István Kozma

Club

He began his career at Salgótarjáni TC in his native country of Hungary. Kozma then moved to Újpest FC and then to French Ligue 1 champions Bordeaux. In September 1989, he was signed by Jim Leishman for Scottish team Dunfermline Athletic for £600,000, a club record transfer fee. At Dunfermline, Kozma became a "firm fan favourite" playing 103 times and scoring nine goals. In February 1992, he was a shock purchase for Liverpool, with Graeme Souness signing the Hungarian for £300,000. Kozma made his debut in a goalless draw against Ipswich Town in the fifth round of the FA Cup, but never looked like breaking into the first team at Liverpool. In the 1991–92 season he made five league appearances and two in the FA Cup. In the 1992–93 season, he played in the 1992 FA Charity Shield and then made one league appearance as a substitute and one further substitute appearance in the League Cup, before being released in July 1993. He was forced to leave the UK due to regulations affecting non-EU citizens, which required them to have played at least 75 per cent of their club and national team matches. With only 3 appearances following his transfer from Dunfermline, Kozma lost his visa. His limited performance at Liverpool earned him, in 2007, the dubious success of being rated by Times Online as the fourth worst ever player to play in the Premiership. He then returned to Újpest FC, signing a one year deal. In 1995–96 he played for APOEL in Cyprus where, after amazing…

From season 2006–07, he was working as an assistant manager at Vasas SC. In May 2013, Kozma returned to Újpest as manager. After just five months, Kozma left his position at the club in October 2013, being sacked altogether after initially being transferred to the role of video analyst instead.

Club

International

Hungary score listed first, score column indicates score after each Kozma goal

Dunfermline Athletic Scottish League Cup: Runner-up, 1991 APOEL Cypriot First Division: 1995–96 Cypriot Cup: 1995–96, 1996–97 Cypriot Super Cup: 1996, 1997 Ujpest Nemzeti Bajnokság I: 1997–98