Gio van Bronckhorst leads wild Besiktas celebrations as former Rangers boss gets emotional after making history
dailyrecord.co.ukGio fever is sweeping Turkey after the former Rangers boss led Besiktas to an historic 5-0 Super Cup win over Galatasaray - and got his new club excited about things to come.
The Dutchman had been out of work since leaving Ibrox in 2022 but decided on a move to Turkey earlier this summer. He took over a Besiktas team at a low ebb, having finished sixth in the Super Lig last season, but it wasn't all bad as they won the domestic cup - setting up a Super Cup showdown with bitter rivals Galatasaray.
It was a stormy one as ever, Ciro Immobile opening the scoring for Besiktas within a minute of a cagey first 45. But it was a second half rout that wrote Van Bronckhorst's name into history.
Jonas Svensson added a second before Immobile made it three from the penalty spot, and after Galatasaray began to lose the head - Victor Nelsson seeing read on 87 minutes - they added two more late on to make it a fantastic five.The win means Gio became the first foreign coach to win the Super Cup in charge of Besiktas since Jean Tigana in 2006.
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