István Kovács
⚽ RefereeRomania
Football match official with 56 appearances across 5 competitions.
Career Stats
Total Appearances56
⚽ As Referee53
4️⃣ 4th Official3
📺 As AVAR1
🌍 International56
🏟️ Domestic0
Competitions5
Season-by-Season Activity
'20/21
8
'21/22
9
'22/23
8
'23/24
2
'25/26
11
Referee4th OfficialAVAR
| Season | Total | Ref | 4th | AVAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 11 | 11 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | 8 | 7 | 1 | — |
| 2021/22 | 9 | 9 | — | — |
| 2020/21 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | 18 | 1 | — |
Career Milestones
Match Activity
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Role:RefereeAVARNo match
Top 1% among Romania officials
Peer Benchmark
Match Count99%
Seasons Active89%
Competitions74%
Median in Romania: 7 matches · 2 seasons
Recent Matches
All 57 →Champions League02/25/2026
Paris Saint GermainvsAS Monaco
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Champions League01/28/2026
Borussia DortmundvsFC Internazionale Milano
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Champions League01/21/2026
GalatasarayvsClub Atlético De Madrid
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Europa League12/11/2025
Celtic FCvsAS Roma
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FIFA WC European Qualifiers11/14/2025
SLOVAKIAvsNORTHERN IRELAND
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Champions League11/04/2025
Liverpool FCvsReal Madrid CF
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FIFA WC European Qualifiers10/11/2025
SERBIAvsALBANIA
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Champions League10/01/2025
Villarreal CFvsJuventus
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Champions League09/17/2025
Olymbiakós SfpvsPAFOS FC
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Champions League08/27/2025
FC KøbenhavnvsFC Basel 1893
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Most-Officiated Teams
Least-Officiated Teams
Current championship only · teams with fewest meetings
Frequently Works With
Top Destinations
- 1Manchester5×
- 2Milan4×
- 3Kyiv3×
- 4St. Petersburg2×
- 5Bruges2×
- 6Belgrade2×
- 7Glasgow2×
- 8Barcelona2×
- 9Liverpool2×
- 10Zagreb2×
Career Events
FIFA WC 2026 Preselected Match Official Seminar
FIFA