Ferenc Kovács. The legendary figure of our club was born in 1934, and spent his entire career as a player with MTK, one of the most successful teams of the time. He made his debut for the team, then known as the Red banner in 1954, played 195 times in the National League until 1965, became champion and five times silver medallist, and played only once in the national team, in 1955, when our legend, who was playing in the midfield, was at his best. He won a bronze medal at the 1960 Olympics in Rome.

By his own admission, Manchester United would have signed him at that time, but they refused to let him leave. Had he left, he would presumably have been on the plane of the 'Red Devils' that sadly crashed near Munich on 6th February 1958.

In 1965 he began coaching MTK as a CWC finalist and two-time winner, and was appointed head coach in 1968. In 1970, he left for Egri Dózsa, with whom he won promotion in 1971, and coached them in the top flight for one season.

He then arrived in Székesfehérvár, where he was on the bench for 274 league games until 1988. In 1976, under his stewardship, the club narrowly missed out on the league title, but in memorable circumstances, Ferencváros came out on top.

In 1977 he managed Vasas, and in 1978-79 he was promoted to Hungarian national team manager. He returned to the NB I in 1980, coaching Debrecen VSC for three seasons. In 1983, he returned to Fehérvár as head coach and immediately turned the team into bronze medallists.

It was thanks to this achievement that we qualified for the 1984-85 UEFA Cup, during which he continually shocked our opponents with brilliant tactics and prepared Vidi for one of the most memorable chapters in the history of Hungarian football. In doing so, he also appeared in the finals of a European Cup as both a player and coach.

The following season, we finished 6th and only made it through one round of the UEFA Cup,. He then took over as head coach of Las Palmas in Spain. From there he returned after one season, but we slipped out of the top 10 during the 1987-88 season. In 1989 he became coach of Szeged, and in 1990 he took charge for three years as coach of Újpest.

He coached in 533 NB I championship matches, making him 6th in the all-time ranking behind József Garami, Károly Lakat, János Csank, Pál Jávor and Imre Gellei. He was awarded the Hungarian Gold Cross of Merit in 2015 and was Honorary President of Videoton FC from 2008 until his death on 30 May 2018.