Boca Juniors manager Russo dies aged 69 – Argentine Football Association

The manager of Argentine shot nine Boca Juniors, Miguel Angel Russo, has died astatine the property of 69, the Argentine Football Association announced Wednesday.

Russo’s wellness had deteriorated successful caller weeks.

The past Boca Juniors crippled helium attended was connected September 21, erstwhile his squad drew 2-2 with Central Cordoba successful a league lucifer astatine Boca’s location ground.

Boca Juniors ne'er gave details of his health, but Argentine media reported that the coach, diagnosed with prostate crab successful 2017, had contracted a urinary tract infection.

Boca Juniors, successful a statement, expressed “profound sadness” astatine Russo’s death.

“Miguel leaves an indelible people connected our nine and volition ever beryllium an illustration of joy, warmth, and dedication,” it said.

In his absence, his adjunct Claudio Ubeda had been managing the club.

A antheral of fewer words, Russo was a manager for much than fractional his beingness and was talked up astatine 1 constituent arsenic a imaginable manager for the nationalist broadside aft important stints with Boca Juniors, Rosario Central and Estudiantes de la Plata.

He spent his ain playing vocation wholly astatine Estudiantes, from 1975 to 1988, forming portion of 1 of the astir memorable midfields successful Argentine football, on with Alejandro Sabella, Marcelo Trobbiani, and Jose Daniel “Bocha” Ponce.

He made the nationalist squad but wasn’t selected for the 1986 World Cup successful which Diego Maradona famously captained Argentina to victory.

Years later, Russo admitted helium was aggravated astatine being sidelined but said iconic manager Carlos Bilardo explained: “‘The time you go a coach, you’ll understand, similar ne'er before.’ And later, I understood.”

Russo’s trophy furniture was not extensive, but helium had a knack for reviving the fortunes of apical teams.

His archetypal first-division rubric came with Velez Sarsfield successful 2005. Later, astatine Maradona’s request, helium was called connected to negociate Boca Juniors, which helium led to triumph successful the 2007 Copa Libertadores, his top accomplishment arsenic a manager.

He sealed an eternal emotion matter with Rosario Central, which helium doubly saved from relegation, by winning the League Cup successful December 2023.

In 2017, helium led Colombian broadside Millonarios to a title rubric conscionable 1 time aft undergoing chemotherapy for cancer, earning himself undying affection successful Bogota.

In June, helium agreed to manager Boca Juniors for a 3rd time, 4 years aft being sacked by the giants conscionable six games into a caller season.

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