Zico reaches deal to coach Iraq
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August 24, 2011, Wednesday
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FORMER Brazil great Zico said he had reached a deal to coach the Iraqi national team.
Zico told the website of the Folha de S. Paulo newspaper that he had agreed to coach Iraq through the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. He said minor details were being negotiated before the contract was signed. The 58-year-old former playmaker coached Japan when it was eliminated in the group stage of the 2006 World Cup in Germany. He also coached clubs Kashima Antlers, Fenerbahce, CSKA Moscow and Olympiakos, among others. Zico starred for Brazil at the 1978, 1982 and 1986 World Cups.
Zico told the website of the Folha de S. Paulo newspaper that he had agreed to coach Iraq through the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. He said minor details were being negotiated before the contract was signed. The 58-year-old former playmaker coached Japan when it was eliminated in the group stage of the 2006 World Cup in Germany. He also coached clubs Kashima Antlers, Fenerbahce, CSKA Moscow and Olympiakos, among others. Zico starred for Brazil at the 1978, 1982 and 1986 World Cups.
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