• Niko Kovac following the Bundesliga defeat to Eintracht Frankfurt on November 2. The Croatian left the club by 'mutual agreement' the following day. AFP
    Niko Kovac following the Bundesliga defeat to Eintracht Frankfurt on November 2. The Croatian left the club by 'mutual agreement' the following day. AFP
  • Bayern Munich coach Niko Kovac attends a press conference on July 9. AFP
    Bayern Munich coach Niko Kovac attends a press conference on July 9. AFP
  • Bayern's head coach Niko Kovac celebrates with the Bundesliga shield following the game against Eintracht Frankfurt ion 18 May 2019. AFP
    Bayern's head coach Niko Kovac celebrates with the Bundesliga shield following the game against Eintracht Frankfurt ion 18 May 2019. AFP
  • In this file photo taken on July 02, 2018 Bayern Munich's new Croatian head coach Niko Kovac attends a press conference at the stadium in Munich, southern Germany. AFP
    In this file photo taken on July 02, 2018 Bayern Munich's new Croatian head coach Niko Kovac attends a press conference at the stadium in Munich, southern Germany. AFP
  • Bayern Munich's Croatian head coach Niko Kovac celebrates with the German Cup after Bayern beat RB Leipzig at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin. AFP
    Bayern Munich's Croatian head coach Niko Kovac celebrates with the German Cup after Bayern beat RB Leipzig at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin. AFP
  • Niko Kovac during one of his first training sessions in charge of Bayern on July 4, 2019. AFP
    Niko Kovac during one of his first training sessions in charge of Bayern on July 4, 2019. AFP
  • Niko Kovac during one of his first training sessions in charge of Bayern on July 4, 2019. AFP
    Niko Kovac during one of his first training sessions in charge of Bayern on July 4, 2019. AFP
  • In this file photo taken on November 06, 2018 Bayern Munich's Croatian head coach Niko Kovac attends the press conference on the eve of the Champions League Group E football match against AEK Athens. AFP
    In this file photo taken on November 06, 2018 Bayern Munich's Croatian head coach Niko Kovac attends the press conference on the eve of the Champions League Group E football match against AEK Athens. AFP
  • Bayern's head coach Niko Kovac celebrates with the Bundesliga shield following the game against Eintracht Frankfurt ion 18 May 2019. AFP
    Bayern's head coach Niko Kovac celebrates with the Bundesliga shield following the game against Eintracht Frankfurt ion 18 May 2019. AFP
  • Niko Kovac reacts during the Bundesliga soccer match against Hertha Berlin on 16 August 2019. EPA
    Niko Kovac reacts during the Bundesliga soccer match against Hertha Berlin on 16 August 2019. EPA
  • Bayern Munich's Croatian head coach Niko Kovac celebrates with the German Cup after Bayern beat RB Leipzig at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin. AFP
    Bayern Munich's Croatian head coach Niko Kovac celebrates with the German Cup after Bayern beat RB Leipzig at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin. AFP
  • Niko Kovac reacts during the German Cup final against RB Leipzig. AFP
    Niko Kovac reacts during the German Cup final against RB Leipzig. AFP
  • Bayern Munich's Croatian headcoach Niko Kovac attends a pre-season training camp in Rottach-Egern, southern Germany, on August 6, 2019. AFP
    Bayern Munich's Croatian headcoach Niko Kovac attends a pre-season training camp in Rottach-Egern, southern Germany, on August 6, 2019. AFP
  • In this file photo taken on July 31, 2019 Bayern Munich's Croatian headcoach Niko Kovac sits on the bench prior to the Audi Cup final football match between Bayern Munich and Tottenham Hotspur in Munich, on July 31, 2019. AFP
    In this file photo taken on July 31, 2019 Bayern Munich's Croatian headcoach Niko Kovac sits on the bench prior to the Audi Cup final football match between Bayern Munich and Tottenham Hotspur in Munich, on July 31, 2019. AFP
  • In this file photo taken on August 12, 2019 Bayern Munich's Croatian headcoach Niko Kovac reacts during the German Cup (DFB Pokal) first round football match against Energie Cottbus. AFP
    In this file photo taken on August 12, 2019 Bayern Munich's Croatian headcoach Niko Kovac reacts during the German Cup (DFB Pokal) first round football match against Energie Cottbus. AFP

Football

Niko Kovac's time in charge at Bayern Munich - in pictures

Croatian left by 'mutual agreement' following club's defeat to Eintracht Frankfurt

Steve Luckings
Steve Luckings
Abu Dhabi

November 04, 2019

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Niko Kovac's 17-month spell in charge of Bayern Munich ended on Sunday as the German club parted ways with their Croatian manager following Saturday's 5-1 defeat at Eintracht Frankfurt.

Defeat by Eintracht - Bayern's heaviest defeat in the Bundesliga in a decade - was the club's second of the season but they have also drawn three and are in fourth place in the league standings.

Kovac, 48, succeeded Jupp Heynckes in July 2018 and led the Bavarian giants to a league-and-cup double in his first season in charge as well as the German Super Cup.

The club said Kovac was relieved of his duties by "mutual agreement" following a meeting with club president Uli Hoeness, chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic and Kovac himself.

Above is a photo gallery of Kovac's time in charge at Bayern.

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