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Niko Kovac
Personal Data
Name: Niko
Surname: N. Kovac
Known As: Niko Kovac
Date of Birth: 15 Oct 1971
Birth Place: Berlin
Height: 176 cm
Weight: 72 kg
Photo of Croatia's national soccer team player Niko Kovac taken 18 February 2004 in Split before the friendly match between Croatia and Germany. AFP PHOTO HRVOJE POLAN
Career
Position: Midfielder
Clubs: Rapide Wedding (E-Ger/until 1987), Hertha Zehlendorf (Ger/1988-91), Hertha Berlín (Ger/1991-96) Bayer Leverkusen (Ger/1996-99), SV Hamburg (Ger/1999-2001), Bayern Munich (Ger/2001-2003), Hertha Berlin (Ger/since 2003)
International appearances: 37
International goals: 5
International debut: 11/12/1996, Morocco-Croatia (2-2)
Last international appearance: 29/05/2004, Croatia-Slovakia (1-0)
First international goal: 29/03/2000, Croatia-Germany (1-1)
Last international goal: 06/09/2003, Andorra-Croatia (0-3)

World Cup

Appearances: 1 (2002), 3 matches

Intercontinental Cup

Winner (2001)

German Championship

Winner (2003)

German Cup

Winner (2003)

Biography