After a long fight

Ex-Austria coach Christoph Daum is dead

Christoph Daum is dead. After a long battle with cancer, he "passed away peacefully surrounded by his family", he told the German Press Agency. Daum died on Saturday in Cologne, he was 70 years old.

For many years, he was one of the most dazzling coaches in professional soccer. From October 2002 to June 2003, he coached Wiener Austria in the era of patron Frank Stronach and led them to the double in Austria.

Daum had been battling illness since the fall of 2022. He initially withdrew from the public eye, but this changed again shortly afterwards.

Daum gave interviews again and appeared on talk shows. "Cancer chose the wrong body," was his core message. With his fighting spirit, Daum wanted to encourage other people.