Former Brunei head coach Mick Jones passes away

Fadhil Yunus

Former Brunei Darussalam nationwide soccer workforce head coach Mick Jones has handed away on the age of 75, in response to information retailers in the UK and his former golf equipment lately.

The highly-respected coach was greatest identified within the Sultanate for guiding the Wasps to the Malaysia Cup in 1999 following a 2-1 victory over Sarawak on the Merdeka Stadium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

He succeeded countryman David Sales space and went on to handle the workforce till the top of his tenure in 2002 earlier than taking over his subsequent publish at Nuneaton Borough and Telford United.

However it was his time in Sheffield United in 2005 as a part of a workforce led by famend head coach Neil Warnock the place he loved success in English soccer.

Having labored along with Warnock at varied golf equipment at Notts Nation, Huddersfield City and Plymouth Argyle, the duo led the Blades to promotion to the English Premier League.

In 2011, the pair repeated the feat to assist Queens Park Rangers cement a spot within the Premier League, with the membership profitable the English Championship title – the second tier of English soccer. Jones additionally performed for Notts County the place he made 100 appearances between 1969 to 1973, earlier than becoming a member of Peterborough United from 1973 to 1976.

Soccer Affiliation of Brunei Darussalam President Pengiran Haji Matusin bin Pengiran Haji Matasan mentioned, “The soccer fraternity in Brunei Darussalam specific our gratitude to Mick for taking good care of the Brunei workforce after the untimely departure of David Sales space who had moulded the Brunei workforce right into a formidable drive within the M League and Malaysia Cup within the mid-nineties.”

He added, “Mick picked up the place we left off and went on to educate the workforce that gained the Malaysia Cup. We specific our condolences.”