Former head coach of the Croatian national team Miroslav Blazevic dies at the age of 88.

The Croatian Football Federation announced the sad news on Twitter.

Blazevic died of cancer. He has been battling cancer since 2011.. In 2012, he was operated on, but after seven years the disease returned..

The famous coach, nicknamed "

Blazevic worked with the Croatian national team from 1994 to 2000. Under his leadership, the " In the selection for this tournament, the Croats in the play-offs passed the national team of Ukraine.

Miroslav also led the Croatian national team to the quarterfinals of Euro 1996.

His last place of work was the Croatian club " He left the post of head coach of this team in 2015..