Miroslav Blazevic, former coach of Croatia and FC Nantes, dies

Miroslav Blazevic, former coach of Croatia and FC Nantes, dies

The coach who led Croatia to the World Cup podium in 1998 died at the age of 87.

The football world is losing one of its big names. Indeed, the famous Croatian coach Miroslav “Ciro” Blazevic has passed away. The man who led his country to the bronze medal at the 1998 World Cup died two days before his 88th birthday. “The football family lost the coach of all coaches today”announced the Croatian Football Federation via its Twitter account. The Swiss national coach died in 2011 after a long battle with cancer, which was diagnosed. Miroslav Blazevic’s former club FC Nantes wanted to pay his respects. “FC Nantes learned this Wednesday morning, following the press release from the Croatian Football Federation, that Miroslav Blazevic, the former coach of the professional team from 1988-1991, died (…) At the dawn of the 1988-1989 season, Jean-Claude Suaudeau, Miroslav Blazevic, the second will see him return and replace him in the 1991-1992 fiscal year.previously wrote Breton club “Our condolences to his family and all his loved ones”.

After his acting career, he switched to coaching in 1968. “Ciro” in particular managed the club FC Sion, with which he won the Swiss Cup in 1974. He became very popular, winning the title of champion of Yugoslavia in 1982. with Dinamo Zagreb. Apart from the third place he won with Croatia in the 1998 World Cup, the coach increased his experience with leading teams such as Greece, China, Iran, Slovenia and Bosnia. During the World Cup in France, the Germany-Yugoslavia match (2-2) in Lens came to the fore by wearing a cap and paying tribute to French policeman Daniel Nivel, who was attacked by German hooligans on the sidelines.

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Source: Programme Television

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