Shrimpers lead chase for Imps defender János Kovács
Last updated : 21 January 2010 By westfield shrimper
Big Janos; You wouldn't want to mess with him!
A couple of reports have surfaced in the local paper covering League Two Lincoln City that the club's central defender János Kovács has been transfer listed as his contract comes to an end in the summer, al la Barney.
It also seems that the Hungarian born centre back has fallen out of favour with new Imps boss Chris Sutton, who replaced the man who bought Kovács to Sincil Bank, ex-Huddersfield manager Peter Jackson.
Now seeing as he only cost Lincoln £17,500 from Chesterfield, there are at least three players in front of him for first team action though his side are third from bottom of their division, only a place above the sides that are chucked out of the league, that our main rivals for his signature are Barnet and Luton; he seems right up our street! (He'll be cheap!)
According to Lincoln fan site www.theimp.lincolnfans.co.uk: "Unfortunately, a change of manager has brought Kovacs' first team career to a standstill and he has not made an appearances since late November. Whichever club he opts to sign for, they will receive an old fashioned centre-half: strong in the tackle and a good header of the ball. I wish him well in the future if or when he does leave Lincoln City FC."
For the full Lincolnshire Echo reports, go here: www.sportsecho.co.uk
The Kovács File
| Personal information |
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| Date of birth | 11 September 1985 (1985-09-11) (age 24) |
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| Place of birth | Budapest, Hungary |
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| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
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| Playing position | Defender |
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| Club information |
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| Current club | Lincoln City |
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| Number | 4 |
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| Youth career |
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| Cirencester Town |
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| Senior career* |
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| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
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| 2003-2005 | MTK Hungária | 1 | (0) |
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| 2005-2008 | Chesterfield | 57 | (2) |
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| 2007 | → York City (loan) | 8 | (1) |
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| 2008- | Lincoln City | 59 | (4) |
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| National team |
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| Hungary U21 | | |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:39, 20 January 2010 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals). |
(Player information supplied by Wikipedia, for the full article go here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%A1nos_Kov%C3%A1cs)
