Nikola Pokrivač
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Nikola Pokrivač | ||
| Date of birth | November 26, 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Čakovec, Croatia | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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NK Slaven Belupo | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–1997 | Bratstvo Jurovec | ||
| 1997–2001 | Čakovec | ||
| 2001–2004 | Varteks | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2006 | Varteks | 67 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | Dinamo Zagreb | 30 | (5) |
| 2008–2009 | AS Monaco | 32 | (2) |
| 2009–2011 | Red Bull Salzburg | 30 | (4) |
| 2011–2013 | Dinamo Zagreb | 15 | (2) |
| 2013 | → Inter Zaprešić (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Rijeka | 16 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | Shakhter Karagandy | 22 | (0) |
| 2016– | Slaven Belupo | 1 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2005–2006 | Croatia U21 | 8 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Croatia | 15 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 June 2015. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 August 2011 |
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Nikola Pokrivač (born 26 November 1985) is a Croatian footballer who plays as midfielder for Slaven Belupo.
Pokrivač started to play football with amateur side Bratstvo Jurovec, near his hometown. He went on to continue his youth career with Čakovec and Varteks Varaždin, eventually advancing to the first team at Varteks in the summer of 2004.
Making his domestic league debut for Varteks against Zadar on 7 August 2004, Pokrivač went on to establish himself as a regular at the club in 2005. He also appeared in some European matches for the club, playing in the UEFA Intertoto Cup in the summer of 2005 and the UEFA Cup qualifying a year later. In 2006, he also played for Varteks in the two-legged final of the Croatian Cup, where they lost to Rijeka on away goals after a 5–5 draw on aggregate.
His good performances at Varteks eventually secured him a move to Croatia's top club Dinamo Zagreb in the winter break of the 2006–07 season. He quickly became a regular at his new club and also helped them winning both the Croatian league and cup titles in 2007. He also collected further experience in European competitions with Dinamo, making a total of 10 appearances in both the UEFA Champions League qualifying and the UEFA Cup during the first half of the 2007–08 season.
On 30 January 2008, Pokrivač moved to French Ligue 1 side AS Monaco on a four-and-a-half-year contract. He made his league debut on 23 February 2008 in Monaco's 1–1 draw at Paris Saint-Germain, playing the full 90 minutes. He continued to appear regularly for the club over the following two months, until being sent off with a straight red card in the final moments of the club's away match against OGC Nice on 19 April 2008. He made a total of 9 appearances in the Ligue 1 during his first six months with the club.
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