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Mirko Jozić travels to Chile for Colo-Colo tributes

From Cooperativa · () Spanish

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  • Mirko Jozić has left Split, Croatia, for Chile with his family to receive tributes from Colo-Colo.
  • The 86-year-old coach led the club to the 1991 Copa Libertadores title.
  • Planned tributes include an artistic event at Teatro Caupolicán, naming Casa Alba in his honor and a ceremony at Estadio Monumental.

Mirko Jozić has begun his journey from Split to Chile, where Colo-Colo will honor the Croatian coach who led the club to its 1991 Copa Libertadores triumph.

The 86-year-old traveled with his daughter, son-in-law and grandson. He is expected to arrive in Santiago on Tuesday at around 8 a.m.

Several tributes are planned during his visit. Some were organized by the Colo-Colo Social and Sports Club, while others appear on the agenda of Blanco y Negro, the concessionaire that runs the club.

The program includes an artistic tribute at Teatro Caupolicán, the renaming of Casa Alba in his honor and a ceremony on Sunday during a match at Estadio Monumental.

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Originally published by Cooperativa in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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