Yugoslav football great Boskov dead at 83

BELGRADE — Former Yugoslav football great, player and coach Vujadin Boskov, has died at age 83, Serbian football club Vojvodina
said Sunday.

Boskov spent most of his active years with Vojvodina. He also played for Sampdoria and BSC Young Boys.

He coached many teams throughout Europe, including Young Boys, Vojvodina, Feyenoord, Real Zaragoza, Real Madrid, Sporting de Gijon,Ascoli, Sampdoria, AS Roma, Napoli and AS Perugia.

His teams won Yugoslav, Italian and Spanish championships, while with Sampdoria he won the European Cup Winners Cup in 1990.

He also coached Yugoslavia, leading it to the last European Championship that the now defunct country took part in, in 2000.