Mario Kovačević

Mario Kovačević

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Mario Kovačević is a Croatian football manager known for his tactical acumen and leadership skills. He currently manages Slaven Belupo and has gained recognition for successfully guiding the team through challenging matches. Under his stewardship, the team has shown resilience and improvement, particularly noted for a dramatic victory against Lokomotiva, which highlighted his ability to motivate players and make strategic decisions during high-pressure situations.

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Mario Kovačević is the coach under whom Dinamo Zagreb is considering including Noah Nsoki in the team.

Mihi Zajcu se bo v Zagrebu pridružil francoski dragulj
Delo – major Slovenian daily, est. 1959·SloveniaSlovenia· 2026-08-08
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Noah Nsoki
Noah Nsoki
Miha Zajc
Miha Zajc

Mario Kovačević is the coach of Dinamo Zagreb, mentioned in the context of Dani Rodriguez's potential integration into the team.

Sportske novosti - SVJETSKA EKSKLUZIVA 'Dinamo će igrati Ligu prvaka! Evo koga bih ja doveo u Barcelonu od hrvatskih igrača...'
Jutarnji List – Croatian daily newspaper, est. 1998·CroatiaCroatia· 2026-08-08
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Mario Kovačević warned that his troops must think like athletes after a heavy defeat against the Lithuanian team.

Sportske novosti - Dinamo pred vratima raja: Modrima se smiješe milijuni, ali iduća stanica nosi i upozorenje
Jutarnji List – Croatian daily newspaper, est. 1998·CroatiaCroatia· 2026-08-05
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Mario Kovačević is refining the championship team's tactics and player roles.

Sportske novosti - Kovačević je svima ilustrirao zašto je taj igrač u prvih 11! Evo što je najbolja vijest za Dinamo
Jutarnji List – Croatian daily newspaper, est. 1998·CroatiaCroatia· 2026-08-05
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Mario Kovačević is the coach of Dinamo Zagreb, who made strategic changes for the match against Kauno Žalgiris.

Sportske novosti - VIDEO: Rapsodija Dinama i fantastični golovi na Maksimiru! Sopić i društvo pometeni, za prolaz im treba čudo
Jutarnji List – Croatian daily newspaper, est. 1998·CroatiaCroatia· 2026-08-04
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Mario Kovačević is the coach of Dinamo and has achieved five victories against his former club Slaven Belupo.

Sportske novosti - Kovačević nakon pobjede nahvalio Belju, a onda progovorio o novom pojačanju Dinama: 'Može nam pomoći...'
Jutarnji List – Croatian daily newspaper, est. 1998·CroatiaCroatia· 2026-08-01
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Mario Kovačević made significant changes to the lineup, allowing Radeljić to start the match.

Sportske novosti - Beljo: 'Nisam bio zadovoljan svojim nastupom'; Radeljić: 'Noge su mi se tresle na početku utakmice'
Jutarnji List – Croatian daily newspaper, est. 1998·CroatiaCroatia· 2026-07-31
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Mario Kovačević expressed his satisfaction with Lukas Kačavenda's performance and potential as a key player for Dinamo.

Sportske novosti - Prošao je pakao, a sada se vratio u Dinamo prepun želje i motiva, ovo će mu biti posljednja prilika!
Jutarnji List – Croatian daily newspaper, est. 1998·CroatiaCroatia· 2026-07-30
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Mario Kovačević is firmly in his position as coach after the meeting initiated by the president.

Sportske novosti - Boban ušao u svlačionicu i presjekao, ispucani su svi krediti
Jutarnji List – Croatian daily newspaper, est. 1998·CroatiaCroatia· 2026-07-29
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Zvone Boban
Zvone Boban

Mario Kovačević is the coach of Dinamo and expressed his views on the match and the red card incident.

Sportske novosti - Trener Thuna 'zaplakao' zbog crvenog kartona, Kovačević jasan: 'Bolje im je da krivce traže u svojim redovima'
Jutarnji List – Croatian daily newspaper, est. 1998·CroatiaCroatia· 2026-07-28
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Mario Kovačević also received a noticeable amount of cheers before the match.

Sportske novosti - Švicarci se u čudu pogledavali zbog Boysa, a Maksimir je 'eruptirao' kada je spiker pročitao njegovo ime
Jutarnji List – Croatian daily newspaper, est. 1998·CroatiaCroatia· 2026-07-28
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Mario Kovačević also received a noticeable amount of cheers before the match.

Sportske novosti - Švicarci se u čudu pogledavali zbog Boysa, a Maksimir je 'eruptirao' kada je spiker pročitao njegovo ime
Jutarnji List – Croatian daily newspaper, est. 1998·CroatiaCroatia· 2026-07-28
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Mario Kovačević is the coach who has been rotating players in the right-back position, including Moris Valinčić.

Sportske novosti - Agent 'prijetio' odlaskom s Maksimira, ali 15 milijuna eura sad zvuči nestvarno
Jutarnji List – Croatian daily newspaper, est. 1998·CroatiaCroatia· 2026-07-25
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Mario Kovačević is mentioned as a potential future coach for Dominik Livaković.

