“I will always carry on what you taught me. I will never forget you”

As his relatives told the German news agency, the German coach “died peacefully surrounded by his family.” In the fall of 2022, he was diagnosed with lung cancer.

Daum was a coach of strong character and great achievement who has been and continues to be remembered by his former players and the clubs he played for.

Football world reacts to Christoph Daum’s death

For example, former Turkish international Serhat Akin“I’m sorry, what I learned from you I will always remember. I will never forget you, Christoph Daum,” wrote his coach at Fenerbahce.

The ripple effect came from some of the teams Daum coached throughout his career. Vienna, AustriaThe team he worked for in the 2002/2003 season wrote: “We mourn the passing of Christoph Daum, the coach who won the double with the Violets in the 2002/2003 season. Our thoughts are with his family and friends.”

Those from Besiktas“We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of our former coach, Christoph Dom,” Dom, who coached two of his tenures, wrote. “We extend our condolences to Dom’s family, relatives and loved ones.”

There are also reactions from Schalke 04Dom is not active at the club, neither as a player nor as a coach.

“A great figure of German football and an impressive role model in the fight against cancer. Our sincere condolences to his family, friends and acquaintances.”

As of this writing, FRF has not yet reacted to the news of Daum’s deathHe served as head coach of the Romanian national team from July 2016 to September 2017.

It is with great sadness that we learned of the passing of former coach Christoph Daum. Our condolences go out to the Daum family, his loved ones and our community.

– Fenerbahçe Press Release