Football Query

Player · Croatia · Midfielder

Niko Kovac

Goals from 5 Sep 2001 to 22 Jun 2006

Caps
14
Starts
12
Minutes
955
Win % when playing
35.7%
Goals
5
Matches scored in
5
Penalties
0
Hat-tricks
0
For their side
26th of 88
Yellow cards
3
Sent off
0
Longest gap
2.8 yrs
Minutes per goal
318

Goals by year

FinalsQualifiersFriendlies
200120022003200420052006

Tallest: 2 · Year

When they scored

By quarter-hour; stoppage time counts as the 45th or 90th minute.

1–15′16–30′31–45′46–60′61–75′76–90′ET

Tallest: 1 · Minute

What the goals did

Winning goal3
Extended lead1
Go-ahead goal1

Croatia with and without them

Croatia's matches with known line-ups from their first recorded cap to their last.

With them14536171435.7%
Without them231175392347.8%

Played most alongside10

Stipe Pletikosa14
Josip Simunic13
Dario Simic12
Milan Rapaic11
Robert Kovac11
Ivica Olic10
Stjepan Tomas10
Jerko Leko9
Boris Zivkovic8
Dado Prso8

Faced most10

Bart GoorBelgium2
Daniel Van BuytenBelgium2
Emiliano GonzalezAndorra2
Eric DeflandreBelgium2
Jelle Van DammeBelgium2
Josep AyalaAndorra2
Juli FernandezAndorra2
Juli SánchezAndorra2
Koldo Jesus Luis de Eulate AlvarezAndorra2
Manolo JimenezAndorra2

Against5

Andorra11
Australia11
Estonia11
Hungary11
San Marino11

At tournaments3

Finals and qualifying campaigns alike.

FIFA World Cup 200611
UEFA Euro qualification 200322
FIFA World Cup qualification 200111

Every goal5

22 Jun 2006v Australia2–256′—Go-ahead goal2–1FIFA World Cup 2006 · Group stage
6 Sep 2003v Andorra3–04′—Winning goal1–0UEFA Euro qualification 2003
11 Jun 2003v Estonia1–076′—Winning goal1–0UEFA Euro qualification 2003
8 May 2002v Hungary2–024′—Extended lead2–0Friendly
5 Sep 2001v San Marino4–040′—Winning goal1–0FIFA World Cup qualification 2001

Every match on record16

In a recorded line-up, on the scoresheet or booked. “—” where the line-up isn't known.

22 Jun 2006v Australia2–2started901—FIFA World Cup 2006 · Group stage
18 Jun 2006v Japan0–0started90——FIFA World Cup 2006 · Group stage
13 Jun 2006v Brazil0–1started, off 41′41—YellowFIFA World Cup 2006 · Group stage
10 Sep 2003v Belgium1–2started90——UEFA Euro qualification 2003
6 Sep 2003v Andorra3–0started, off 32′321—UEFA Euro qualification 2003
20 Aug 2003v England1–3started90—YellowFriendly
11 Jun 2003v Estonia1–0started901—UEFA Euro qualification 2003
2 Apr 2003v Andorra2–0came on 46′44—YellowUEFA Euro qualification 2003
29 Mar 2003v Belgium4–0came on 76′14——UEFA Euro qualification 2003
12 Oct 2002v Bulgaria0–2started90——UEFA Euro qualification 2002
21 Aug 2002v Wales1–1started, off 45′45——Friendly
13 Jun 2002v Ecuador0–1started, off 59′59——FIFA World Cup 2002 · Group stage
8 Jun 2002v Italy2–1started90——FIFA World Cup 2002 · Group stage
3 Jun 2002v Mexico0–1started90——FIFA World Cup 2002 · Group stage
8 May 2002v Hungary2–0——1—Friendly
5 Sep 2001v San Marino4–0——1—FIFA World Cup qualification 2001

Caps, goals and cards count what the sources record: line-ups from about 2003 (World Cups from 1970, friendlies from about 2016), and few scorers in older friendlies — so career totals run low.