Niko Kovač

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Born
1971 (54 years old)
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Berlin-Wedding, West Germany

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Manager

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Active

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1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)

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Borussia Dortmund

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German Bundesliga

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Niko Kovač (born 15 October 1971) is a professional football manager and former player. He is currently the manager of Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund.
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 excellent 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.

He ended his playing career with Austrian club Red Bull Salzburg, where he then took the non-playing role of the reserve team coach and eventually became assistant manager under team manager Ricardo Moniz. In January 2013, Kovač took over the Croatia national under-21 team and in October 2013 he took over the Croatia senior team following the dismissal of Igor Štimac. Kovač managed Croatia at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, then became head coach of Eintracht Frankfurt in 2016, winning the 2018 DFB-Pokal Final with the club.

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German DFB-Pokal	Ein Frankfurt	2018-2019
German Bundesliga	Bayern Munich	2018-2019
German DFL-Supercup	Ein Frankfurt	2018
German DFB-Pokal	Ein Frankfurt	2017-2018
German DFB-Pokal	Bayern Munich	2002-2003
German Bundesliga	Bayern Munich	2002-2003
FIFA Club World Cup	Hamburg	2001

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Former Youth Teams

Hertha Zehlendorf	1989-1990	Youth	-	-

Former Senior Teams

Hertha Zehlendorf	1990-1991	Permanent	-	-
Hertha II	1991	Permanent	-	-
Hertha	1992-1996	Permanent	-	-
Leverkusen	1996-1999	Permanent	-	-
Croatia	1996-2008	International	-	-
Hamburg	1999-2001	Permanent	-	-
Bayern Munich	2001-2003	Permanent	-	-
Hertha	2003-2006	Permanent	-	-
SV Salzburg	2006-2009	Permanent	-	-