World Soccer - UK (2022-07)

Appointments,sackingsandloans

“IshouldhavetoldhimtogotoScunthorpeUnited”

IvicaOSIM(1 94 1-2 0 22)

BosnianOsimwasafineplayer, winning
16 capsfor Yugoslavia– includingplaying
atEuro1 968 – andscoringeightgoals;
alongsidea clubcareerwiththelikes
ofZeljeznicar, Strasbourg, Sedanand
Valenciennes.Yet it is hismanagerial
careerthatheismost renownedfor.
After leadingZeljeznicartoa UEFA
Cupsemi-final,he took chargeof
Yugoslaviain 1986 andfouryearslater
tookthemtothe quarter-finalsofthe
1990 WorldCup,where they were
defeatedonpenaltiesbyArgentina.
Hissidemaywellhavebeena threat
atthe Eurostwo yearslater, too,buthe
resignedaheadofthecompetitionafter
theoutbreakofcivilwarandthe nation’s
eventualbarringfromthetournament.
Hewentontowintrophiesat Partizan
Belgrade,PanathinaikosandSturmGraz.
Hislast coachingjobwas theJapan
nationalteamfrom 2006 to 2007 , before
leadingthe BosniaandHerzegovinaFA.

OBITUARIES

EUROPE

AtleticoMadridreleasedLUIS

SUAREZandHECTORHERRERA,

whileGIORGIOCHIELLINIandPAULO

DYBALAwillbothleaveJuventus.

Barcelonareleased 19 -year-old

forwardKAYS RUIZ-ATIL, just one

yearafter controversiallysigninghim

fromParisSaint-Germainina deal

thathasbeencontestedbythe French

champions.Bothclubshavebeen

summonedtothe Court of Arbitration

forSport(CAS)tosettlethe dispute.

BorussiaDortmundannounced

thedepartureof managerMARCO

ROSE. Elsewhere,MARKUS

Marco CORNEZ(1 95 7-2 0 22)

Asa goalkeeperCornezscored 24 times

duringhisclubcareer, whilealsowinning

20 capsfor Chileafter beinganunused

substitute at the 1982 WorldCup.After

retiring,hediscoveredandcoachedChile

women’s goalkeeperChristianeEndler.

BrianBEDFORD(1 933 -2022)

Ina13-yearcareerinthe Football

League,theWelshmanspenthisbest

years at Queens ParkRangers,scoring

18 0 goalsin 284 appearances.

RODRI(1 93 4-2022)

After a careerathometown club

Barcelonathatsaw himwintwoleague

titlesandtwo cups, Rodriwentonto

workasa coachunderRinus Michels.

HenkGROOT(1 93 8-2022)

Whenheretiredin1 96 9,onlyoneplayer

hadnettedmoregoalsfor Ajax thanGroot,

whofiredtheteamtotheEredivisietitle

with 3 8 goalsin 19 59- 60. He laterlined

upalongsideJohanCruyffto winthree

leaguetitlesina rowfortheclub.

Theodore NzueNGUEMA

(1 973 -2022)

Oneof Gabon’smostcapped players,

andsecondonly to Pierre-Emerick

Aubameyanginthe goalrankings,

Nguemaspentthe majorityof his

clubcareerwithAfricanclubs,with the

exceptionofspellsatAngersand Braga.

JodyLUKOKI(1 99 2-2022)

TheDRCongointernationalbegan

hiscareeratAjax,wherehe collected

three Eredivisiewinners’medals.Aftera

successfulfive-yearspellinBulgariawith

Ludogorets,hiswentontoplayfor Yeni

MalatyasporinTurkeybefore returning

tothe Netherlandswith FC Twente.

AntonARIETA(1 94 6-2022)

A strikerwhoscored 83 goals in 3 58

gamesforAthletic Bilbao,including

inboth of thevictorious 1969

and 1973 SpanishCup finals.

LeoWILDEN(1 93 6-2022)

Astheirstarringcentre-half,Wilden

inspiredColognetotwoleaguetitlesin

theearly 19 60s,the secondof which,in

1963 -64,was thefirst-everBundesliga

season.Duringthe sameperiod,he

alsowon15 capsfor West Germany.

HenriDEPIREUX(1 94 4-2022)

FormerBelgiuminternational,who

played at Standard Liegeandcoached

22 teamsintendifferentcountries

between 1976 and 2015 ,including

beingnationalteamcoachof

CameroonandDRCongo.

MarkGleeson

WEINZIERL,ADIHUTTER,SEBASTIAN

HOENESSandFLORIANKOHFELDT

leftGermansidesAugsburg,Borussia

Monchengladbach,Hoffenheimand

Wolfsburgrespectively.

GARYBOWYERwassacked

bySalford City, whileBlackburn

RoverspartedcompanywithTONY

MOWBRAYafter five yearsincharge.

MARKMcGHEEleft hispost

asmanagerofDundeefollowing

theirrelegationfromthe

ScottishPremiership.

AthleticBilbaocoachMARCELINO

steppeddownfromhisroleand

Espanyol firedVICENTE MORENO,

SirAlexFergusonregretsadvisingJurgenKloppto“goto a clubwithhistory”when

firstmeetinghim,afterhandingtheLiverpoolbosshisLMAManager of theYearaward

whileItaliansideParma sacked

GIUSEPPE IACHINIafter a

mid-tablefinishinSerie B.

FormerFranceU21 andSevilla

defenderJORISGNAGNONwas

releasedby Saint-Etiennejustafew

monthsafter joiningasa freeagent.

FormerBrazilcentre-back

JEMERSONisa freeagentafter

beingreleasedbyLigue1 sideMetz.

AFRICA

Gabon’s all-timerecord goalscorer

PIERRE-EMERICK AUBAMEYANG

announcedhisretirementfrom

internationalduty.

Freeagent...Luis
Suarezsaysgoodbye
totheAtleticofans

WORLDSOCCER 19

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Ludogoretsstar

...Jody Lukoki

Tribute...animageofOsimprojectedinSarajevo

Gabonstar...Theodore

NzueNguemainaction

forhiscountryin 2003