Former Bayern Munich coach Niko Kovac was named as Wolfsburg’s new boss on Tuesday, the Bundesliga club announced. It will be the Croatian’s third job in the German top flight, having also been in charge of Eintracht Frankfurt from 2016-18.’Barca should be in bankruptcy, instead they are bidding for Lewa’Kovac left Ligue 1 side Monaco at the end of last year.”I’m a child of the Bundesliga. I’m very keen and motivated to start another successful chapter with the Wolves” Kovac said in a statement.⏳”ANNOUNCE NIKO” they said…✅ Niko Announced Willkommen Niko! 👏 Niko Kovac becomes the new coach of #VfLWolfsburg! The 50-year-old has signed a contract with the Wolves until 2025. More details: https://t.co/U48LL9TmZj pic.twitter.com/lYZTtf8kCE— VfL Wolfsburg EN/US 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 (@VfLWolfsburg_EN) May 24, 2022 Kovac also led Croatia to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, where they were eliminated in the group stage. He won the German league and cup double with Bayern in 2019 after beating the Bavarian giants to win the German Cup with Frankfurt the previous season. But his Bayern reign ended in November 2019 after an embarrassing 5-1 loss to Eintracht. As a player, Kovac made 240 appearances in the Bundesliga during spells at Hertha Berlin, Bayern, Bayer Leverkusen and Hamburg.Hertha escapes relegation from Bundesliga with a 2-0 win in HamburgKovac has signed a contract until 2025.”The team has enormous potential and the conditions are there for optimal and successful work” the 50-year-old added. Kovac is Wolfsburg’s third head coach in the space of a year. Last summer, Mark von Bommel was installed as a successor to Oliver Glasner, before Kohfeldt was charged with steadying the ship following a disappointing start to the 2021/22 campaign. He left the club by mutual consent in May following a post-season analysis with the Wolfsburg board.© Agence France-Presse
