Nikolina. Kovač is also a German national and therefore he was eligible to represent Germany, Croatia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina at international level. He opted for Croatia. Kovač married his primary school sweetheart in 1999. They have a daughter named Laura. Kovač is a Roman Catholic. He generally lives a quiet family life, and considers a family of great value and tries to convey that to his players. In 2007, Kovač appeared in Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ)'s campaign video for that year's parliamentary election. The video focuses on Croatian diaspora's right to vote despite not living in the country, and depicts Kovač talking about his connection with his homeland. One of the lines from the video, "" (My brother Robert, as well), entered Croatian popular culture and is frequently quoted by the people and the media in the country when referring to the brothers. Career statistics Club International goals Managerial statistics Honours Player Bayern Munich Bundesliga: 2002–03 DFB-Pokal: 2002–03 Intercontinental Cup: 2001 Red Bull Salzburg Austrian Bundesliga: 2006–07 Manager Eintracht Frankfurt DFB-Pokal: 2017–18; runner-up: 2016–17 Bayern Munich Bundesliga: 2018–19 DFB-Pokal: 2018–19 DFL-Supercup: 2018 Monaco Coupe de France runner-up: 2020–21 References External links Niko Kovač at Leverkusen Who's Who 1971 births Living people Footballers from Berlin People from Mitte Croatian footballers Croatia international footballers Croatian Roman Catholics German footballers German people of Croatian descent FC Bayern Munich footballers Bayer 04 Leverkusen players Hertha BSC players Hertha Zehlendorf players Hertha BSC II players Hamburger SV players FC Red Bull Salzburg players 2002 FIFA World Cup players 2006 FIFA World Cup players UEFA Euro 2004 players UEFA Euro 2008 players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Austrian Football Bundesliga players Expatriate footballers in Austria 2014 FIFA World Cup managers Croatian expatriate footballers Eintracht Frankfurt managers FC Bayern Munich managers Bundesliga managers Association football midfielders Croatia national football team managers Croatian expatriate football managers Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Austria West German footballers Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Monaco German people of Bosnia and Herzegovina descent AS Monaco FC managers VfL Wolfsburg managers German expatriate football managers German expatriate sportspeople in Austria German expatriate sportspeople in Monaco German expatriate footballers