The victim's wife and children saw everything »Zeljko Kopic reacted after the death of his former student
Article by Eduard Apostol, Tudor Belivaca – published on Saturday, April 19, 2025, 11:50 / Updated on Saturday, April 19, 2025 11:50
The shock continues in Croatia after the news that the former international Nikola Pokrivac He lost his life in a road accident. Details about the accident in Karlovac came to light.
The Local Police announced that the accident in which Pokrivac died occurred on the Turanj belt, involving four cars. Three people were transported to the hospital for medical care, according to Jutarnji List, quoted by Sportal.Blic.rs.
Shocking details about Pokrivac's accident: “The driver was accompanied by his wife and the two children. They saw everything”
Along with Pokrivac in the car were three teammates from Vojnić, a team from the fourth Croatian League, two of which were injured in the accident. Another person died, the driver of an Audi with Austrian numbers, who performed an overcoming and entered into a direct collision with the car in which Pokrivač and his teammates were.
In Audi were the wife and daughter of the deceased driver, according to the witnesses quoted by Jutarnji List.
“This man surpassed me, then wanted to overcome the one in the front. As soon as he went out on the counter, a BMW appeared and they hit the front. The driver was accompanied by his wife and the two children. They saw everything. I ran to BMW, I approached the door, and I looked,”
Zeljko Kopic reacted after the death of his former student
Nikola Pokrivac has played at club levels at club teams such as Dinamo Zagreb, AS Monaco, Red Bull Salzburg. The former footballer also played at Slaven Belupo, where he was trained by Zeljko Kopic, the current Dinamo trainer: “She is my former player. Yes, at Slaven Belupo. He came after being diagnosed with Hodgkin's disease,” said Zeljko Kopic for gsp.ro.
Pokrivac was a member of Croatia's national teams at different age categories, accumulating 39 selections and 3 goals between 2001 and 2006. He debuted for the big national team on May 24, 2008, in a friendly match with Moldova, and participated in Euro 2008, playing in Croatian victory with Poland.
In 2015, Pokrivac was diagnosed with Hodgkin's disease, having to perform difficult treatments, including a bone marrow transplant from his mother. After a recovery period, he returned to professional football in 2016, but announced his final withdrawal in 2017.
