World Cups. Managerial career Boškov soon developed a successful international coaching career with stints in the Dutch Eredivisie with ADO Den Haag (1974–1976), and Feyenoord (1976–1978), the Spanish La Liga with Real Zaragoza (1978–79), Real Madrid (1979–1982), and Sporting de Gijon (1983–84), the Italian Serie A with Ascoli (1984–1986), U.C. Sampdoria (1986–1992, 1997–98), A.S. Roma (1992–93), S.S.C. Napoli (1994–1996), and A.C. Perugia (1999), and the Swiss league with Servette FC (1996–97). Arguably his greatest achievement as a coach came in 1991, when he steered Sampdoria to the Serie A scudetto. The following season, he led the club to the European Cup final, where they lost 1–0 to Barcelona at Wembley. His Sampdoria side often used a man-marking defensive system. He also coached Yugoslavia at Euro 2000, where they famously lost 4–3 to Spain in Brugge and later went out to hosts the Netherlands in the quarter-finals, after losing 6–1 to the Dutch. He finished out his career as a scout for Sampdoria in 2006. Boškov, known for his humorous and ironic quips in interviews, famously once said, "a penalty is when the referee whistles." Death and legacy Boškov died after a long illness in Novi Sad, on 27 April 2014, aged 82. He was interred on 30 April in the Begeč Cemetery. Footballer Vujadin Savić is named after Boškov. In 1996, the FK Vojvodina training facility in Veternik was named after Boškov. Corriere dello sport published a book of his quotations e.g. "Quando l'arbitro fischia... it is a penalty". In February 2022, he was posthumously admitted to the Italian Football Hall of Fame, by decision of leading figures in the Italian media. Managerial statistics Honours Manager Vojvodina Yugoslav First League: 1965–66 (as technical director) ADO Den Haag KNVB Cup: 1974–75 Real Madrid La Liga: 1979–80 Copa del Rey: 1979–80 Ascoli Serie B: 1985–86 Sampdoria European Cup Winners' Cup: 1989–90 Serie A: 1990–91 Coppa Italia: 1987–88, 1988–89 Supercoppa Italiana: 1991 Individual Italian Football Hall of Fame: 2021 References External links 1931 births 2014 deaths Footballers from Novi Sad Association football wingers Yugoslav footballers Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Spain Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Yugoslav expatriate footballers Yugoslavia international footballers Serbian footballers Olympic silver medalists for Yugoslavia Olympic footballers of Yugoslavia Footballers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in football 1954 FIFA World Cup players 1958 FIFA World Cup players FK Vojvodina players U.C. Sampdoria