Celtic PLC - Appointment of Head Coach
17/07/1998 4:06pm
UK Regulatory
RNS No 4859h
CELTIC PLC
17th July 1998
JOZEF VENGLOS
Celtic Football Club today (17/7/98), announced the
appointment of Jozef Venglos as Head Coach on a three
year deal. Slovakian Jozef Venglos (62) has a wealth
of coaching experience at the highest level, having
coached in a number of countries, twice winning the
Czechoslovakian Championship with Slovan Bratislava,
as well as being runner-up in the Cup Winners Cup.
An international midfield player for Czechoslovakia,
he has also coached the national teams of Australia,
Malaysia, Oman, Slovakia and Czechosolvakia.
Jozef has won the European Championships at under 23
level and, arguably his finest moment in coaching,
the full European Championship with Czechoslovakia in
1976, beating Holland in the Semi-Finals and West
Germany in the Final, as well as reaching the Quarter
finals of the Italia '90 World Cup.
Currently coaching adviser to FIFA, and Technical
Director to Slovan Bratislava, Jozef has a Doctorate
in Physical Education as well as specialising in
Psychology. He speaks four languages and has co-
ordinated FIFA study groups at the World Cup in 1986
Mexico, 1994 USA and France 1998. Jozef was
appointed President of the European Coaches Union in
1995 as well as being chosen to coach European and
World select teams in the 80's and 90's.
He has also coached Sporting Lisbon (83-84), Aston
Villa (90-91) and Fenerbahce (91-93).
Jozef Venglos has been selected by FIFA on various
occasions to lecture at the FIFA Academies throughout
the world in countries including Malta, Cyprus, Iraq,
Bermuda, Mauritius, South Korea, China, Nepal,
Bangladesh, Thailand, Malaysia and Holland.
Fergus McCann, Managing Director comments, "Jozef
Venglos has a wealth of experience and knowledge of
coaching which is difficult to match in World
football. He knows what it takes to win at the
highest level, winning Leagues and Cups at national
level and the European Championships at international
level as well as taking Czechoslovakia to the World
Cup Quarter Finals in Italia '90. The process we
have gone through has involved talking to many
people. It has been an in depth search and at the
end of it we have an intelligent man with a mature
attitude and a knowledge of playing and coaching at
the highest level. Part of Jozef's brief is also to
identify and groom a successor. I believe that Jozef
will not only take the first team forward, but will
ensure the entire coaching set up throughout the Club
has a strong foundation for many years to come".
Jock Brown, Football General Manager remarks, "It has
been an intensive search involving speaking with many
people in many countries. The name of Jozef Venglos
comes with the highest reputation among the world's
most knowledgeable football coaches. I am delighted
he has agreed to join Celtic".
Jozef Venglos comments, "I could not resist the offer
of the opportunity to coach a club that is embedded
in world soccer history. The change to work with 13
international players in one of Europe's finest
football arenas with 60,000 supporters and so much
potential still to achieve is an opportunity and
challenge I relish. I have recently been offered the
position of coach with a national side, but the
Celtic job is the one I want and I am delighted to
get it".
* Until the formalities of Jozef's work permit are
completed, he will be operating at the Club in a
consultancy capacity.
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