Dinamo Zagreb boss Mamic sentenced to four years in prison three days before Tottenham clash

Dinamo Zagreb’s Europa League plans have been thrown into disarray following the resignation of coach Zoran Mamic, who was sentenced to four years and eight months in jail.

In 2018, Mamic and his brother Zdravko were found guilty of corruption.

On Monday, Croatia’s supreme court upheld the initial decisions, prompting Mamic to resign.

“Although I don’t feel guilty, I resign as I said before I would do if the sentence was confirmed,” Mamic said in a statement on the club’s official website.

“I wish all the good luck to the club.”

The club’s board accepted the resignation of their coach and acted swiftly to appoint Damir Krznar as his successor.

Krznar has a monumental task on his hands, as Dinamo faces Spurs in the second leg of their Europa League last-16 tie on Thursday, trailing 2-0 from the first leg in London last week.