Bela Guttman was a successful coach born in Eastern Europe. Winner of two European Champions Cups with Benfica, the day the contract was not renewed a notice released unnoticed ... and how badly they did. Champion
such diverse places as Holland, Hungary, Italy, Brazil and Portugal, Bela Guttman undoubtedly is in the group of the best coaches in the last century
"Without me, Benfica will never win a European cup the next hundred years, "he proclaimed he was born in Budapest in 1900. Europe was the summer of '62 and the club leadership decided to winningest Portugal not to renew contract with the coach who had tasted glory at the continental level, to the point of being the force of the current two-time UEFA Champions League.
As a player, Guttman was a real globetrotter, standing out as a midfielder in leagues as diverse as the Austrian or American. But having retired at 32, soon realized that what he was coaching, work that had great consideration.
tore the Hakoah Vienna Austria (his Jewishness was very young that lived in that country), then move to the Dutch Enschede (Twente current), the club won its first league off the bench. Left early to Ujpest of Hungary, an entity with which he won the competition 1938/39. Tax brackets after the Second World War, went to another club Bela Hungarian Honved, there commanded the father and son Ferenc Puskas was the star of the whole. Precisely one of the best strikers in the story had a cross in the late '40s, which marked a turning point in his career and would be the first demonstration that had no personality either: once wanted to get a defender but the star refused to make the change. Guttman did not react to it, but at that moment and realized that his players did not respect as he wanted. What did? He gave no indication one, sat very quiet to read a magazine and get to the locker room, presented his resignation.
It's time to pack up and go to competitive Italian football, where after training the Padova and Triestina modest technical leadership entrusted none other than Milan, back in 1953. Showing his keen eye, from Trieste to "Rossonero" went along with an unknown defender, was Cesare Maldini, who played as captain a decade later lifted the European Cup first northern club.
With a staff composed, among others, by Uruguayan Juan Schiaffino and Swedes Gunnar Gren, Gunnar Nordahl and Nils Liedholm (the famous "Gre-No-Li", which led Sweden to gold in London '48), Guttman also to glory in the Peninsula, winning the scudetto 1954/55. But it soon went out the back door, and after a brief stint in Vicenza returned to his native country for a couple of years, to train and Honved MTK.
was on a tour of the latter club made by Brazil, which came a job offer which did not suck (?) And was to run there, to win the title with Sao Paulo Sao Paulo in 1957, with players like Dino Sani and Mauro Ramos, "that year Swedish win the World Cup following the "Scratch" - plus Zizinho, who despite having lived through the frustration of 1950 is considered one of the best players in Brazilian history. Male
restless, a new country would receive the great strategist at the end of that decade and was Portugal, where Porto won the 1958/59 league. But Bela went to Benfica, a club with which his name is related immediately ... for all that won and also for having made his debut in the first club to Pibito born in Mozambique, which would become one of the best forwards the whole story. Because
noteworthy that in addition to wisdom, Guttman was some luck. Legend has it that shortly before signing with his new team in Portugal, the rate went through the salon and there he met his friend Joseph Bauer, then coach of SPFC (Sporting Lisbon). As they talked came the name of an African boy (but in a colony lusa) that had captivated JB. The Hungarian decided to send a scout and that was that the stranger Eusebio arrived in Lisbon late 60s to put on the red shirt. With the "Black Panther", the veteran coach had found what he needed to make the club Benfica first line in Europe.
In his first championship with the new team, showed Guttman it was not as successful myth and the trophy of the 1959/60 local team allowed the capital to play the European Champions Cup in the 1960/61 edition. Surprising both friends and strangers, "The Eagles reached the final in Berne be imposed from 3 to 2 against Barcelona was a favorite (with the Hungarian Kubala, Kocsis and Czibor as great references), but you should wait three decades to gain their first "romaine." No one could think of chances when in season 1961/62 himself ousted the Real Madrid team that between 1956 and 1960 had won five consecutive times in the contest. But nothing could make her "enemy" Puskas, Di Stefano Gento and Company. Amsterdam that night, and that despite being two goals up on the scoreboard the "Merengue" fell 5-3 and watched as the people of Lisbon kept his crown. In this final self-Eusebio played more, had two goals, "as in the previous year by a contractual issue could not participate. Daba
all feel that Benfica would replace the English capital as the European team of the decade. It seemed an unbeatable, with significant offensive power and a game system that operates seamlessly with the virtues of his big figure, but think of something away from the green grass was going to be key in this story ...
More Beyond losing both finals of the nascent Intercontinental Cup (in '61 to '62 Peñarol and against Santos of Pele), Guttman was already a half-god for the fans of the "Glorious." However, the guy was convinced that the third year is always the most difficult for a technician and it was then called for increasing the leadership considered excessive. Then, Hungarian swore it was taken very quiet, but nearly five decades of having been uttered stands.
