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Ștefan Kovács

1920 - 1995

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István Kovács (Romanian: Ştefan Covaci; Hungarian: Kovács István; 2 October 1920 – 12 May 1995) was a Romanian football player and coach. Having won 15 major titles, he is one of the most successful association football coaches in the history of the game. In 2019, France Football ranked him at No. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ștefan Kovács has received more than 173,258 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Ștefan Kovács is the 189th most popular soccer player (down from 115th in 2019), the 75th most popular biography from Romania (down from 53rd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Romanian Soccer Player.

Ștefan Kovács is most famous for his work in the field of fluid dynamics, specifically in the study of turbulence. He is also well known for his contributions to the theory of dynamical systems and, in particular, for his work on bifurcation theory.

Memorability Metrics

  • 170k

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  • 60.14

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.48

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.75

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Ștefan Kovács ranks 189 out of 16,880. Before him are Michael Ballack, Carlos Bilardo, Andrea Pirlo, Arie Haan, Antonio Conte, and Jorge Jesus. After him are Aimé Jacquet, Paulino Alcántara, Kurt Hamrin, Dražan Jerković, Emilio Butragueño, and Clarence Seedorf.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1920, Ștefan Kovács ranks 60. Before him are Lawrence Klein, Ivan Kozhedub, Alicia Alonso, Isaac Stern, Prem Tinsulanonda, and Peter D. Mitchell. After him are Jack Elam, John Harsanyi, George Armitage Miller, Kim Yong-ju, Maureen O'Hara, and César Rodríguez Álvarez. Among people deceased in 1995, Ștefan Kovács ranks 48. Before him are Roger Zelazny, Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, Rory Gallagher, Elizabeth Montgomery, Ernest Gellner, and Lola Flores. After him are Rose Kennedy, Bob Ross, Lita Grey, César Rodríguez Álvarez, Miklós Rózsa, and Ernest Walton.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, Ștefan Kovács ranks 75 out of 665. Before him are Dinu Lipatti (1917), Fritz Klein (1888), Jean Negulesco (1900), Petre Dumitrescu (1882), László Rajk (1909), and Stephen Bocskai (1557). After him are Princess Ileana of Romania (1909), Chivu Stoica (1908), Petru Groza (1884), Peter Mogila (1596), Iolanda Balaș (1936), and Ion Mihai Pacepa (1928).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Romania

Among soccer players born in Romania, Ștefan Kovács ranks 3. Before him are Mircea Lucescu (1945) and Gheorghe Hagi (1965). After him are Anghel Iordănescu (1950), Emerich Jenei (1937), László Bölöni (1953), Gheorghe Popescu (1967), Elek Schwartz (1908), Dudu Georgescu (1950), Helmuth Duckadam (1959), István Avar (1905), and Adrian Mutu (1979).

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