ISTANBUL - Arthur Zico, Brazil's legendary football player and former coach of Turkey's Fenerbahce, left Istanbul on Sunday after packing up for trip home.
Zico, who signed with the Istanbul team two years ago, led the Fener Canaries to quarter-finals in 2007-2008 European Champions League.
Recent news reports have said Fenerbahce were close to sign Spain's national team coach Luis Aragones to replace Zico but the Spaniard had denied the rumours.
In his two-year spell in Turkey, Zico led Fenerbahce to league championship in 2006-2007 season but lost out to city rivals Galatasaray in 2007-2008 season.
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