World Cup - Terim to quit as Turkey boss

Eurosport - Sun, 11 Oct 16:49:00 2009

Turkey coach Fatih Terim will step down as manager after the 2-0 defeat at Belgium ended his side's bid to qualify for the World Cup.

FOOTBALL Euro 2008 Turkey manager Fatih Terim applauds the fans after semi-final against Germany - 0

The Turkish FA they had accepted his resignation.

Terim will preside over Turkey's one remaining World Cup Group Five qualifying match against Armenia, who also failed to qualify.

Terim has managed Turkey since 2005 and took his side to the semi-finals of Euro 2008 with a series of last-gasp victories before losing to Germany.

However, Turkey's campaign in qualifying for the 2010 World Cup was hit by repeated injuries and patchy performances.

Reuters

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