Bora Milutinović
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| Bora Milutinović | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Velibor Milutinović | |
| Date of birth | September 7, 1944 | |
| Place of birth | Bajina Bašta, DF Yugoslavia | |
| Playing position | Manager | |
| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| –1967 1967–1969 1969–1971 1971–1972 |
FK Bor OFK Beograd Partizan Belgrade AS Monaco OGC Nice FC Rouen FC Winterthur Pumas UNAM |
? (?) ? (?) 43 (3) 37 (0) 10 (0) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 1977–1981 1983–1986 1987 1987 1990 1991–1995 1995–1997 1997–1998 1998–1999 2000–2002 2003–2004 2004–2005 2006–2007 2009 |
Pumas UNAM Mexico San Lorenzo Udinese Calcio Costa Rica United States Mexico Nigeria MetroStars China Honduras Al-Sadd Jamaica Iraq |
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Velibor "Bora" Milutinović (Serbian Cyrillic: Велибор Милутиновић - Бора) (born September 7, 1944 in Bajina Bašta, Serbia, Yugoslavia) is a Serbo-Mexican football coach and former player; he has been the coach of Iraq since 8 April 2009 until June 2009 after 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup and possibly beyond the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup.
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[edit] Coaching career
He is a Serbian football coach, and the only person to have coached five different teams at the World Cup: Mexico (1986), Costa Rica (1990), the United States (1994), Nigeria (1998), and China (2002). He is also the first coach to take four different teams beyond the first round, before failing to do so with China, henceforth earning the nickname of Miracle Worker[1], first given to him by Alan Rothenberg, then president of the United States Soccer Federation[2].
In the summer of 2003, Milutinović was in serious negotiations to finally take over the national team at his native Serbia. Despite heavy, month-long persuasion from Serbian football officials, Milutinović turned down the offer and soon signed on to the Honduras national team. He led the team to the first round of CONCACAF qualifiers before resigning on June 30, 2004. He cited "the prevailing bad atmosphere, created by comments made by the country's managers, officials and press" as the reason for his leaving during World Cup qualifying.
Milutinović's coaching career at club level has not been nearly as illustrious. He coached the MetroStars of Major League Soccer to the worst record in league history in 1999. He also had a brief stint in Qatar league with Al-Sadd as well as nine matches with Udinese Calcio of Italian Serie B in 1987. Bora led Iraq national football team in the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup for 2 draws and one loss.
[edit] Bora's Achievements with Iraq
| Achievements | |
|---|---|
| 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup | Group Stage |
[edit] Bora's Managerial stats with Iraq (A) team
| Coach | Period | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 8, 2009 - June, 2009 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
- Qatar vs. Iraq not considered as a FIFA International match since Iraq made 13 Substitutions, Iraq lost the match 0-1.
[edit] Personal
Bora Milutinović comes from a legendary football family with two brothers Miloš and Milorad. All three brothers played together for Partizan Belgrade.
Milutinović is married to a Mexican national and became a Mexican citizen, and currently resides in Mexico City.
On November 16, 2006, he was announced as head coach of Jamaica. He continues to be a supporter of the Chinese national team, and keeps a blog on the Chinese website Sina.com. On November 9, 2007, following a string of six consecutive friendly defeats he was fired by Jamaican FA.
[edit] References
Barreaud, Marc (1998). Dictionnaire des footballeurs étrangers du championnat professionnel français (1932-1997). L'Harmattan, Paris. ISBN 2-7384-6608-7.
[edit] External links
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