Christoph Daum
{{Short description|German football manager (1953–2024)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Christoph Daum
| image = AV0A0722 Christoph Daum.jpg
| caption = Daum in 2018
| fullname = Christoph Paul Daum{{cite web |url=https://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?pageId=219&antId=4430 |title=Christoph Paul Daum |publisher=Turkish Football Federation |access-date=20 December 2020 |language=tr}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|1953|10|24|df=y}}{{cite web|url=http://www.christophdaum.de/portrait/biografie.html|title=Biografie|trans-title=Biography|work=Cristoph Daum's Official Website|language=de|access-date=12 July 2016}}{{cite web|url=https://www.freiepresse.de/zwickau/zwickau/christoph-daum-stattet-geburtsstadt-stippvisite-ab-artikel9491595|title=Christoph Daum stattet Geburtsstadt Stippvisite ab|language=de|access-date=1 February 2019 | date = 16 April 2016 | website = freiepresse.de}}
| birth_place = Zwickau, East Germany
| death_date = {{death date and age|2024|08|24|1953|10|24|df=y}}
| death_place = Cologne, Germany
| height = 1.80 m
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub =
| youthyears1 = 1971–1972
| youthclubs1 = Hamborn 07
| years1 = 1972–1975
| clubs1 = Eintracht Duisburg
| years2 = 1975–1981
| clubs2 = 1. FC Köln II
| manageryears1 = 1986–1990
| managerclubs1 = 1. FC Köln
| manageryears2 = 1990–1993
| managerclubs2 = VfB Stuttgart
| manageryears3 = 1994–1996
| managerclubs3 = Beşiktaş
| manageryears4 = 1996–2000
| managerclubs4 = Bayer Leverkusen
| manageryears5 = 2001–2002
| managerclubs5 = Beşiktaş
| manageryears6 = 2002–2003
| managerclubs6 = Austria Wien
| manageryears7 = 2003–2006
| managerclubs7 = Fenerbahçe
| manageryears8 = 2006–2009
| managerclubs8 = 1. FC Köln
| manageryears9 = 2009–2010
| managerclubs9 = Fenerbahçe
| manageryears10 = 2011
| managerclubs10 = Eintracht Frankfurt
| manageryears11 = 2011–2012
| managerclubs11 = Club Brugge
| manageryears12 = 2013–2014
| managerclubs12 = Bursaspor
| manageryears13 = 2016–2017
| managerclubs13 = Romania
}}
Christoph Paul Daum (24 October 1953 – 24 August 2024) was a German professional football manager and player. As a manager, he won eight trophies with clubs from Germany, Turkey and Austria. In 1992, he won the Bundesliga championship with VfB Stuttgart. In the Bundesliga, he also led 1. FC Köln to two and Bayer 04 Leverkusen to three second places. He won further national championships with the Turkish clubs Beşiktaş and Fenerbahçe as well as Austria Wien. In 2000, a drug scandal prevented his appointment as German national coach.
Playing career
Daum played as a midfielder and was a junior for several clubs from the region of Duisburg. He began his senior career with Hamborn 07 and Eintracht Duisburg, before joining 1. FC Köln in 1975 and being part of the reserve team that won the 1980–81 German amateur football championship.{{cite web|url=http://www.christophdaum.de/portrait/biografie.html|title=Biografie|trans-title=Biography|work=Cristoph Daum's Official Website|language=de|access-date=12 July 2016}}
Coaching career
=1986–1990: 1. FC Köln=
After finishing his career as a player, Daum earned his coaching licence at the DFB and began working in 1981 as amateur coach with 1. FC Köln. In the 1985–86, season he was promoted to assistant coach and in 1986 to the top position. During the 1990 FIFA World Cup, Daum was released from his position by Köln's president Dietmar Artzinger-Bolten.{{cn|date=August 2024}}
= 1990–1992: Bundesliga win with Stuttgart =
In November 1990 he transferred to VfB Stuttgart, where he won the Bundesliga in 1992.{{cn|date=August 2024}}
In the following season Daum committed a mistake in the first round of the European Cup against Leeds United on 30 September 1992 by illegally putting in a fourth foreign player. A replay was scheduled, which Leeds won. The UK newspaper The Sun dubbed him 'Christoph Dumb' following this incident. The VfB missed out on the Champions League and Daum was released.{{cn|date=August 2024}}
= 1994–1996: Turkish championship with Beşiktaş =
Beginning in 1994 Daum worked with the Turkish club Beşiktaş in Istanbul. He won the Turkish Cup in 1994 and 1994–95 Turkish league championship title with Beşiktaş. In the 1995–96 season he was sacked after losses to Kocaelispor and Vanspor.{{cite web | url = https://www.faz.net/s/RubFB1F9CD53135470AA600A7D04B278528/Doc~E357113A0E3704174844E592338DADFA1~ATpl~Ecommon~Scontent.html?rss_aktuell | title = Christoph Daum: 'Fußball kann eine Gesellschaft verändern' | language = de | publisher = FAZ | access-date = 2 November 2009 | date = 14 October 2008}}
