Christoph Daum was the head coach of the Romanian national team from July 2016 to September 2017. The German coach was diagnosed with cancer this fall and sent a message to his Instagram followers on Saturday.

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Christoph Daum is close to winning the fight against cancer

“I wish you all a Merry Christmas and all the best in the New Year. At the same time, I want to thank you for the countless messages of support and encouragement I have received over the past months.

It gave me strength and confidence and had an extremely positive effect in the fight against the disease. I will recover quickly and would like to thank the doctors in Cologne.

My New Year’s Message: Get Your Cancer Screening! Thank you again and I wish you good health” – Christoph Daum.

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After the separation of the tricolors, the German technician did not coach any team.

During his career, the German also coached Cologne, Stuttgart, Besiktas, Bayern Munich, Austria Wien, Fenerbahce, Eintracht, Club Brugge and Bursaspor.