Former Croatia midfielder Nikola Pokrivač dies in car accident at age 39

ZAGREB Croatia AP Nikola Pokriva a former Croatia national unit midfielder who played at the European Championship has died in a car accident his country s soccer federation stated He was The federation informed that Pokriva died Friday night in a car accident in the city of Karlovac Pokriva played for Dinamo Zagreb Monaco and Salzburg before being diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma in Pokriva made appearances for Croatia s national organization Marijan Kusti president of the Croatian Football Federation called Pokriva a great football sportsman who evidenced great courage in life by overcoming a terrible affection He offered condolences to Pokriva s family Dinamo declared in a declaration that Pokriva was a talented midfielder who played times for the crew and participated in four championship titles AP soccer https apnews com hub soccer Source