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Nikola Pokrivač

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Born
1985 (38 years old)

Birth Place

Čakovec, Croatia

Position
Defensive Midfield

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Height
186 cm

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Nikola Pokrivač (born 26 November 1985) is a former Croatian footballer who played as midfielder.

Pokrivač has played for the Croatian under-21 national team and has also represented the country at both the under-17 and under-19 levels. He won a total of 39 international caps and scored three goals for all Croatian youth national teams between 2001 and 2006.

On 5 May 2008, he received his first call-up for the Croatian national team at senior level, being added to their 23-man squad for the UEFA Euro 2008 finals in Austria and Switzerland. He went on to make his international debut on 24 May 2008 in a friendly match against Moldova in Rijeka, coming on as a substitute for Niko Kovač in the 59th minute. At the UEFA Euro 2008 finals, he only appeared in Croatia's final group match against Poland, completing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 victory for Croatia.

Pokrivač went on to make five appearances in Croatia's unsuccessful qualifying campaign for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, appearing in both matches against Kazakhstan and England as well as the away fixture at Andorra. He only started one of the five matches, being in the starting line-up for Croatia in their 5–1 defeat to England at Wembley. However, he was substituted at half-time after a poor performance in the first half.

Pokrivač is married with Katarina Pokrivač and they have one daughter - Nika b.2012. He has been diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma and is undergoing treatment.