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Ante Čović
Čović as manager of Hertha BSC in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1975-08-31) 31 August 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth Berlin, West Germany
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1988–1994 Hajduk Split
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1995 VfB Stuttgart 13 (2)
1995–1996 1. FC Nürnberg 24 (1)
1996–2000 Hertha BSC 72 (8)
2000–2001 VfL Bochum 5 (0)
2001–2002 1. FC Saarbrücken 20 (2)
2003–2010 Hertha BSC II 108 (9)
Total 242 (22)
International career
1995–1997 Croatia U21 7 (1)
Managerial career
2013–2019 Hertha BSC II
2019 Hertha BSC
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ante Čović (born 31 August 1975) is a Croatian-German professional football manager and former player who was most recently the manager of Bundesliga club Hertha BSC.[1]

Managerial career

Hertha BSC II (2013–2019)

Čović was head coach of Hertha BSC's U–19 team until 21 November 2013.[2] At this point, he became head coach of Hertha BSC II.[2] His first match at the helm was a 5–2 win against SV Babelsberg 03 on 24 November 2013.[3] Hertha BSC II finished the 2013–14 season in 12th place, three spots above the relegation zone.[4] Then Hertha BSC II started the 2014–15 season with a 1–0 loss against Budissa Bautzen.[5] The first win of the season was a 3–0 victory on matchday three in a Berlin derby against Dynamo Berlin.[5]

Hertha BSC (2019)

He was appointed head coach of the first team on 1 July 2019.[6] On 27 November 2019, Čović and Hertha BSC agreed to terminate his contract following poor results, with the side languishing in 15th place.[7] He was replaced by Jürgen Klinsmann.[8]

Personal life

His son Maurice is also a footballer.[9][10]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 24 November 2019
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record Ref.
P W D L GF GA GD Win %
Hertha BSC II 21 November 2013 1 July 2019 181 74 49 58 288 256 +32 040.88 [11]
Hertha BSC 1 July 2019 27 November 2019 14 4 3 7 25 29 −4 028.57 [12]
Total 195 78 52 65 313 285 +28 040.00

References

  1. ^ "Covic, Ante" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Covic übernimmt U 23 der Hertha" (in German). kicker. 21 November 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  3. ^ "Hertha BSC II". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  4. ^ "Regionalliga Nordost – Spieltag / Tabelle". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  5. ^ a b "Hertha BSC II". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  6. ^ "Covic wird neuer Cheftrainer bei Hertha BSC". kicker.de (in German). kicker. 12 May 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  7. ^ "Hertha BSC name Jurgen Klinsmann as their new head coach". Business Standard. Asian News International. 27 November 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  8. ^ "Klinsmann wird neuer trainer bei Hertha BSC". n-tv (in German). 27 November 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  9. ^ "Our next opponents: End of an era". bayer04.de. Retrieved 9 January 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ Berlin, Hertha (3 February 2018). "There's a familar [sic] name in the Hertha squad today, as we say hello to Maurice #Covic, son of our former player and current reserve team coach Ante! #hahohe #BSCTSGpic.twitter.com/4L49TPV4DV". @HerthaBSC_EN. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  11. ^ "Hertha BSC II: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  12. ^ "Hertha BSC: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 24 September 2019.