Motohiko Kimura, "Osim's Words" Summary and Comments - Recommended to learn about the life of the famous general from Sarajevo and the Yugoslav conflict.
Introduced here is "Osim's Words: Life Beyond the Field," by Motohiko Kimura, published by Shueisha in 2005.
Let's take a quick look at the book.
What makes him move people?
Ivica Osim is the manager of the J-League team JEF Chiba. His words and actions, full of humor as well as severity, grab the hearts of soccer fans as well as players. What did the famous coach from Sarajevo have to impart to the Japanese people?How was one of the J-League's most beautiful attacking soccer teams born? This is a message to the Japanese people from the famous general who supported JEF Chiba, based on his brilliant words and turbulent life.
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This work is the last in Motohiko Kimura's "Yugoslav Soccer Trilogy".
Pride: In the Footsteps of Dragan Stojkovic., ,Yugoslavia Soccer War: The Bad Guy Comes to the FrontIn the previous section, we looked at the Yugoslav conflict along with the life of Stojkovic, and now we will look at this conflict along with the life of Ivica Osim, who also served as coach of JEF United Ichihara Chiba and Japan's national team.
Let's take another look at Mr. Osim's profile here.
Born May 6, 1941 in Sarajevo, now Bosnia-Herzegovina.
From "Osim's Words: Life Beyond the Field," by Motohiko Kimura, Shueisha, Inc.
He has played as a FW and midfielder in Jereznichal in Sarajevo and Strasbourg in the French League.
With the former Yugoslavia national team, he was runner-up in the 1966 European Championships. After retiring, he became a coach and has been the national coach of Yugoslavia since 1986.
In the 1990 World Cup in Italy, the team finished in the top eight with Stojkovic and others.
Later, he resigned as national director due to the division of his country.
After working as director of Panathinaikos in Greece and Sturm Graz in Austria,
He has been the manager of JEF United Ichihara Chiba in the J-League since 2003. His family consists of his wife Asima and two sons and a daughter.
I had a very strong image of Mr. Osim as a coach, but I was surprised to learn that he was also a top-notch player.
I would highly recommend this video about Director Osim. You can really get a sense of Osim's personality. It also shows what an excellent leader he was. I was also struck many times when I watched this video. Osim's philosophy and coaching methods are so outstanding.
Now, as I mentioned earlier, Motohiko Kimura's "Osim's Words" discusses Sarajevo-born coach Osim's involvement in the Yugoslav conflict.
When the Yugoslavian conflict erupted in 1991, Osim was the national coach of Yugoslavia.
Then, in April 1992, Sarajevo was surrounded by Serb forces and the attack began.
Osim's wife was in Sarajevo at the time, and Osim himself was in Sarajevo a few days before the attack began.
Mr. and Mrs. Osim have been separated from each other. And for two and a half years after his wife was left behind in Sarajevo, they were unable to meet.
The Sarajevo attack led to Osim's resignation as Yugoslavia's national coach. This book will also take a closer look at what happened at that time.
Through this work, the author brings to us the tragic reality of the siege of Sarajevo.
So far, the "Yugoslav Soccer Trilogy" has discussed Mr. Stojkovic and the Yugoslav conflict, but the final work will take a closer look at Mr. Osim and the siege of Sarajevo.
This trilogy will give you a fairly broad perspective on the Yugoslav conflict.
In this work, you can also learn about coach Osim's views on soccer and philosophy of life.
This is a book that simply overwhelms me with the greatness of coach Osim. I really regret that Osim fell ill. I can't help but wonder what would have happened if he had been able to lead the national team just a little bit longer. I think we were very lucky to have such a great coach leading Japan.
I recommend this film not only to soccer fans, but to everyone. Or perhaps it is recommended for those who are not interested in soccer. I think you will be overwhelmed by Osim's life and his personality as seen through the Yugoslav conflict. I hope that you will pick up a copy of this book.
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