Oldrich Svab

Oldřich Šváb German: Oldrich Swab' (1944–2020)[1] was a Czech-Swiss football coach who managed the Bangladesh national football team in 1993.

Oldrich Swab
Personal information
Date of birth (1944-11-02)2 November 1944
Place of birth Roudnice nad Labem, Czechoslovakia
Date of death 23 December 2020(2020-12-23) (aged 76)
Place of death Aadorf, Switzerland
Managerial career
Years Team
1993 Bangladesh

Bangladesh

Asked to work with the Bangladesh national team in 1993 by Juan Antonio Samaranch, then president of the International Olympic Committee, Swab took the Bengal Tigers to the 1993 South Asian Games, not making it past the group stage and finishing sixth in the six-team cup.[2] Following the tournament, a story published in a local newspaper stated that while Swab was in Farmgate, a man came to him, glimpsed the gold chain in his shirt, and exclaimed "This is your gold, where is our gold?"[3] It is unknown whether the news piece was true or an erroneous report.[3]

During his stint as Bangladesh coach, the Swiss manager was known for giving his players honey and dropping players in good form for unknown purposes.[2]

References
  1. "Oldrich Svab ist gestorben" [Oldrich Svab died]. FC Basel (in German). 20 January 2021.
  2. "Of promise and despair: Bangladesh's foreign coaches". New Age. 13 September 2015.
  3. "Where is Our Gold or Howzat?". banglanews24.com. 15 July 2014.


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