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Timur Kapadze has been named Uzbekistan national team coach following the departure of Srecko Katanec due to ill health, the country's football federation has confirmed.

Srecko Katanec has resigned as Uzbekistan head coach due to undisclosed health issues less than two months before the country's 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Kyrgyzstan and Iran, the Uzbekistan Football Association said on Wednesday.

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Uzbekistan coach Srečko Katanec has resigned citing health reasons with the team close to qualifying for the men’s World Cup for the first time.

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Despite being close to qualifying for the World Cup finals for the first time, Uzbekistan head coach Srečko Katanec resigned on Wednesday citing undisclosed health reasons.  The Uzbekistan Football Association (UFA) said  Katanec “expressed his regret that he could no longer fulfil his duties professionally and completely in his current condition.

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Timur Kapadze has been appointed as the head coach of Uzbekistan's national football team. He replaces Srecko Katanec due to health issues, amid Uzbekistan's bid for their first World Cup qualification.

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Srecko Katanec has resigned as Uzbekistan head coach due to undisclosed health issues less than two months before the country's 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Kyrgyzstan and Iran, the Uzbekistan Football Association said on Wednesday.