Former England, Barcelona and Tottenham manager Terry Venables dies aged 80
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Updated 26/11/2023 at 19:44 GMT
Terry Venables has died at the age of 80, his family said in a statement on Sunday afternoon. Venables was best known for managing England, and leading the Three Lions to the semi-finals at Euro 1996. Venables was a player and manager at Tottenham, and a minute's applause will be held before their match v Aston Villa on Sunday afternoon at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Former England manager Venables dies aged 80
Former England manager Terry Venables has died at the age of 80.
His family confirmed the news in a statement released on Sunday afternoon, which read: "We are totally devastated by the loss of a wonderful husband and father who passed away peacefully yesterday after a long illness.
"We would ask that privacy be given at this incredibly sad time to allow us to mourn the loss of this lovely man who we were so lucky to have had in our lives."
Venables also spent time in charge of Crystal Palace, Queens Park Rangers, Barcelona and Tottenham during his managerial career.
The League Managers Association chief executive Richard Bevan said: "The LMA is deeply saddened to hear of the passing of LMA member and former LMA President Terry Venables. Our thoughts are very much with Yvette and all of Terry's family at this time."
Venables was best known for his time at Tottenham, where he won the FA Cup as a player in 1967 and manager in 1991.
In total, he featured 141 times for the club after arriving from Chelsea, and scored nine goals before joining Queens Park Rangers in 1969.
Venables made over 500 appearances as a player and began his managerial career at Crystal Palace in 1976 before returning to Loftus Road four years later. He took the Eagles from the third division into the top flight, ahead of leading the Hoops to the 1982 FA Cup final.
He won his first major silverware at Barcelona, where he led the Spanish club to a La Liga title in 1985 and the Copa de Liga a year later.
Venables just missed out on leading the club to what would have been their first European Cup, after they were beaten in the 1986 final by Steaua Bucharest.
He headed back to Spurs a year later and led the club to that aforementioned FA Cup victory, before taking the reins as England manager in 1994 and replacing Graham Taylor.
Venables led England to the Euro 96 semi-finals, where they were beaten on penalties by Germany, before taking charge of Australia and embarking on a second spell with Palace, ahead of spells with Middlesbrough and Leeds.
He would return to the Three Lions coaching set-up in 2006, serving as Steve McClaren's assistant.
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