Former England coach Vinables has passed away at the age of 80, having coached Fan Zhiyi and Sun Jihai at Crystal Palace
On November 26, Beijing time, Tottenham Hotspur officially announced that former team coach Terry Venables passed away at the age of 80. In order to mourn the former manager, Tottenham Hotspur applauded for one minute before the start of the 13th round of the Premier League home game against Aston Villa on the evening of the 26th Beijing time, and the players all wore black armbands during the game.
In the official statement, Tottenham wrote: "The club is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of former player and manager Terry Venables. We extend our deepest condolences to Terry's friends and family at this extremely difficult time. As a sign of respect, we will be clapping for one minute before kick-off, and our players will be wearing black armbands against Aston Villa this afternoon. "According to the family of Venables, he passed away peacefully yesterday after a long illness.
Born in 1943, Venables came through the Chelsea Academy and spent his time as a player with the likes of Chelsea, Tottenham and Crystal Palace before retiring as a coach and transitioning as a coach. He managed Barcelona from 1984 to 1987 and won a La Liga trophy in 1984-85, as well as the League Cup in 1986 and a Copa del Rey final.
Venables is also one of the few coaches to have won the first five league games in his first season in charge of Barcelona. After learning of the sad news of Venerous's death, Barcelona FC also issued an official message of condolences, which read: "FC Barcelona expresses its deep condolences on the death of Terry Vínables, who was the head coach of Barcelona from 1984 to 1987. Extend our condolences to his family and friends. May he rest in peace. ”
In 1987, Vinables returned to Tottenham Hotspur, the club he played for as a player, as manager. During his time in charge of Tottenham, he led them to an FA Cup title. After stepping down from Tottenham, Venables became England manager in 1994 and reached the semi-finals of Euro 1996. In addition, he has coached teams such as Queens Park Rangers, Crystal Palace, Leeds United and the Australian national team. It is worth mentioning that during his brief tenure at Crystal Palace from 1998 to 1999, Venables was the head coach of the then Chinese overseas players Fan Zhiyi and Sun Jihai. After the 2006 World Cup, Venables briefly returned to the England national team as an assistant coach.
Since leaving the England national team in 2007, there has been little news of Venables, and to this day, people have seen the sad news of his passing.
Text/Beiqing Sports Wang Fan