The first opportunity to see how true was the threat of ex-coach (replaced by Chilean Fernando Riera) occurred very soon, because in 1962/63 Benfica reached the end of the current UCL and had the opportunity to achieve the triple championship, too bad you could not be. Milan's Gianni Rivera, Cesare Maldini, Giovanni Trapattoni and Jose Altafini was superior to cast him out the Portuguese and European throne after winning 2 to 1 with two goals from Brazilian to the mythical Wembley.
After a quick (and very surprising) elimination at the hands of Borussia Dortmund in the next edition, in 1964/65 had returned to the Lusitanian as major players, reaching the decisive stage to face the defending champions, Inter. In the match played at the San Siro in a heavy rain-pro-Italian plans, a solitary goal Jair (gross error by Costa Pereira) handed him the team's controversial Helenio Herrera to be champion, while the Dutch Benfica Elek Schwartz lost his second final in three years. At this point, certainly more than a prophecy Guttman recalled.
such diverse places as Holland, Hungary, Italy, Brazil and Portugal, Bela Guttman undoubtedly is in the group of the best coaches in the last century
"Without me, Benfica will never win a European cup the next hundred years, "he proclaimed he was born in Budapest in 1900. Europe was the summer of '62 and the club leadership decided to winningest Portugal not to renew contract with the coach who had tasted glory at the continental level, to the point of being the force of the current two-time UEFA Champions League.
As a player, Guttman was a real globetrotter, standing out as a midfielder in leagues as diverse as the Austrian or American. But having retired at 32, soon realized that what he was coaching, work that had great consideration.
tore the Hakoah Vienna Austria (his Jewishness was very young that lived in that country), then move to the Dutch Enschede (Twente current), the club won its first league off the bench. Left early to Ujpest of Hungary, an entity with which he won the competition 1938/39. Tax brackets after the Second World War, went to another club Bela Hungarian Honved, there commanded the father and son Ferenc Puskas was the star of the whole. Precisely one of the best strikers in the story had a cross in the late '40s, which marked a turning point in his career and would be the first demonstration that had no personality either: once wanted to get a defender but the star refused to make the change. Guttman did not react to it, but at that moment and realized that his players did not respect as he wanted. What did? He gave no indication one, sat very quiet to read a magazine and get to the locker room, presented his resignation.
It's time to pack up and go to competitive Italian football, where after training the Padova and Triestina modest technical leadership entrusted none other than Milan, back in 1953. Showing his keen eye, from Trieste to "Rossonero" went along with an unknown defender, was Cesare Maldini, who played as captain a decade later lifted the European Cup first northern club.
With a staff composed, among others, by Uruguayan Juan Schiaffino and Swedes Gunnar Gren, Gunnar Nordahl and Nils Liedholm (the famous "Gre-No-Li", which led Sweden to gold in London '48), Guttman also to glory in the Peninsula, winning the scudetto 1954/55. But it soon went out the back door, and after a brief stint in Vicenza returned to his native country for a couple of years, to train and Honved MTK.
was on a tour of the latter club made by Brazil, which came a job offer which did not suck (?) And was to run there, to win the title with Sao Paulo Sao Paulo in 1957, with players like Dino Sani and Mauro Ramos, "that year Swedish win the World Cup following the "Scratch" - plus Zizinho, who despite having lived through the frustration of 1950 is considered one of the best players in Brazilian history. Male
restless, a new country would receive the great strategist at the end of that decade and was Portugal, where Porto won the 1958/59 league. But Bela went to Benfica, a club with which his name is related immediately ... for all that won and also for having made his debut in the first club to Pibito born in Mozambique, which would become one of the best forwards the whole story. Because
noteworthy that in addition to wisdom, Guttman was some luck. Legend has it that shortly before signing with his new team in Portugal, the rate went through the salon and there he met his friend Joseph Bauer, then coach of SPFC (Sporting Lisbon). As they talked came the name of an African boy (but in a colony lusa) that had captivated JB. The Hungarian decided to send a scout and that was that the stranger Eusebio arrived in Lisbon late 60s to put on the red shirt. With the "Black Panther", the veteran coach had found what he needed to make the club Benfica first line in Europe.
