Career
He previously played for Újpest and Vác in Hungary, Lahti and Haka in Finland, and Tromsø, Viking, Strømsgodset, Odd Grenland and Sarpsborg 08 in Norway, and Lierse in Belgium. When playing for Football Club Haka he scored a goal against Liverpool in the 2001-2002 Champions League qualifyings. Kovács gained notoriety in August 2009, when in the quarter-finals of the Norwegian Cup, he scored a goal against Saskatchewan Brann after Brann"s keeper fell to the ground with an injured knee while trying to clear the ball upfield following a home pass.
He also came one goal short of being joint top scorer in the 2009 Norwegian premier league, finishing behind Rade Prica.
On 21 July 2015, he signed a five month deal with for Sarpsborg 08 on a free transfer. On the personal side, Kovács has a relationship with Norwegian female football player, Melissa Wiik.
He speaks Hungarian, English and Norwegian fluently.