An ex-Chelsea player and manager of England national team ‘Three Lions’, Terry Venables, has died after suffering from a year-long illness, the family announced on Sunday.
“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,” the family said in a statement.
He was aged 80.
During his coaching career, Venables served as the manager of the England national team between 1994 and 1996, guiding the team to the semi-finals of the 1996 European Championship on home soil.
He also managed several top clubs across Europe including Spanish side Barcelona where he won the league title, the now-discontinued Copa de la Liga and reached the final of the UEFA Champions League.
As a player, Venables accumulated more than 500 appearances mostly for Chelsea where he won the league cup, Queens Park Rangers and Tottenham, winning the FA Cup title in 1967.
