Vahid Halilhodzic got the first serious competition in place of selectors of football team of Bosnia and Herzegovina, after the head-coach of the best BiH team nominated former French selector Jacques Santini (62)
As learned by the source close to Sarajevo Times, as well as Reprezentacija.ba, Santini will officially submit his candidacy in the Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina on Monday, and thus become a candidate to coach the national team of Bosnia and Herzegovina with the best coaching biography.
Jacques Santini is one of the most accomplished football managers in France. Together with Jean Michel Aulas and Bernard Lacombe he was involved in the transformation of Lyon into a French football giant.
Santini was chosen as “The best French coach” on 2002 by France Football and World’s The Best National Coach of the Year on 2003 by International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS) Santini replaced Roger Lemerre as France manager in 2002. He had already resigned from the position before Euro 2004, where France surprisingly lost to Greece in the quarter-final.
Santini took the managerial position at Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur after Euro 2004. He surprisingly announced his resignation after just 13 games. Officially, Santini left England due to personal problems, but it was widely reported that a series of disagreements with then Sporting Director Frank Arnesen led to his departure. Speaking in 2005, Santini said he quit partly because he felt agreements with the club were broken, but he admitted he “dug his own grave” by agreeing to join the club before the end of Euro 2004.
(Source: Reprezentacija.ba)