=1996–2000: Bayer Leverkusen, cocaine controversy =
Daum returned to Germany two years later to coach Bayer Leverkusen in 1996. He was very successful at Bayer Leverkusen, winning three second places in Bundesliga in four years of coaching. During Daum's time, Leverkusen was nicknamed "Vizekusen" (see Neverkusen) because the team narrowly missed out on the Bundesliga championship several times, especially in 2000.{{cite news |title=Daum: I took cocaine |url=https://www.sport1.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/2023/05/bundesliga-wie-bayer-leverkusen-zu-vizekusen-wurde
|publisher=Sport 1 |date=20 May 2024 |access-date=25 August 2024}}
Following the UEFA Euro 2000, Daum was designated to take over the role as manager of the Germany national team the following year. At the same time, the press reported rumours that Daum engaged in "cocaine-fuelled orgies with prostitutes".{{cite news |title=Daum: I took cocaine |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/1114006.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=12 January 2001 |access-date=12 February 2012}} The pressure grew when Bayern Munich manager Uli Hoeneß publicly claimed that the cocaine rumors against Daum were true. Daum criticized the accusations of Hoeneß and parts of the press, and announced that he would prove his innocence with a hair sample. On 20 October 2000, it became known that the hair sample had tested positive for cocaine use. Daum then resigned from his position at Bayer Leverkusen. Also, his agreement to become national team manager was annulled by the German Football Association on 21 October 2000, and Rudi Völler, the then interim coach, was given the formal job.{{Cite news |last=Hooper |first=John |date=2000-10-23 |title=First politics, now German sport tainted by scandal |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2000/oct/23/football.europeanfootball |access-date=2024-09-13 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}} At first, Daum still claimed that the hairs were not his. One year later, after a period out of the public eye and facing the prospect of jail time, Daum admitted he had used cocaine.{{cite news |title=Daum: I took cocaine |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/1114006.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=12 January 2001 |access-date=12 February 2012}}{{cite news|url= https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/may/20/seven-deadly-sins-football-gluttony-part-two|title=Seven Deadly Sins|work=The Guardian|access-date= 2 November 2009 | date=20 May 2009}}
=2001–2010: Beşiktaş, Austria Wien, Fenerbahçe, Köln =
As a result of the so-called Daum-Affair he was fired from Bayer Leverkusen and was unable to find a club to work within Germany. While he was still on trial in Germany, he returned to his former team Beşiktaş from March 2001 to May 2002. Afterwards, he moved to Austria Wien on 4 October 2002,{{cite news|title=Christoph Daum übernimmt Austria|url=https://www.kicker.de/christoph-daum-uebernimmt-austria-272928/artikel|access-date=7 February 2013|newspaper=kicker|date=4 October 2002|language=de}} where he won another league championship title.{{cn|date=August 2024}}
Beginning in July 2003, he was head coach at Fenerbahçe. Daum won two consecutive Turkish league championships in 2004 and 2005. While his failure to succeed in the Champions League was often criticised in the Turkish media, the improvements in Fenerbahçe under his management were significant. At the end of the 2005–06 season Fenerbahçe lost the national championship to their arch-rival Galatasaray on the final week of the league, after which Daum resigned.{{cite web | url = http://www.leverkusen.com/whoiswho/whoiswho.php4?view=Daum_Chr | title = Leverkusen who's who | language = de | publisher = leverkusen.com | access-date = 2 November 2009}}
