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Milutinovic Leaves China for Mexico

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With no job in sight, China's former head coach Bora Milutinovic left Beijing for Mexico on Sunday.

Milutinovic, who resigned after China's debacle in the World Cup finals, said he did not think too much about his future. "I will go back to Mexico City to spend some time with my family, then I will ponder over my future," he said.

Yan Shiduo, vice president of China's Football Association, praised Milutinovic for the contribution the Serb made to China's soccer. "Mr. Milutinovic completed the main job we asked him to do and steered China into the World Cup finals for the first time. We'll never forget what he did for China's soccer," he said.

Debutant China performed badly in the World Cup finals, losing all their three group matches with scoring no goals. This left Milutinovic, who received no offer until now, an unpleasant memory.

He said: "Generally speaking, I enjoyed myself very much in China. But after the World Cup I was in a rather bad mood."

Bora Milutinovic

Bora Milutinovic

Born : Sept. 7, 1944

Nationality : Yugoslavia

Milutinovic coached United States national team from 1991-95, known as a miracle worker, he led Mexico, Costa Rica, the U.S. and Nigeria into the 2nd round of the last four World Cups. He is now the head coach of the Chinese football team , has led various teams into the second round of four consecutive World Cup tournaments.

The globe-trotting Yugoslav coach is headed to his fifth World Cup with his fifth team. He coached China to a 1-0 win over Oman on October 7, 2001 in the Chinese city of Shenyang, sparking widespread celebrations.

Milutinovic is the only man to take all four teams to the second round.

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