Oldrich Svab
Oldrich Swab is a Czech-Swiss former football coach who is last known to have managed the Bangladesh national football team in 1993.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2.11.1944, Běhánky(Pyhanken)-Czech republik | ||
| Place of birth | Tschechische republik | ||
| Date of death | 23.12.2020, Aadorf-Switzerland | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1993 | Bangladesh | ||
Bangladesh
Asked to work with the Bangladesh national team in 1993 by Juan Antonio Samaranch, then president of the International Olympic Committee, Swab took the Bengal Tigers to the 1993 SAFF Championship, not making it past the group stage and finishing sixth in the six-team cup.[1] Following the tournament, a story published in a local newspaper stated that while Swab was in Farmgate, a man came to him, glimpsed the gold chain in his shirt, and exclaimed "This is your gold, where is our gold?"[2] It is unknown whether the news piece was true or an erroneous report.[2]
During his stint as Bangladesh coach, the Swiss manager was known for giving his players honey and dropping players in good form for unknown purposes.[1]
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