32 minutes agoCroatian legend dies, former Pristina coach Cairo Blazevic
Periskopi(3 years ago)
(3 years ago)Former football player and prominent Croatian coach Miroslav Chero Blajevic has died. He was also Pristina coach in 1986, at the time the Kosovo capital club now played in the first federal league of the former Yugoslavia. Blajevic struggled with cancer for many years. He was first diagnosed with this disease in [...]
Blajevic struggled with cancer for many years. He was first diagnosed with this disease in 2011. Legendary Ciro beat cancer twice, but failed the third time, Croatian media report.
He died the day before his 89th birthday.
Chero Blajevic played for teams like Dinamo Zagreb, Lokomotiva, Sarajevo, Rijeka and Zion.
The coach's career has also started in Wevej, has also led Zion in Switzerland, Rijeka, Dinamo Zagreb and Grasshoperin. He was also the coach of Nantes and PAOK.
In 1998, he led Croatia towards a major bronze medal at the World Championship in France.
He later headed Iran, Osijek, Hajduk, while from 2008 to 2009 he was Bosnia and Herzegovina's coach.
