What is Niko Kovač?
{{Football player infobox |playername=Niko Kovač |image=2019147182952 2019-05-27 Fussball 1.FC Kaiserslautern vs FC Bayern München - Sven - 1D X MK II - 0109 - B70I8408 (cropped).jpg |image_size=220px |fullname=Niko Kovač |birth_date={{birth date and age|1971|10|15|df=yes}} |birth_place=[[West Berlin]], [[West Germany]] |death_date= |height={{height|m=1.78}}<ref>{{cite news |title=Niko Kovac - Player Profile - Football |url=https://www.eurosport.com/football/niko-kovac_prs25874/person.shtml |access-date=18 January 2022 |work=Eurosport |publisher=Discovery |language=en}}</ref> |position=[[Midfielder]] (retired) |currentclub= |clubnumber= |youthyears1= |youthclubs1= |years1=1990-1991<br/>1991-1996<br/>1996-1999<br/>1999-2001<br/>2001-2003<br/>2003-2006<br/>2006-2009 |clubs1=[[F.C. Hertha 03 Berlin-Zehlendorf|Hertha Berlin-Zehlendorf]]<br/>[[Hertha B.S.C. Berlin 1892|Hertha Berlin]]<br/>[[T.S.V. Bayer 04 Leverkusen|Bayer Leverkusen]]<br/>[[Hamburger S.V.|Hamburg]]<br/>[[F.C. Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]<br/>[[Hertha B.S.C. Berlin 1892|Hertha Berlin]]<br/>[[F.C. Red Bull Salzburg|Red Bull Salzburg]] |nationalyears1=1996-2008 |nationalteam1=[[Croatia national football team|Croatia]] |manageryears1= 2009 - 2011<br>2011-2012<br>2013<br>2013-2015<br>2016-2018<br>2018-2019<br>2020-2022 |managerclubs1= Red Bull Juniors (headcoach)<br>FC Red Bull Salzburg (assistance coach)<br>Croatia U21<br>[[Croatia national football team|Croatia ]]<br>[[Eintracht Frankfurt]]<br>[[F.C. Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]<br>[[AS Monaco F.C.|AS Monaco]] }} '''Niko Kovač''' (born 15 October 1971) is a former [[Croatia]]n [[Association football|football]] player. He has played for [[Croatia national football team|Croatia national team]]. ==Club career== [[File:Freundschaftsspiel gegen Bayern München.JPG|thumb|Last match of Niko Kovac vs. Bayern Munich]]He was born in [[Berlin]] (Germany) and so he started his career with his local club Hertha Zehlendorf. There he became member of its first team at the age of 17. 1991 he went to [[Hertha BSC]] an