Christoph Daum

Christoph Daum
Daum in 2018
Personal information
Full name Christoph Paul Daum
Date of birth (1953-10-24)24 October 1953
Place of birth Zwickau, East Germany
Date of death 24 August 2024(2024-08-24) (aged 70)
Place of death Cologne, Germany
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1971–1972 Hamborn 07
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1972–1975 Eintracht Duisburg
1975–1981 1. FC Köln II
Managerial career
1986–1990 1. FC Köln
1990–1993 VfB Stuttgart
1994–1996 Beşiktaş
1996–2000 Bayer Leverkusen
2001–2002 Beşiktaş
2002–2003 Austria Wien
2003–2006 Fenerbahçe
2006–2009 1. FC Köln
2009–2010 Fenerbahçe
2011 Eintracht Frankfurt
2011–2012 Club Brugge
2013–2014 Bursaspor
2016–2017 Romania
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.