Niko Kovac - Football Coach

Niko Kovač (Croatian pronunciation: ; born 15 October 1971) is a professional football manager and former player. He is currently 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. 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. At Bayern, Kovač won the domestic double in 2019 after a strong ending to the season, but lost his job later in autumn. In the summer of 2020, Kovač was appointed manager of Monaco, but was sacked on 1 January 2022. Wikipedia text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License - Full article

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Red Bull Salzburg Asst	11/12

Croatia U21	13
UEFA U21 Qual 15	4

Croatia	13/15
WC Qual playof 14	2
Friendlies 14	5
World Cup 14	3
Euro Qual 16	8

Eintracht Frankfurt	16/18
Bundesliga 15/16	9
BL Playoff 16	2
DFB-Pokal 16/17	6
Bundesliga 16/17	34
DFB-Pokal 17/18	6
Bundesliga 17/18	34

Bayern München	18/19
ICC 18	3
Supercup 18	1
DFB-Pokal 18/19	6
Bundesliga 18/19	34
Champions 18/19	8
ICC 19	3
Audi Cup 19	2
Supercup 19	1
DFB-Pokal 19/20	2
Bundesliga 19/20	10
Champions 19/20	3

AS Monaco	20/21
Ligue 1 20/21	38
Champ Qualif 21/22	4
C. France 21/22	1
Ligue 1 21/22	19
Europa League 21/22	6

VfL Wolfsburg	22/24
DFB-Pokal 22/23	3
Bundesliga 22/23	34
DFB-Pokal 23/24	3
Bundesliga 23/24	26

Borussia Dortmund	25/now
Bundesliga 24/25	8
Champions 24/25	4