Sportske novosti - Dinamo odbio zahtjev PSG-a! Bara nam otkrio i pravu istinu o Livakoviću: 'Sve je izmišljeno'
Jutarnji List – Croatian daily newspaper, est. 1998·CroatiaCroatia· 2026-07-22
6.0

Mario Kovačević is mentioned as a potential future coach for Dominik Livaković.

Sportske novosti - Dinamo odbio zahtjev PSG-a! Bara nam otkrio i pravu istinu o Livakoviću: 'Sve je izmišljeno'
Jutarnji List – Croatian daily newspaper, est. 1998·CroatiaCroatia· 2026-07-22
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Mario Kovačević is focused on leading Dinamo through a crucial period in the league after their exit from Europe.

Sportske novosti - Mogu li se priče sa šanka realizirati na travnjaku? Dinamo nakon Europe mora odgovoriti na ključna pitanja
Jutarnji List – Croatian daily newspaper, est. 1998·CroatiaCroatia· 2026-03-01
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Nada
Nada

Mario Kovačević would have preferred to stage an epic comeback in Belgium.

Sportske novosti - Dinamo kao Forrest Gump: Ovaj put iz bombonijere je izvukao samo
Jutarnji List – Croatian daily newspaper, est. 1998·CroatiaCroatia· 2026-02-26
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Mario Kovačević expresses pride in his team despite their elimination from the European League.

Sportske novosti - Kovačević: Možemo biti ponosni, neki su nas otpisali i ranije...
Jutarnji List – Croatian daily newspaper, est. 1998·CroatiaCroatia· 2026-02-26
8.0

Mario Kovačević would have preferred to stage an epic comeback in Belgium.

Sportske novosti - Dinamo kao Forrest Gump: Ovaj put iz bombonijere je izvukao samo
Jutarnji List – Croatian daily newspaper, est. 1998·CroatiaCroatia· 2026-02-26
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Mario Kovačević had to play without Stojković in the next match against Hajduk.

Sportske novosti - VIDEO Stojkovićev trenutak ludila! Pogledajte šamar zbog kojeg je isključen u produžecima
Jutarnji List – Croatian daily newspaper, est. 1998·CroatiaCroatia· 2026-02-26
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Mario Kovačević is the coach of Dinamo, leading the team through a challenging match.

Sportske novosti - Dinamo u drami produžetaka ispao iz Europske lige! Stojković prošao put od junaka do tragičara
Jutarnji List – Croatian daily newspaper, est. 1998·CroatiaCroatia· 2026-02-26
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Mario Kovačević is the coach of Dinamo who received instructions from Boban during a match.

Sportske novosti - Bobanove želje su se ispunile s 45 minuta zakašnjenja, za osvetu sada postoji samo jedna opcija
Jutarnji List – Croatian daily newspaper, est. 1998·CroatiaCroatia· 2026-02-22
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Zvonimir Boban
Zvonimir Boban

Mario Kovačević explained some things to Zvonimir Boban after the match against Genk.

Sportske novosti - VIDEO: Dinamo furiozno kroz Varaždin! Tri gola Modrih u 6 minuta, Vidović dizao publiku na noge
Jutarnji List – Croatian daily newspaper, est. 1998·CroatiaCroatia· 2026-02-22
6.0

Mario Kovačević is returning to the place where he experienced both hell and the most beautiful moments of his career as the coach of GNK Dinamo Zagreb.

Sportske novosti - Kovačević se vraća na mjesto gdje je proživio pakao, ali i najljepše trenutke karijere
Jutarnji List – Croatian daily newspaper, est. 1998·CroatiaCroatia· 2026-02-22
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Mario Kovačević received criticism from Zvonimir Boban but was understood positively by the team.

Sportske novosti - Nakon debakla protiv Genka, na trening Dinama stigao i Boban, evo kako su reagirali igrači
Jutarnji List – Croatian daily newspaper, est. 1998·CroatiaCroatia· 2026-02-21
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Mario Kovačević is the coach for Dinamo and is preparing the team for their match against Genk.

Sportske novosti - Dinamo - Genk: sastav Dinama, Vidović umjesto Zajca
Jutarnji List – Croatian daily newspaper, est. 1998·CroatiaCroatia· 2026-02-19
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Mario Kovačević's defense was perfectly orchestrated in the last two matches.

Sportske novosti - Ovo jasno pokazuje svu moć Modrih! Raritet i podvig koji su Dinamo 'gurnuli' u sam europski vrh
Jutarnji List – Croatian daily newspaper, est. 1998·CroatiaCroatia· 2026-02-18
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Dominik Livakovic
Dominik Livakovic

Mario Kovačević is the coach who did not give up on Mateo Perez Vinlöf despite his initial struggles.

Sportske novosti - Izgledao kao promašaj, proživio dramu, a onda
Jutarnji List – Croatian daily newspaper, est. 1998·CroatiaCroatia· 2026-02-09
7.0

Mario Kovačević is the coach who deemed certain players unnecessary.

Sportske novosti - UŽIVO Rijeka
Jutarnji List – Croatian daily newspaper, est. 1998·CroatiaCroatia· 2026-02-08
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