared for the Scottish Football League XI in a 1990 fixture against Scotland, to mark the centenary of the Scottish Football League. The match finished 1-0 to the League XI.[7]
Coaching career
[edit]From season 2006–07, he was working as an assistant manager at Vasas SC.
In May 2013, Kozma returned to Újpest as manager.[8] After just five months, Kozma left his position at the club in October 2013, being sacked altogether after initially being transferred to the role of video analyst instead.[9][10]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Újpesti Dózsa | 1983–84 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 19 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | ||||
1984–85 | 23 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 23 | 1 | ||||||
1985–86 | 27 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 27 | 0 | ||||||
1986–87 | 29 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 29 | 2 | ||||||
1987–88 | 28 | 2 | — | 2[c] | 0 | — | 30 | 2 | ||||||
1988–89 | 30 | 5 | — | 4[d] | 0 | — | 34 | 5 | ||||||
Total | 156 | 10 | — | 8 | 0 | — | 164 | 10 | ||||||
Dunfermline Athletic | 1989–90 | Scottish Premier Division | 33 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 6 | ||
1990–91 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 2 | ||||
1991–92 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 28 | 1 | ||||
Total | 90 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 103 | 9 | ||||
Liverpool | 1991–92 | Football League First Division | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
1992–94 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[e] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
Total | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||
Újpest FC | 1993–94 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 29 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 29 | 8 | ||
1994–95 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 29 | 7 | ||||
Total | 58 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 158 | 15 | ||||
APOEL F.C. | 1995–96 | Cypriot First Division | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[c] | 0 | — | 24 | 2 | ||
1996–97 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 6[d] | 1 | — | 26 | 4 | ||||
Total | 40 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | — | 50 | 6 | ||||
Újpest FC | 1997–98 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 29 | 0 | ||
1998–99 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
Total | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 33 | 0 | ||||
Videoton FC | 1998–99 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 1 | ||
FC Tatabánya | 1999–2000 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |||
Újpest FC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
2000–01 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 3 | ||||
Total | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 3 | ||||
Career total | 428 | 42 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 463 | 44 |
- ^ Includes FA Cup
- ^ Includes Football League Cup
- ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Cup
- ^ One appearance in the FA Charity Shield
International
[edit]National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Hungary | 1986 | 1 | 0 |
1987 | 0 | 0 | |
1988 | 10 | 0 | |
1989 | 8 | 0 | |
1990 | 5 | 1 | |
1991 | 5 | 0 | |
1992 | 0 | 0 | |
1993 | 0 | 0 | |
1994 | 5 | 0 | |
1995 | 6 | 0 | |
Total | 40 | 1 |
- Hungary score listed first, score column indicates score after each Kozma goal[13]
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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1 | 5 September 1990 | Megyeri úti stadion, Újpest, Hungary | 20 | Turkey | 2–0 | 4–1 | Friendly | [6] |
Honours
[edit]- Dunfermline Athletic
- Scottish League Cup: Runner-up, 1991[14][15]
- APOEL
- Cypriot First Division: 1995–96[16]
- Cypriot Cup: 1995–96, 1996–97[16][17]
- Cypriot Super Cup: 1996, 1997[18]
- Ujpest
References
[edit]- ^ "István Kozma: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
- ^ "Matchdetails from Ipswich Town-Liverpool played on Sunday 16 February 1992". LFCHistory.net. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
- ^ "Istvan Kozma". lfchistory.net. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ^ The 50 worst footballers
- ^ a b "Hungary 1997/98". RSSSF.
- ^ a b "Hungary vs Turkey, 5 September 1990". EU Football.info.
- ^ "From the archives: Centenary match". Scottish Professional Football League. 18 August 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
- ^ "Újpest: István Kozma will be the head coach of the Purple and Whites". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 25 May 2013. Archived from the original on 1 November 2024. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
- ^ "The new head coach of Újpest is a workaholic teller - "he can do great things"". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 23 October 2013. Archived from the original on 1 November 2024. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
- ^ "Újpest: How would you decide today? I would go for it! - István Kozma". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 31 October 2013. Archived from the original on 1 November 2024. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
- ^ "Istvan Kozma » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
- ^ "István Kozma". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
- ^ a b István Kozma at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ Jeffrey 2007, p. 90
- ^ "Results & Matches on Sun, 27 Oct 1991". Soccerbase.
- ^ a b "Cyprus 1995/96". RSSSF.
- ^ "Cyprus 1996/97". RSSSF.
- ^ "Cyprus - List of Super Cup Finals". RSSSF.
External links
[edit]- 1964 births
- Living people
- People from Pásztó
- Hungarian men's footballers
- Hungary men's international footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Salgótarjáni BTC footballers
- Újpest FC players
- FC Girondins de Bordeaux players
- Dunfermline Athletic F.C. players
- Liverpool F.C. players
- APOEL FC players
- Fehérvár FC players
- Tatabányai SC players
- Budafoki MTE footballers
- Rákosmenti KSK players
- Hungarian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- Expatriate men's footballers in France
- Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland
- Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in France
- Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Scotland
- Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in England
- Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
- Nemzeti Bajnokság I players
- Scottish Football League players
- Scottish Football League representative players
- English Football League players
- Premier League players
- Cypriot First Division players
- Újpest FC managers
- Nemzeti Bajnokság I managers
- Sportspeople from Nógrád County