About Bora Milutinović
Velibor "Bora" Milutinović (Serbian Cyrillic: Велибор Бора Милутиновић; born 7 September 1944) is a Serbian former professional footballer and manager. He has managed at five editions of the FIFA World Cup, tied for the record alongside Brazilian manager Carlos Alberto Parreira and Portuguese manager Carlos Queiroz, but did so in five consecutive World Cups with different teams: Mexico (1986), Costa Rica (1990), the United States (1994), Nigeria (1998) and China (2002), qualifying for 1986 and 1994 as the host nation. He is also the first manager to take four teams beyond the first round – all but China – earning the nickname of Miracle Worker, first given to him by Alan Rothenberg, then president of the United States Soccer Federation. In total, Milutinović has managed eight national football teams for a total of 273 games – the most by any national team manager in history. When Alexi Lalas first showed up at training camp, Milutinović told him to get a haircut or get off the team. This was the fourth team that Milutinović had taken to the knockout rounds of the World Cup, a coaching record. Nigeria won its group, notching a notable 3–2 upset win over Spain, and reached the knockout rounds.
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