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Niko Kovač

1971 - Today

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Niko Kovač (Croatian pronunciation: [nǐːko kǒʋaːtʃ, – kô-]; born 15 October 1971) is a professional football manager and former player. He is 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Niko Kovač is the 285th most popular soccer player (up from 598th in 2019), the 1,110th most popular biography from Germany (up from 1,955th in 2019) and the 19th most popular German Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Niko Kovač ranks 285 out of 21,273. Before him are Masahiro Hamazaki, Harald Schumacher, Dražan Jerković, Franck Ribéry, Setsu Sawagata, and Kenzo Ohashi. After him are Zbigniew Boniek, Enrique Ballestrero, Karl-Heinz Schnellinger, Eizo Yuguchi, Masanori Tokita, and Shumpei Inoue.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Niko Kovač ranks 21. Before him are Jeremy Renner, Vitali Klitschko, Jonathan Ke Quan, Idina Menzel, Sean Baker, and Julian Assange. After him are Elif Shafak, Ricky Martin, Snoop Dogg, Ma Dong-seok, Jari Litmanen, and Dolores O'Riordan.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Niko Kovač ranks 1,110 out of 7,253. Before him are Gustav Ritter von Kahr (1862), Harald Schumacher (1954), Ernst Heinkel (1888), Veit Stoss (1450), Moses Hess (1812), and Maria Margaretha Kirch (1670). After him are Wilhelmine of Prussia, Margravine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth (1709), Heinrich Schwabe (1789), Karl Mack von Leiberich (1752), Rodolphe Seeldrayers (1876), Georg Böhm (1661), and Günther Rall (1918).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Germany

Among soccer players born in Germany, Niko Kovač ranks 19. Before him are Helmut Schön (1915), Helmut Rahn (1929), Wolfgang Overath (1943), Bert Trautmann (1923), Felix Magath (1953), and Harald Schumacher (1954). After him are Karl-Heinz Schnellinger (1939), Michael Ballack (1976), Manuel Neuer (1986), Günter Netzer (1944), Mesut Özil (1988), and Thomas Müller (1989).

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