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Aug 14, 2018 · After a five-year spell at Bayer Leverkusen and then Hamburg, Kovac eventually got his dream move as a 29-year-old in 2001 when the record champions came calling. The Intercontinental Cup in his ...
- The German Croatian. The word from Bayern as they searched for a successor to Jupp Heynckes was always "we want a German coach". So how has a former Croatia international come to take up the hot seat in Munich?
- At home with Hertha. A Berlin boy, Niko and brother Robert were raised in the Berlin suburb of Wedding, where siblings Jerome and Kevin-Prince Boateng would also later learn their footballing trade.
- Rummenigge disciple. A boyhood fan of Bayern and idol Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, Kovac had a poster of his future boss on his wall as a child. After a five-year spell at Bayer Leverkusen and then Hamburg, Kovac eventually got his dream move as a 29-year-old in 2001 when the record champions came calling.
- A fan of wingers. Kovac's preferred 3-5-2 system at Frankfurt is enough to indicate that the coach enjoys playing with wide men, but a clue as to his future intentions with Bayern can be found in an interview with the Frankfurter Rundschau in August 2017: "I'm a big fan of wide players," he said.
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- A German-Croatian. The word from Bayern as they searched for a successor to Jupp Heynckes in 2018 was always "we want a German coach". So how did a former Croatia international, U21 and senior coach come to take up the hot seat in Munich?
- The United Nations of Frankfurt. The Berlin-born son of Croatian immigrants is as international as it gets. A figure of successful integration, Kovac leads his side with the same values.
- Hertha heart. Niko was raised in the Berlin suburb of Wedding, where siblings Jerome and Kevin-Prince Boateng would also later learn their footballing trade.
- Double history at Bayern. A boyhood fan of Bayern and idol Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, Kovac had a poster of his future boss on his wall as a child. After a five-year spell at Bayer Leverkusen and then Hamburg, Kovac eventually got his dream move as a 29-year-old in 2001 when the record champions came calling.
May 30, 2014 · ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Niko Kovac wants to combine a German winning mentality with some Croatian flare at the World Cup in Brazil, and he just might have the background to succeed. The former national team midfielder, who played for the "Golden Generation" that placed third at the 1998 World Cup, was born and raised in Germany. And as coach of the national team heading to Brazil, he is ...
Nov 13, 2022 · Matt Pearson. 11/13/2022. Niko Kovac made his name, and got the Bayern Munich job, by taking an unfancied Eintracht Frankfurt side further than anyone expected. There are signs he is starting to ...
Mar 17, 2024 · Earlier today, the former Bayern Munich manager was sacked by Wolfsburg, ending a fairly miserable stint at the club for the 52-year-old. After bursting on to the European coaching scene leading a swashbuckling, damn-the-torpedoes attacking group with Die Adler, Kovač made the move to Bavaria where his ideas just were not a fit and where he ...
Nov 10, 2020 · NiKo returned to his roots with the move to G2, joining a Balkan-majority squad for the first time since he left iNation for mousesports in early 2015. NiKo would already have his debut with the G2 roster just a couple of days after, at BLAST Premier Fall Series Group C where G2 won the group against Astralis in the final.
