Ivica Vastic

I read an article the other day in "austriantimes.at" and it talks about the ex-football player Ivica Vastic.

I thought you might be interested because Ivica Vastic will return to Austria Vienna and will become the manager.

Basically what it says is that the Croatia-born midfielder had signed a three year contract with the club. He started his managing career at third-league amateur side Waidhofen an der Ybbs after he had retired from professional football last summer at LASK Linz.
Vastic played for Austria Vienna between 2003 and 2005 but his most successful time was at Sturm Graz.
Vastic was part of the Austrian national team and his penalty strike against Poland in 2008 made him the oldest player in history to score in an European Championship

I think it is very good that he become the manager of the club, because he was a very good football player and he earned his stripes as a coach in Waidhofen.


Words

contract (Vertrag): He signed a three year contract with the club.

retire (zurücktreten): Vastic retired from professional football last summer at LASK.

http://austriantimes.at/news/Sports/2010-01-29/20133/Vastic_named_Austria_Vienna_amateur_team_coach