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Key facts
- 2025
- Borussia Dortmund (assistant)
- Full name
- Robert Kovač
- Date of birth
- ( 1974-04-06 ) 6 April 1974 (age 52)
- Place of birth
- West Berlin , West Germany
- Height
- 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
- Position
- Centre-back
- Current team
- Borussia Dortmund (assistant)
- 1980 1986
- Rapide Wedding
- 1986 1991
- Hertha Zehlendorf
- Years
- Team
- 1991 1995
- Hertha Zehlendorf
- 1995 1996
- 1. FC Nürnberg
- 1996 2001
- Bayer Leverkusen
- 2001 2005
- Bayern Munich
- 2005 2007
- Juventus
- 2007 2008
- Borussia Dortmund
- 2009 2010
- Dinamo Zagreb
- 1999 2009
- Croatia
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Robert
- Family name
- Kovač
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Croatia
- Place of birth
- West Berlin
- Sibling
- Niko Kovač
- Occupation
- association football coach
- Languages spoken
- Croatian
- Participant in
- UEFA Euro 2008
- Sport
- association football
- Member of team
- Croatia men's national football team
- Position played
- defender
- League
- 2. Bundesliga
- Country for sport
- Croatia
- Mass
- 78
- Image
- Robert Kovac.jpg
- Height
- 186
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- date of birth
- 1974-04-06
- Commons category
- Robert Kovač
- end of work period
- 2010-00-00
- start of work period
- 1991-00-00
- number of matches played/races/starts
- 1
- total goals in career
- 0
- name in native language
- Robert Kovač
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Encyclopedic overview
Robert Kovač ( Croatian pronunciation: [rǒbert kǒʋaːtʃ, - kô-]; born 6 April 1974) is a professional football manager and former player who played as a centre-back. He is currently the assistant coach of Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund. Born in Germany, he played for the Croatia national team, representing them at two FIFA World Cups and two UEFA European Championships. He was known for his ability with the ball and skill at dispossessing opponents. His older brother is football manager and former player Niko Kovač.
Kovač's career spanned 19 years across football clubs in Germany, Italy and Croatia.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Robert Kovač” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.