Legenden Terry Venables er død

Det er en trist dag i England.

Den engelske fodboldlegende Terry Venables – også kendt som El Tel – er død. 

Terry Venables stod noteret for over 300 kampe i den bedste engelske række, hvor han spillede for Chelsea, Tottenham, QPR og Crystal Palace.

We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Terry Venables at the age of 80.

Having won two senior caps as a player, Terry went onto manage the #ThreeLions between 1994 and 1996 – proudly leading us to the semi-finals of Euro 96.

Our thoughts and condolences are with… pic.twitter.com/e1zzUpCZCn

— England (@England) November 26, 2023

Efter sin aktive fodboldkarriere blev han træner, hvor han stod i spidsen på flere store adresse.

På klubniveau var han træner for Crystal Palace, QPR, Tottenham, Leeds og spanske Barcelona. Derudover var han også engelsk landstræner tilbage i midten af 1990'erne.

Efter den triste nyhed er det væltet ind med hyldester til Terry Venables:

So sorry to hear the news of my very first England coach, Terry Venables. A man who gave me a chance to play for my country and became without a shadow of doubt my number one England coach in my whole career.

There were three things that were important to me about Venables. The… pic.twitter.com/J7QWMcOvmp

— Gary Neville (@GNev2) November 26, 2023

Devastated to hear that Terry Venables has died. The best, most innovative coach that I had the privilege and pleasure of playing for. He was much more, though, than just a great manager, he was vibrant, he was charming, he was witty, he was a friend. He’ll be hugely missed.…

— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) November 26, 2023

Dear Terry, you’ll be sadly missed, you told me I was your England Number one and I’ll never ever forget that, you were by far the best England manager and the nation will always remember the way you managed us at Euro ‘96 – great man, great loss #terryvenables

— David Seaman MBE ~ SafeHands (@thedavidseaman) November 26, 2023

Extremely sad news the great Terry Venables has passed away. RIP Boss. I owe you so much. You were amazing.

— Alan Shearer (@alanshearer) November 26, 2023