FILE - In this Nov. 26, 2016 file picture Frankfurt Croatian coach Niko Kovac attends the Bundesliga soccer match between Eintracht Frankfurt and Borussia Dortmund in Frankfurt, Germany. Kovac , who took over as coach last March when Frankfurt was in the relegation zone, has revitalized the unheralded club, guiding it through a relegation playoff and quietly steering the side to fourth place in the league, its best start in 23 years. (Ronald Wittek/dpa via AP,file)