Football figures have been paying tribute to Terry Venables, after it was announced the former England and Tottenham manager has passed away, aged 80.
Venables led the Three Lions to the semi-final of the 1996 European Championship on home soil, a tournament the ex-England manager called ‘the summer of a lifetime’.
A number of leading figures within the sport have wrote messages of gratitude and respect towards Venables upon the news of his death.
“The summer of a lifetime”
Terry Venables on Euro 96. pic.twitter.com/PFhnLuNuc9
— Sky Sports Retro (@SkySportsRetro) November 26, 2023
Terry Venables Tributes:
We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Terry Venables at the age of 80.
Having won two senior caps as a player, Terry went onto manage the #ThreeLions between 1994 and 1996 – proudly leading us to the semi-finals of Euro 96.
Our thoughts and condolences are with… pic.twitter.com/e1zzUpCZCn
— England (@England) November 26, 2023
The Club is extremely saddened to learn of the passing of former player and manager Terry Venables.
Our deepest condolences are with Terry’s friends and family at this incredibly difficult time. In tribute, we shall hold a minute’s applause prior to kick-off and our players will… pic.twitter.com/ot67eolKJl
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) November 26, 2023
A class tribute from Ange Postecoglou after the passing of Terry Venables ❤️
‘He influenced Australia as well and almost got us to a World Cup.’ 🇦🇺
LIVE coverage 📲 https://t.co/PnLQ7KEUSO#OptusSport #PL pic.twitter.com/tMrWfNul5C
— Optus Sport (@OptusSport) November 26, 2023
Extremely sad news the great Terry Venables has passed away. RIP Boss. I owe you so much. You were amazing. 🙏🏻🥲 🏴 ❤️
— Alan Shearer (@alanshearer) November 26, 2023
RIP Terry Venables 🙏🏻
Thank you for everything. pic.twitter.com/yiroWJ8VWj— Robbie Fowler (@Robbie9Fowler) November 26, 2023
So sorry to hear the news of my very first England coach, Terry Venables. A man who gave me a chance to play for my country and became without a shadow of doubt my number one England coach in my whole career.
There were three things that were important to me about Venables. The… pic.twitter.com/J7QWMcOvmp
— Gary Neville (@GNev2) November 26, 2023
Gutted to hear Terry Venables has passed away. Top player & a fantastic manager 👏🏼👏🏼 I got to know the person & he was a great bloke. Great memories of being with him in his club Scribes in Kensington back in the late 90s. RIP Terry 🙏🏾 pic.twitter.com/k0uV2Bc5fC
— Chris Kamara (@chris_kammy) November 26, 2023
Dear Terry, you’ll be sadly missed, you told me I was your England Number one and I’ll never ever forget that, you were by far the best England manager and the nation will always remember the way you managed us at Euro ‘96 – great man, great loss💔 #terryvenables
— David Seaman MBE ~ SafeHands (@thedavidseaman) November 26, 2023
Devastated to hear that Terry Venables has died. The best, most innovative coach that I had the privilege and pleasure of playing for. He was much more, though, than just a great manager, he was vibrant, he was charming, he was witty, he was a friend. He’ll be hugely missed.…
— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) November 26, 2023
