International football star dies in horror car crash as tributes flood in

Croatian midfielder Nikola Pokrivac has died in a car accident at the age of just 39. The former Monaco and RB Salzburg star earned 15 international caps between 2008 and 2010.

Pokrivac made a return to football in 2021 after being diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma a decade earlier. He had been playing for fifth-tier side NK Vojnić, having joined the club last summer.

Pokrivac died following a four-vehicle collision in the Croatian city of Karlovac on Friday evening.

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