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| Stojkovic's first victory put an end to Osieck |
Urawa Reds coach Holger Osieck was fired after a poor start in the 2008 season. He was a successful Urawa Reds manager in 1995 and 1996 J.LEAGUE, came back to Urawa in the 2007 season, and won the Asian Champions title. But soon after the ACL final, the team was stolled completely and let Kashima a historical upset league victory.
In 2008, club believed that they gave Osieck enough players by transfers and enough time to prepare for new season, but the stolled team has not started working and they lost the organization.
Osieck was credited with the Japanese club's first title of AFC Champions League. His eyes to the tournament is more than a football coach's, he acted as a kind of a producer of a cultural job.
I can't forget the words on a day before the ACL final last November.
He knew what was needed for Asian Champions and he loves URAWA IN ASIA.
After the Urawa Reds victory, many Asian believes the advances of
the Asian football. He was the contributer of the Asian football with us.
"The match tomorrow is very important not only for giving them a victory experience, but also for rewarding them for what they have done for us. Saitama is the district where the soccer is more than an entertainment, but has a social significance. So, we will win tomorrow, develop this wonderful thing, and spread to other Asian countries." Holger Osieck's comments for the pre-final press conference.takahasi@goal2002.com
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