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== Bangladesh ==
Asked to work with the [[Bangladesh national football team|Bangladesh national team]] in 1993 by [[Juan Antonio Samaranch]], then president of the International Olympic Committee, Swab took the ''Bengal Tigers'' to the [[1993 South Asian Association of Regional Co-operation Gold Cup|1993 SAFF Championship]], not making it past the group stage and finishing sixth in the six-team cup.<ref name="age">{{Cite web|url=http://archive.newagebd.net/157265/of-promise-and-despair-bangladeshs-foreign-coaches/|title = New age}}</ref> Following the tournament, a story published in a local newspaper stated that while Swab was in [[Farmgate]], a man came to him, glimpsed the gold chain in his shirt, and exclaimed "This is your gold, where is our gold?"<ref name="news">{{cite web|url=http://www.banglanews24.com/sports/article/24698/Where-is-Our-Gold-or-Howzat|title=Where is Our Gold or Howzat?|last=http://www.banglanews24.com|website=www.banglanews24.com|date=15 July 2014}}</ref> It is unknown whether the news piece was true or an erroneous report.<ref name="news"/>
During his stint as Bangladesh coach, the Swiss manager was known for giving his players honey and dropping players in good form for unknown purposes.<ref name="age"/>
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