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August 24, 2024
Christoph Daum, German footballer and manager (born 1953)
Christoph Daum
Christoph Paul Daum 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.
August 24
August 24 is the 236th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 129 days remain until the end of the year.