US EditionXabier Azkargorta Dies, a Pioneer Who Made History Leading Bolivia to Its only World Cup
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Spanish coach Xabier Azcargorta, who led Bolivia to the 1994 World Cup, died on Friday, November 14, at 72 years of age.The news was confirmed by the Espanyol of Barcelona, one of the clubs he led throughout his long career.According to international media such as La Opinión de Bolivia and Yahoo Sports, the coach died due to heart complications.At the time of his death, he lived in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, west of Bolivia, the country that marke…
LA PEACE, Bolivia (AP) — Technician Xavier Azcargorta, who qualified Bolivia for the first time at a World Cup in 1994, died on Friday from heart complications in the city of Santa Cruz, in the east of the country.
The Basque technician pioneered taking Spanish football out of Spain from the benches
Xabier Azkargorta Dies, the Legendary Coach Who Led Espanyol and the Selections of Bolivia and Chile
Xabier Azkargorta (Azpeitia, Gipuzkoa, 1953) died this Friday at 72 years old, according to one of the clubs he trained, the Espanyol of Barcelona. “We regret to report that Xabier Azkargorta, coach of the RCD Espanyol between 1983 and 1986, has left us. With 134 meetings, he became the 7th technical with the most matches in the history of the club. Our deepest condolences to family and friends. Rest in peace,” says the newspaper club’s statemen…
The Spaniard died this Friday at 72 years of age. In Chile he had an irregular passage through the Red, but his main milestone was to take the highlands to the 1994 World Cup.
'El Bigotón', former Technician of Espanyol, Nàstic, Valladolid, Seville and Tenerife, died at 72 years of age
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