2024-08-25 05:50:08
Christoph Daum: A Resilient and Controversial Figure in German Football
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DER SPIEGEL
Christoph Daum, former football coach, has died after a battle with cancer. He became German champion with VfB Stuttgart; a cocaine scandal prevented his rise to national team coach. Despite setbacks, he always fought his way back.
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Former football coach Christoph Daum dies
The late football coach Christoph Daum, born in Duisburg as a skinny boy, was known for his declaration of war on Bayern Munich, the cocaine affair, the loss of the Champions League qualification after his first Bundesliga championship with VfB Stuttgart in 1992, his return and title wins in Austria and Turkey, as well as the reintegration and establishment of 1. FC Köln in the Bundesliga. In his fight against cancer, he wanted to give others courage with his fighting spirit, before he passed..
Berliner Zeitung
Christoph Daum is dead: Former football coach died of cancer
Christoph Daum, long-time football coach, has died at the age of 70. He won the Bundesliga championship with VfB Stuttgart in 1992, but lost the Champions League qualification due to a substitution error. In 2000, a cocaine scandal cost him the position as national coach, but he came back and celebrated further successes in Austria and Turkey.
t-online
Christoph Daum (†70): That remains his greatest success
Christoph Daum, a formative personality in German football, was a controversial coach who, despite setbacks such as the shattered dream of a football career and the cocaine scandal, showed resilience and achieved great success. His handling of his mistakes and his focus on family shaped his later work.
t-online
Christoph Daum (†70): Vor drei Monaten machte er den Menschen noch Mut
Christoph Daum, der zwei Jahre gegen Lungenkrebs kämpfte und 29 Chemotherapien durchlief, erklärte, die Krebsdiagnose habe den Schrecken verloren und sei nicht mehr als Todesnachricht zu sehen. Trotz Rückzugs aus der Öffentlichkeit blieb er präsent, u.a. beim Bundesliga-Spiel von Bayer Leverkusen. Er zeigte sich zuversichtlich, rief zum Kampf auf und verlor den Kampf am Samstag, doch seine positive Botschaft bleibt seinen Fans in Erinnerung.
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