ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Nikola Pokrivau010d, a former Croatia national team midfielder who played at the 2008 European Championship, has died in a car accident, his country's soccer federation said. He was 39.
The federation announced that Pokrivau010d died Friday night in a car accident in the city of Karlovac.
Pokrivau010d played for Dinamo Zagreb, Monaco and Salzburg before being diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma in 2015.
Pokrivau010d made 15 appearances for Croatia's national team.
Marijan Kustiu0107, president of the Croatian Football Federation, called Pokrivau010d a “great football player” who “showed great courage in life by overcoming a terrible disease.