After starting his football career at Varteks in 2004, Pokrivac played for various clubs, including Dinamo Zagreb, Monaco, Red Bull Salzburg, and Rijeka, and appeared in 15 matches for the Croatian national team.
In 2015, he suffered a serious illness from which he recovered to the point of being able to return to first-division football. The club he was playing for at the time of his death is Vojnic, a fourth-division club.
“Nikola will forever remain a part of the Dinamo family: as a talented midfielder, a fighter on the pitch, and a man with a big heart. He played 69 times for the Blues and participated in four league titles and three Champions Cups,” Dinamo wrote on social media. Continue reading…