In his first championship with the new team, showed Guttman it was not as successful myth and the trophy of the 1959/60 local team allowed the capital to play the European Champions Cup in the 1960/61 edition. Surprising both friends and strangers, "The Eagles reached the final in Berne be imposed from 3 to 2 against Barcelona was a favorite (with the Hungarian Kubala, Kocsis and Czibor as great references), but you should wait three decades to gain their first "romaine." No one could think of chances when in season 1961/62 himself ousted the Real Madrid team that between 1956 and 1960 had won five consecutive times in the contest. But nothing could make her "enemy" Puskas, Di Stefano Gento and Company. Amsterdam that night, and that despite being two goals up on the scoreboard the "Merengue" fell 5-3 and watched as the people of Lisbon kept his crown. In this final self-Eusebio played more, had two goals, "as in the previous year by a contractual issue could not participate. Daba
all feel that Benfica would replace the English capital as the European team of the decade. It seemed an unbeatable, with significant offensive power and a game system that operates seamlessly with the virtues of his big figure, but think of something away from the green grass was going to be key in this story ...
More Beyond losing both finals of the nascent Intercontinental Cup (in '61 to '62 Peñarol and against Santos of Pele), Guttman was already a half-god for the fans of the "Glorious." However, the guy was convinced that the third year is always the most difficult for a technician and it was then called for increasing the leadership considered excessive. Then, Hungarian swore it was taken very quiet, but nearly five decades of having been uttered stands.
The first opportunity to see how true was the threat of ex-coach (replaced by Chilean Fernando Riera) occurred very soon, because in 1962/63 Benfica reached the end of the current UCL and had the opportunity to achieve the triple championship, too bad you could not be. Milan's Gianni Rivera, Cesare Maldini, Giovanni Trapattoni and Jose Altafini was superior to cast him out the Portuguese and European throne after winning 2 to 1 with two goals from Brazilian to the mythical Wembley.
After a quick (and very surprising) elimination at the hands of Borussia Dortmund in the next edition, in 1964/65 had returned to the Lusitanian as major players, reaching the decisive stage to face the defending champions, Inter. In the match played at the San Siro in a heavy rain-pro-Italian plans, a solitary goal Jair (gross error by Costa Pereira) handed him the team's controversial Helenio Herrera to be champion, while the Dutch Benfica Elek Schwartz lost his second final in three years. At this point, certainly more than a prophecy Guttman recalled.
The 1967/68 season marked the end of a cycle gold for Portugal's most famous club. In the year that Eusebius was the first "Golden Ball" in history, a group full of battles and little more to give managed to reach her fifth final of the decade at the continental level, but the Manchester United and be deflowered thrashed by 4 to 1 the cool (90 'had ended in a goal apiece) to the group led by Brazil's Otto Gloria, Wembley was again the cemetery to the illusions of the "Eagles."
During the 70 Benfica did not reach any final at the European level, but in season 1982/83 (a decade and a half after his last final) returned to the limelight, after reaching the UEFA Cup definition against Anderlecht in Belgium. However, an unknown outfit led by Sven Goran Eriksson (previous year's winner of the tournament with the modest Goteborg Sweden) formance in the round, adding a new pearl in the curse pronounced by un Guttman que había fallecido un par de años antes pero que seguramente se reía desde el más allá.
Dos ocasiones tuvo Sven Goran Eriksson para cortar la malaria, pero ni en la UEFA ´83 ni en la Copa de Campeones del ´90 pudo abrazarse a la gloria…
La temporada en que se cumplían 20 años sin Benfica en la final de la Copa de Europa vio quebrar esa racha, para llegar al cotejo decisivo ante el PSV Eindhoven. Para colmo, en la edición anterior el Porto se había consagrado por primera vez, motivo por el cual los de camiseta roja estaban un poquito presionados. A pesar de que casi todo el mundillo futbolero estaba a su favor (los holandeses de Guus Hiddink habían llegado a la final sin any party to win the quarterfinal and semifinal series that went on away goals), the city of Stuttgart was the seat of a new frustration Lusitanian. And the thing is more painful for those coached by Toni Oliveira, was on penalties, after 120 minutes that ended with the score blank, the batch of shots from the spot finished 6 to 5 for the team soon time would welcome a young Romario, after Hans van Breukelen stopped the shot from defender Veloso.
There was a last European final in this story, at least until today. In the fifth time to take the current UCL (UEFA must be added the '83), the destination was a nod to Benfica, which again Eriksson had in the bank, "if that was an accomplice or macabre wink would be known on 23 May '90. Is that by the end of the 1989/90 season, the reigning champions Milan bi sought before our heroes (?) And the seat was none other than Vienna. Thus, the leadership wanted to take the situation lusa and sent a delegation that brought flowers to the grave of Bela Guttman, who was led as much as Eusebio pr. But "Rossonero" by Arrigo Sacchi and his Dutch was perhaps the best team in the world at that time and showed it gaining a new title 1-0 thanks to a goal achieved by Frank Rijkaard when averaged complement.
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