Sage of Soccer: Remembering Former Japan National Team Manager Ivica Osim

Japan national team manager Ivica Osim, center, gives instructions to forward Satō Hisato during a qualifying match of the Asian Cup at Niigata Stadium on August 16, 2006. (© Jiji)

Although still suffering lingering paralysis due to his stroke, Osim returned to Japan to provide television commentary for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. (Photo taken at the National Stadium in Tokyo on December 3, 2009. © Jiji)

People gather at the cemetery during Osim’s funeral to say their farewells. (Courtesy of the author)