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Mirko Jozic to Receive Tribute at Chile’s Former National Congress

From Cooperativa · () Spanish

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  • A tribute to Mirko Jozic will take place on September 10 at Chile’s former National Congress.
  • The Croatian coach led Colo-Colo to the 1991 Copa Libertadores, the only such achievement in Chilean football.
  • The event is being organized by Colo-Colo’s social and sports club and lawmaker Marisela Santibáñez.

Mirko Jozic, the Croatian coach who delivered Colo-Colo its historic 1991 Copa Libertadores title, will be honored at Chile’s former National Congress on Thursday, September 10.

The ceremony will take place in the institution’s Hall of Honor. Representatives of both chambers will present Jozic with a recognition for his contribution to Chilean sport.

The tribute is being organized jointly by the Colo-Colo Social and Sports Club and lawmaker Marisela Santibáñez, who chairs the Chamber of Deputies and Deputies’ Committee on Sports and Recreation. The club also helped bring Jozic back to Chile after more than 20 years.

The event forms part of a series of initiatives promoted by the club. Its president said the ceremony reflects the importance and legacy Jozic left not only at Colo-Colo, but across the country.

This activity, which is part of a series of other milestones we are promoting as the Colo-Colo Social and Sports Club, demonstrates the importance and legacy our beloved coach left not only at Colo-Colo, but throughout the country.

· President of the Colo-Colo Social and Sports ClubThe club president described the significance of the tribute and Jozic’s broader legacy in Chilean sport.
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