Former Croatia midfielder Nikola Pokrivač dies in car accident at age 39

Former Croatian Midfielder Nikola Pokrivac Breathes Last In Car Crash Aftermath

The 39-year-old was involved in a four-vehicle collision in Karlovac in central Croatia on Friday. Pokrivac, capped 15 times and a member of the squad that reached the Euro 2008 quarter-finals, achieved the Croatian domestic double three times with Dinamo Zagreb and the Austrian title with RB Salzburg.

Former Croatia midfielder Nikola Pokrivač dies in car accident at age

ZAGREB: Nikola Pokrivač, a former Croatia national team midfielder who played at the 2008 European Championship, has died in a car accident, his country’s soccer federation said. He was 39. The federation announced that Pokrivač died Friday night in a car accident in the city of Karlovac. Pokrivač played for Dinamo Zagreb, Monaco and Salzburg before being diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma in 2015.

The 39-year-old international died of the injuries caused by a car accident on Friday near Zagreb.

Former Croatia Footballer Nikola Pokrivac Dies in Car Accident

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Former Croatia player Nikola Pokrivac dies in car crash

Former Croatia midfielder Nikola Pokrivac has died in a car accident at the age of 39, the country's football federation has announced.

The world of football is in mourning again. Former Croatian international Nikola Pokrivac, who had distinguished himself in Monaco from 2008 to 2009, lost his life on Friday 18 April 2025. The 39-year-old was the victim of a car accident in northern Croatia, according to the Croatian Football Federation.