Daum signed for 1. FC Köln on 19 November 2006.{{cite news|title=Daum unterschreibt bis 2010|url=https://www.kicker.de/daum-unterschreibt-bis-2010-357802/artikel|access-date=7 February 2013|newspaper=kicker|date=19 November 2006|language=de}} The contract ran until 2010. Köln returned to Bundesliga after finishing third in the 2007–08 2. Bundesliga. Daum left the club on 2 June 2009.{{cite web | url = http://www.fc-koeln.de/index.php?id=16&tx_ttnews\tt_news]=3761&tx_ttnews\backPid]=2327&cHash=fc2a21cef2 | title = Daum zu Fenerbahce – der FC ist auf Trainersuche! | trans-title = Daum to Fenerbahce – the FC is looking for a new coach! | language = de | publisher = Kicker | date = 2 June 2009 | access-date = 25 June 2010 }}{{Dead link|date=December 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
Daum signed a three-year contract with Fenerbahçe on 2 June 2009. In his one season in charge Daum lost the league title to Bursaspor and the cup final to Trabzonspor. On 25 June 2010, Fenerbahçe parted ways with him.{{cite news|url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/15/germany/2010/06/25/1994733/fenerbahce-part-company-with-head-coach-christoph-daum|title=Fenerbahce Part Company With Head Coach Christoph Daum – Report|date=25 June 2010|publisher=Goal|access-date=25 June 2010}}
=2011–2014: Frankfurt, Brugge=
On 22 March 2011, it was confirmed that Daum had signed a contract with Eintracht Frankfurt as coach after the club has sacked Michael Skibbe following a decline in the Bundesliga in the second half of season.{{cite news|title=Der nächste Hammer: Daum löst Skibbe ab!|url=https://www.kicker.de/der-naechste-hammer_daum-loest-skibbe-ab-550171/artikel|access-date=7 February 2013|newspaper=kicker|date=22 March 2011|language=de}} He left the club on 16 May, two days after the club's relegation was confirmed. Daum took charge of just seven games and failed to manage a victory, his record of three draws and four defeats insufficient to beat the drop.{{cite news|title=Daum verlässt die Eintracht|url=https://www.kicker.de/daum-verlaesst-die-eintracht-552565/artikel|access-date=7 February 2013|newspaper=kicker|date=16 May 2011|language=de}}
On 9 November 2011, after pausing for six months, Daum took over as head coach of the Belgian Club Brugge.{{cite web | url = http://www.sporza.be/permalink/1.1151295 | title = Daum becomes new Club Brugge coach | date = 9 November 2011 | access-date = 9 November 2011 | publisher = Sporza.be | language = nl}} Starting from a good defensive organisation, Brugge won four domestic matches 1–0 under Daum, and also a 4–3 fight back victory over NK Maribor in the Europa League group stage, after Club Brugge were still down 3–0 17 minutes before time.{{cite web | url = https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/01f8-0ea40bc5943d-8f62a344436a-1000--daum-s-club-brugge-built-from-the-back/ | title = Daum's Club Brugge built from the back | first = Berend | last = Scholten | date = 14 December 2011 | access-date = 14 December 2011 | publisher = UEFA }} He led Brugge to the 2nd place in the 2011–12 season. Following the end of the season, he asked Brugge to leave his position as head coach due to his family reasons and the club accepted his decision.{{cite news|title=Daum verlässt Brügge|url=https://www.kicker.de/daum-verlaesst-bruegge-568877/artikel|access-date=7 February 2013|newspaper=kicker|date=11 May 2012|language=de}} On 14 August 2013, Daum took over as head coach of Bursaspor.{{cite news|title=Christoph Daum übernimmt Bursaspor|url=https://www.kicker.de/christoph-daum-uebernimmt-bursaspor-590517/artikel|access-date=19 January 2014|newspaper=kicker|date=14 August 2013|language=de}} He was sacked on 24 March 2014.{{cite news|title=Daum beugt sich der Vertragsauflösung und geht|url=https://www.welt.de/sport/article126151616/Daum-beugt-sich-der-Vertragsaufloesung-und-geht.html|access-date=25 March 2014|newspaper=Die Welt|date=24 March 2014|language=de}}
=2016–2017: Romania national team =
On 7 July 2016, after two years of pause from coaching, Daum started his first experience at a national team after agreeing terms with Romania. He became the third foreign manager in the history to coach the Romanian team.{{cite news|url=http://www.frf.ro/masculin/echipa-nationala/christoph-daum-propunerea-administratiei-frf-pentru-postul-de-selectioner-al-romaniei-id19808.html|title=Christoph Daum, noul selecționer al României|trans-title=Cristoph Daum, the new head coach of Romania|access-date=7 July 2016|newspaper=Romanian Football Federation|date=7 July 2016|language=ro|archive-date=7 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160707164518/http://www.frf.ro/masculin/echipa-nationala/christoph-daum-propunerea-administratiei-frf-pentru-postul-de-selectioner-al-romaniei-id19808.html|url-status=dead}} It was reported that he signed a two-year contract which would automatically extend until 2020 if he managed to qualify the team to the 2018 FIFA World Cup.