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Niko Kovač
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Personal information
Full name: Niko Kovač
Date of birth: 15 October 1971 (1971-10-15) (age 53)
Place of birth:    Berlin-Wedding, Flag of Germany West Germany
Height: 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position: Central midfielder
Club information
Current club Flag of ?
Youth clubs
1987-1989
1989-1990
Flag of Germany Rapid Wedding
Flag of Germany Hertha Zehlendorf
Senior clubs
Years Club App (Gls)
1990–1991
1991
1992–1996
1996–1999
1999–2001
2001-2003
2003-2006
2006-2009
Total
Flag of Germany Hertha Zehlendorf
Flag of Germany Hertha BSC II
Flag of Germany Hertha BSC
Flag of Germany Bayer Leverkusen
Flag of Germany Hamburger SV
Flag of Germany Bayern Munich
Flag of Germany Hertha BSC
Flag of Austria Red Bull Salzburg
025 00(7)
012 00(1)
138 0(15)
077 00(8)
055 0(12)
034 00(3)
075 00(8)
065 00(9)
491 0(63)   
National team
1996–2008 Flag of Croatia Croatia 083 0(14)
Teams managed
2009-2011
2011-2012
2013
2013-2015
2016-2018
2018-2019
2020–2022
Flag of Austria Red Bull Salzburg (academy)
Flag of Austria Red Bull Salzburg (assistant)
Flag of Croatia Croatia U21
Flag of Croatia Croatia
Flag of Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
Flag of Germany Bayern Munich
Flag of France Monaco

Niko Kovač (born 15 October 1971) is a Croatian professional football coach and former player. He was until January 2022 the manager of Ligue 1 club AS Monaco.

He was the long-standing captain of Croatia before retiring from international football in January 2009. A defensive midfielder who is known for his excellent passing and tackling skills, Kovač was, at the time of his retirement, the oldest player in the Croatian squad and had been an important motivation raiser for them, having captained them at the 2006 FIFA World Cup and the 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. He ended his playing career in the Austrian club Red Bull Salzburg where he then took the non-playing role of the reserve team coach and eventually becoming assistant manager under team manager Ricardo Moniz. In January 2013 he took over the Croatia national under-21 football team and in October 2013 he took over the Croatian national football team following the dismissal of Igor Štimac.

Honours[]

Player[]

Bayern Munich
Red Bull Salzburg

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Croatia football federation
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Croatia football federation
Croatia – 2006 FIFA World Cup - Group stage (F)

1. Pletikosa 2. Srna 3. Šimunić 4. R. Kovač 5. Tudor 6. Vranješ 7. Šimić 8. Babić 9. Pršo 10. N. Kovač (c) 11. Tokić 12. Didulica 13. Tomas 14. Modrić 15. I. Leko 16. J. Leko 17. Klasnić 18. Olić 19. N. Kranjčar 20. Šerić 21. Balaban 22. Bošnjak 23. Butina Manager:  Flag of Croatia Zlatko Kranjčar

Croatia football federation
Croatia – UEFA Euro 2008

1.  Manager:  Flag of Croatia Slaven Bilić

Croatia football federation
Croatia – 2014 FIFA World Cup – Group stage

1. Pletikosa 2. Vrsaljko 3. Pranjić 4. Perišić 5. Ćorluka 6. Lovren 7. Rakitić 8. Vukojević 9. Jelavić 10. Modrić 11. Srna (c) 12. Zelenika 13. Schildenfeld 14. Brozović 15. Badelj 16. Rebić 17. Mandžukić 18. Olić 19. Sammir 20. Kovačić 21. Vida 22. Eduardo 23. Subašić Manager:  Flag of Croatia Niko Kovač

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