He had declared war on the disease by saying: “Cancer chose the wrong body”. And perhaps there is no better way to remember Christoph Daumformer German coach who died at the age of 70 in Cologne, Germany.
A revelation with Cologne in the heart of the 80s, Daum hit the headlines when, within a few months, he was first given the job of leading the teamthe German national team, and then dethroned, before he could take up the post, when a hair analysis revealed that he had used cocaine. The key turning point in a career that was taking off at the time – he had finished second three times with Leverkusen – and which would lead him to coach Germany at the 2002 World Cup.
Instead, he had to start again from Turkey and Besiktas, where he had already been in the mid-90s after being fired from Stuttgart, which had led to winning the championship. The reason? The sensational elimination in the Champions Cup, when he eliminated Leeds, but making a serious mistake: he sent 4 foreigners onto the field with the limit set at three. The match was repeated, Stuttgart was eliminated, and he was fired on the spot.
Daum has coached Turkey for a long time: in addition to Besiktas, Fenerbahçe twice. Perhaps that’s why most of the messages of condolence come from there. Hakan Sukurformer Inter player and symbol of Galatasaray, the rival team of the two coached by Daum, wrote: “I deeply felt the sadness of losing this beautiful person who coached important and important teams such as Be?ikta? and Fenerbahçe in our country and achieved significant success”.
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