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

ZAGREB Croatia AP Nikola Pokriva a former Croatia national association midfielder who played at the European Championship has died in a car accident his country s soccer federation revealed He was The federation communicated 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 participant who displayed great courage in life by overcoming a terrible infection He offered condolences to Pokriva s family Dinamo declared in a message that Pokriva was a talented midfielder who played times for the squad and participated in four championship titles AP soccer https apnews com hub soccer Source