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. 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. He then returned to German football as manager of Wolfsburg from 2022 to 2024 before taking over at Borussia Dortmund in January 2025.
อ่านเพิ่มเติม...15 ตุลาคม ค.ศ. 1971 เป็น วันศุกร์ ใต้เครื่องหมายดาวของ ♎ เป็นวันที่ 287 ของปี ประธานาธิบดีแห่งสหรัฐอเมริกาคือ Richard M. Nixon
ถ้าคุณเกิดในวันนี้ แสดงว่าคุณอายุ 53 ปี วันเกิดล่าสุดของคุณคือเมื่อ วันอังคารที่ 15 ตุลาคม ค.ศ. 2024, 336 วันที่ผ่านมา วันเกิดครั้งต่อไปของคุณคือวันที่ วันพุธที่ 15 ตุลาคม ค.ศ. 2025 ในอีก 28 วัน คุณมีชีวิตอยู่ได้ 19,695 วัน หรือประมาณ 472,702 ชั่วโมง หรือประมาณ 28,362,157 นาที หรือประมาณ 1,701,729,420 วินาที
Date: 15 October 1971
By HENRY STEELE COMMAGER
Henry COMMAGER
H S Commager scores Nixon Adm for not dropping 'shabby prosecution' of Pentagon study issue after Adm's defeat in NY Times case; cites attack on Sen Gravel's immunity as attack on const privileges of Cong; Gravel had read and inserted the study into the record; cartoon
Date: 15 October 1971
By NICHOLAS GAGESpecial to The New York Times
K D Gifford, ex-legis asst to Sen E M Kennedy, subpoenaed to appear before Boston jury Oct 27; Gifford is friend of Ellsberg and Sheehan; Prof Popkin questioned by jury; reptdly answers some questions, is silent on others
Date: 15 October 1971
Southern Calif U School of Journalism awards to be given to NY Times and CBS for their defense of 1st Amendment, and to H G Brown (Cosmopolitan) for her presentation of controversial subjects of concern to women
Date: 16 October 1971
By FRANK LYNNSpecial to The New York Times
Lindsay in Ind for 2-day, 9-city campaign to test his Pres prospects and raise money for Dem mayoral candidates; says his reception in Ind will be factor in his decision and that primary deadlines will force him to decide by end of yr, press conf, Indianapolis; size and orgn of his entourage seen indicating he has already decided to run; he is seen avoiding firm stands that could alienate potential supporters; seen moving toward pol center by appealing to blue-collar workers; emphasizes champion-of-cities stance by touring black housing project with Mayors Hatcher and Stokes; Dem State Chmn St Angelo sees Lindsay raising $200,000 through various affairs; says Lindsay is even better 'draw' than Kennedy though curiosity docs not necessarily mean support
Date: 15 October 1971
By PHILIP H. DOUGHERTY
Philip DOUGHERTY
Ad News of NY names V Cardinale ed to succeed J Fitz-Morris
Date: 15 October 1971
UN Asst Sec Henry says E Pakistani guerrillas have been frustrating UN efforts to distribute relief supplies throughout E Pakistan, news conf, Geneva; says no UN officials have been attacked but uncertain situation makes operations difficult
Date: 16 October 1971
MELVIN I. WHITE
Melvin WHITE
Prof M I White lr suggesting concept of 'just price' may evolve from Nixon's Phase 2 econ program
Date: 15 October 1971
Syria repts Israeli warplanes violated its airspace but fled when intercepted by Syrian fighters; does not indicate whether planes made contact; Middle East News Agency (Egypt) repts clash occurred
Date: 15 October 1971
Special to The New York Times
former Gov of E Pakistan A Monem Khan dies from gunshot wounds inflicted by 2 assassins in his home in Dacca; Pakistan news agency says Monem Khan was regarded as unofficial adviser to Gov A M Malik and may have become target of Bengali separatists
Date: 15 October 1971
EEC comm vp Barre says Common Mkt is ready to discuss reciprocal reduction of trade barriers with US but that US has not yet listed any specific trade demands it wishes to negotiate before abolishing 10% import surcharge, news conf