Leading New Zealand football coach Jacques Vercauteren has died in France, aged 89.Vercauteren, who was generally known as Jack, was a well-respected secondary school educator across the country for several decades and coached several national league sides and schools representative sides.“He excelled in coaching young footballers and was responsible for the careers of many players," says a tribute by the social media group Papatoetoe AFC — The Glory Years.
Leading New Zealand football coach Jacques Vercauteren has died in France, aged 89.Vercauteren, who was generally known as Jack, was a well-respected secondary school educator across the country for several decades and coached several national league sides and schools representative sides.“He excelled in coaching young footballers and was responsible for the careers of many players," says a tribute by the social media group Papatoetoe AFC — The Glory Years.
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