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Niko Kovač (born 15 October 1971) is a former Croatian footballer and current coach of Eintracht Frankfurt, having also managed the Croatian national football team. 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

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rdfs:comment	Niko Kovač (born 15 October 1971) is a former Croatian footballer and current coach of Eintracht Frankfurt, having also managed the Croatian national football team. 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
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nationalteam	Croatia
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nationalyears	1996(xsd:integer)
manageryears	2009(xsd:integer) 2011(xsd:integer) 2013(xsd:integer)
currentclub	Eintracht Frankfurt
clubs	Hamburger SV Hertha BSC Bayer Leverkusen Red Bull Salzburg Bayern Munich Hertha BSC II Hertha Zehlendorf
nationalcaps(goals)	83(xsd:integer)
youthclubs	Hertha Zehlendorf Rapid Wedding
playername	Niko Kovač
youthyears	1987(xsd:integer) 1989(xsd:integer)
CityOfBirth	West Berlin
Years	1990(xsd:integer) 1991(xsd:integer) 1992(xsd:integer) 1996(xsd:integer) 1999(xsd:integer) 2001(xsd:integer) 2003(xsd:integer) 2006(xsd:integer) Total
DateOfBirth	1971-10-15(xsd:date)
Fullname	Niko Kovač
managerclubs	Croatia Red Bull Salzburg Croatia U21
Position	Midfielder
caps(goals)	12(xsd:integer) 25(xsd:integer) 34(xsd:integer) 55(xsd:integer) 65(xsd:integer) 75(xsd:integer) 77(xsd:integer) 148(xsd:integer) 491(xsd:integer)
CountryOfBirth	West Germany
abstract	Niko Kovač (born 15 October 1971) is a former Croatian footballer and current coach of Eintracht Frankfurt, having also managed the Croatian national football team. 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.
is Name of	2002 FIFA World Cup squads UEFA Euro 2004 squads

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