| Capital: | € 50 million |
| Age: | 33 |
| Born: | 14/01/1987 |
| Country of origin: | Germany |
| Source of wealth: | Soccer player |
| Last updated: | 2022 |
Short introduction
Niko Kovac is a former Croatian soccer player who was born in Germany and football coach today. In his active career, he played among other clubs for Hertha BSC, Bayer Leverkusen and FC Bayern Munich and for the Croatian national team. He became his coach after his active career before training Eintracht Frankfurt and FC Bayern Munich.
Early life
His parents came from Croatia, from where they emigrated to Berlin. There they moved to the wedding district. At the local football club, Rapid Wedding, Niko Kovac took his first step as a club soccer player after he had kicked the soccer field in the area. He played for this rather small club until 1989 before moving to Hertha Zehlendorf, where he was used as a defender by parents. From there, Hertha hired him for the second Bundesliga in 1991, starting his true career as a professional in football.
Career highlights
Pure in terms of sports value, winning the 2001 World Cup must be placed above. However, other national titles as players worth all awards. As coach, the peak of his career might be when he surprisingly won the 2018 DFB Cup final against FC Bayern Munich Favorite with Eintracht Frankfurt.
Participation in two world championships and two European championships can also be calculated as the spotlight of his job.
Famous quotes
“The best fans in the league are in Frankfurt. You have to say that so clearly. They have proven that over the past few years. ” During his time as a coach at FC Bayern Munich.
“If you stand together, if you move closely together, you can do anything.” After winning the DFB Cup with Eintracht Frankfurt.
“You can’t have self-doubt in football, or even in life.”
“Humility is a virtue that many people have lost.”
Amazing facts
In 2016, he received the Fair Play Prize of German Sports for his behavior towards the inferior relegation opponent 1. FC Nürnberg.
His brother Robert Kovac was also a Bundesliga player and has been his assistant coach at Robert Kovac’s coaching stations in recent years.
After graduating from the Lessing High School in Berlin, Niko Kovac studied business administration for eight semesters without completing it.
He is considered to be a very devout Catholic without, like many other players, paying particular attention to this.
Interestingly, he lost his job as Bayern Munich coach after a 1-5 loss to his previous club, Eintracht Frankfurt.
