| Terry, ex-England, Tottenham and Barcelona coach, dies at 80 | | | agencies
LONDON, Nov 27: Terry Venables, a former England soccer player who led the national team to the semifinals of the European Championship as a coach, has died. He was 80.
The death of Venables was announced on Sunday in a statement by his family to British media, saying he died on Saturday after a long illness.
The English Football Association and Tottenham, one of the clubs he coached, were among those sending tributes to Venables. Former England captain Gary Lineker called him "the best, most innovative coach that I had the privilege and pleasure of playing for."
Charming and popular, Venables, who was born just outside London, played for Chelsea, Tottenham, Queens Park Rangers and Crystal Palace - all clubs in the capital - in a 16-year senior career that included two caps for England. Palace and QPR were the first teams he managed before spells in charge of Barcelona from 1984-87 and Tottenham from 1987-91.
Venables then turned to international management, coaching England from 1994-96, including at Euro 96 on home soil where the team lost to Germany in a penalty shootout in the semi-finals.
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