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Niko Kovač is a Croatian professional who has worked in football both as a player and as a manager. He is notable for his involvement in the sport at various levels, contributing to Croatian football through his dual roles as both a competitor and a coach.
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Berlin, West Germany [now Germany]
Known for
- Thomas Müller - One of a Kind — Self (archive footage)2025
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Kovač
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Croatia
- Place of birth
- West Berlin
- Sibling
- Robert Kovač
- Occupation
- association football coach
- Languages spoken
- Croatian
- Native language
- Croatian
- Participant in
- UEFA Euro 2008
- Sport
- association football
- Member of team
- Croatia men's national football team
- Position played
- midfielder
- League
- Bundesliga
- Country for sport
- Croatia
- Mass
- 70
- Image
- 2019147182952 2019-05-27 Fussball 1.FC Kaiserslautern vs FC Bayern München - Sven - 1D X MK II - 0109 - B70I8408 (cropped).jpg
- Height
- 174
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- Commons category
- Niko Kovač
- date of birth
- 1971-10-15
- coach of sports team
- Borussia Dortmund
- number of matches played/races/starts
- 1
- total goals in career
- 0
- name in native language
- Niko Kovač
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Encyclopedic overview
Niko Kovač ( Croatian pronunciation: [nǐːko kǒʋaːtʃ, – kô-]; born 15 October 1971) is a professional football manager and former player. He is the manager of Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund.
Born and raised in West Germany, Kovač was the long-standing captain of the Croatia national team until his retirement from international football in January 2009. A defensive midfielder who was known for his passing and tackling skills, Kovač was, at the time of his retirement, the oldest player in the Croatian squad and had captained them at the 2006 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2008. He has also enjoyed a high level of top club action, having spent most of his club career in the German Bundesliga, including spells with Hertha BSC, Bayer Leverkusen, Hamburger SV and Bayern Munich.
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