Former Croatia midfielder Nikola Pokrivač dies in car accident at age 39
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Soccer Star Who Played Through Cancer Killed In Car Accident At 39
Athletes Who Unfortunately Passed Away In 2024 (1:45) A beloved soccer player who overcame cancer to continue playing the sport has tragically lost his life in a car accident.On Friday, soccer star Nikola Pokrivac was killed in a car crash in the city of Karlovac, Croatia. He was 39 years old. According to reports, another person was killed and three others were hospitalized with serious injuries.Pokrivac played at the youth, amateur and profess…
The 39-year-old footballer died in a sinister road. He had suffered a serious illness in 2015, which took him away from the sport for a while.
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.
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