General |
Niko Kovač | ||
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Personal information | ||
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Full name: | Niko Kovač | |
Date of birth: | 15 October 1971 | |
Place of birth: | Berlin-Wedding, ![]() | |
Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | |
Playing position: | Central midfielder | |
Club information | ||
Current club | ![]() | |
Youth clubs | ||
1987-1989 1989-1990 |
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Senior clubs | ||
Years | Club | App (Gls) |
1990–1991 1991 1992–1996 1996–1999 1999–2001 2001-2003 2003-2006 2006-2009 Total |
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12 (1) 138 (15) 77 (8) 55 (12) 34 (3) 75 (8) 65 (9) 491 (63) | 25 (7)
National team | ||
1996–2008 | ![]() |
83 (14) |
Teams managed | ||
2009-2011 2011-2012 2013 2013-2015 2016-2018 2018-2019 2020–2022 |
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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
- Intercontinental Cup: 2001
- Bundesliga: 2002–03; Runner-Up: 1996–97, 1998–99
- DFB-Pokal: 2002–03
- Red Bull Salzburg
- Austrian Bundesliga: 2006–07; Runner-Up: 2007–08
External links[]
Niko Kovač FIFA competition record
- Niko Kovač at National-Football-Teams.com
- Niko Kovač at Leverkusen Who's Who
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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: |
Croatia – UEFA Euro 2008 |
1.
Manager: |
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
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