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István
Kovács
REFEREE · 56 appearances
Romania · FRF · UEFA

Istvan Kovacs

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Romania referee · 5 competitions · UEFA Elite Panel · FIFA International

Career Stats

5 comps
56
total appearances
53
Referee
3
4th Official
1
AVAR
Domestic 0International 56

Season-by-Season Activity

'20/21
8
'21/22
9
'22/23
8
'23/24
2
'25/26
11
Referee4th OfficialAVAR
SeasonTotalRef4thAVAR
2025/261111
2023/2422
2022/23871
2021/2299
2020/218611
18181

Career Milestones

Career-firsts tracked in our database.

Match Activity

38 matches · 6 years
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Role:RefereeAVARNo match
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Top 1% among Romania officials

Peer Benchmark

Match Count99%
Seasons Active88%
Competitions73%

Median in Romania: 7 matches · 2 seasons

Top Destinations

  1. 1Manchester
    5×
  2. 2Milan
    4×
  3. 3Kyiv
    3×
  4. 4Barcelona
    2×
  5. 5Belgrade
    2×
  6. 6Bruges
    2×
  7. 7Glasgow
    2×
  8. 8Liverpool
    2×
  9. 9St. Petersburg
    2×
  10. 10Zagreb
    2×
  11. 11Athens
    1×
  12. 12Bergamo
    1×
  13. 13Braga
    1×
  14. 14Copenhagen
    1×
  15. 15Donostia-San Sebastian
    1×

Venues Visited(29)

Every stadium Istvan Kovacs has officiated at, with the matches worked there.

Donostia-San SebastianDonostia-San Sebastian
1 match

Other Romania Officials

Career Events

FIFA World Cup 2026

United States, Canada & MexicoFIFA

FIFA WC 2026 Preselected Match Official Seminar

FIFA

Season Reports