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Niko Kovač is a Croatian male soccer player and manager. Born on October 15, 1971, he stands 174 centimeters tall and weighs 70 kilograms. His professional background includes a role with Borussia Dortmund.
In his playing career, Kovač recorded one match appearance and scored zero goals. He has five associated works.
Synthesized by Vinony from 17 facts across 5 sources: Wikidata, Crossref, MusicBrainz, Thesportsdb, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Croatia
- Active from
- 1941-07-16
Discography
- Koncert
- Mišo Kovač1971
- Portret1973
- Ovo je naša noć1977
- Uvijek ima nešto dalje1979
- Čovjek bez adrese1980
- Jači od vjetra1981
- Dalmacija u mom oku1982
- Osjećam te1983
- Potraži me u pjesmi1984
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- GLEAM v3: satellite-based land evaporation and root-zone soil moisture
· 2017 · cited 2,005x
- MASS AND ENVIRONMENT AS DRIVERS OF GALAXY EVOLUTION IN SDSS AND zCOSMOS AND THE ORIGIN OF THE SCHECHTER FUNCTION
· 2010 · cited 1,832x
- World Health Organization Global Estimates and Regional Comparisons of the Burden of Foodborne Disease in 2010
· 2015 · cited 1,762x
- Eleven grand challenges in single-cell data science
· 2020 · cited 1,184x
- Hydrogen in energy transition: A review
· 2021 · cited 1,118x
via Crossref · CC0
Sports profile
- Sport
- Soccer
- Team
- Borussia Dortmund
- Position
- Manager
- Nationality
- Croatia
via TheSportsDB
~13 min read
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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Niko Kovač” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.