{{cite news|url=http://www.digisport.ro/Sport/FOTBAL/Competitii/Echipa+Nationala/Daum+va+lua+550+000+de+euro+pe+an+plus+600+000+daca+duce+Romania|title=Adevăratul venit al lui Daum la naţionala României şi prima de calificare la CM 2018|trans-title=Daum's true salary and the money bonus for 2018 WC| date=8 July 2016|newspaper=DigiSport| access-date=11 July 2016|language=ro}} He was sacked in September 2017, after yet another disappointing World Cup qualifying campaign where Romania failed to qualify.{{cite news|title=Christoph Daum își întrerupe mandatul de selecționer al echipei naționale a României|url=http://www.frf.ro/masculin/echipa-nationala/christoph-daum-isi-intrerupe-mandatul-de-selectioner-al-echipei-nationale-a-romaniei-id22868.html|access-date=14 September 2017|publisher=Romanian Football Federation|date=14 September 2017|language=ro, de|archive-date=18 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170918171945/http://www.frf.ro/masculin/echipa-nationala/christoph-daum-isi-intrerupe-mandatul-de-selectioner-al-echipei-nationale-a-romaniei-id22868.html|url-status=dead}} He received €135,000 in compensation for his termination.{{cite news|title=EXCLUSIV Acord FRF – Daum » Când pleacă neamțul de la națională și câți bani va încasa|url=http://www.gsp.ro/fotbal/nationala/exclusiv-acord-frf-daum-cand-pleaca-neamtul-de-la-nationala-si-cati-bani-va-incasa-520740.html|access-date=14 September 2017|newspaper=Gazeta Sporturilor|author=Mărgărit, Marius|date=14 September 2017|language=ro}}
Illness and death
A long-time smoker,{{Cite news |last=Polonyi |first=Max |date=2023-11-04 |title=Christoph Daum und sein Umgang mit dem Lungenkrebs: Die Kunst des Grasfressens |url=https://www.spiegel.de/sport/christoph-daum-und-sein-umgang-mit-dem-lungenkrebs-die-kunst-des-grasfressens-a-a490afe7-8155-4137-9fef-85c32187d619 |access-date=2024-08-25 |work=Der Spiegel |language=de |issn=2195-1349}} Daum announced that he was diagnosed with lung cancer in October 2022.{{cite web|url=https://www.stern.de/sport/fussball/christoph-daum-und-sein-kampf-gegen-den-krebs-33586608.html|title="Wie geht dat aus?": Christoph Daum und sein Kampf gegen den Krebs|publisher=Stern.de|accessdate=25 August 2024|date=23 June 2023|language=German}} He died from the disease in Cologne on 24 August 2024 at the age of 70.{{cite web | url = https://www.kicker.de/christoph-daum-ist-gestorben-1046518/artikel | title = Christoph Daum ist gestorben | language = de | website = Kicker | date = 25 August 2024 | access-date = 25 August 2024}}
Managerial statistics
{{updated|4 September 2017}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |
| rowspan="2"| Team
!rowspan="2"| From !rowspan="2"| To !colspan="6"|Record |
|---|
| {{Tooltip|G|Games managed}}
!{{Tooltip|W|Games won}} !{{Tooltip|D|Games drawn}} !{{Tooltip|L|Games lost}} !{{Tooltip|Win %|Winning percentage}} !{{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference}} |
| 1. FC Köln
{{WDL|154|78|43|33}} |
| VfB Stuttgart
{{WDL|129|57|38|34}} |
| Beşiktaş
{{WDL|98|62|18|18}} | |
| Bayer Leverkusen
{{WDL|185|91|57|37}} |
| Beşiktaş
{{WDL|49|26|11|12}} | |
| Austria Wien
{{WDL|30|17|4|9}} | |
| Fenerbahçe
{{WDL|134|89|18|27}} | |
| 1. FC Köln
{{WDL|92|36|21|35}} |
| Fenerbahçe
{{WDL|56|36|9|11}} | |
| Eintracht Frankfurt
{{WDL|7|0|3|4}} |
| Club Brugge
{{WDL|31|19|3|9}} | |
| Bursaspor
{{WDL|34|15|8|11}} |
| Romania
{{WDL|10|3|3|4}} |
| colspan="3" | Total
{{WDLtot|1005|530|236|239}} |
Honours
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=Player=
1. FC Köln II
- German amateur football championship: 1980–81
=Manager=
VfB Stuttgart
- Bundesliga: 1991–92{{cite web | url = https://www.kicker.de/christoph-daum/trainer | title = Christoph Daum | language = de | website = Kicker | access-date = 25 August 2024}}
- DFL-Supercup: 1992
Beşiktaş
- Süper Lig: 1994–95
- Turkish Cup: 1993–94
- Turkish Super Cup: 1993–94
Austria Wien
Fenerbahçe
References
{{Reflist|2}}
External links
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- {{Official website|http://www.christophdaum.de/}} {{in lang|de}}
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