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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.
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.
1990–1992: Bundesliga win with Stuttgart
In November 1990 he transferred to VfB Stuttgart, where he won the Bundesliga in 1992. 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 VfB missed out on the Champions League and Daum was released.
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.
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…
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- 1. FC Köln II (1975–1979)
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- Eintracht Duisburg 1848 (1972–1975)
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- Hamborn 07 (1971–1972)
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- Hamborn 07
Legacy
Player
1. FC Köln II
German amateur football championship: 1980–81
Manager
VfB Stuttgart
Bundesliga: 1991–92 DFL-Supercup: 1992 Beşiktaş
Süper Lig: 1994–95 Turkish Cup: 1993–94 Turkish Super Cup: 1993–94 Austria Wien
Austrian Football Bundesliga: 2002–03 Austrian Cup: 2002–03 Fenerbahçe
Süper Lig: 2003–04, 2004–05 Turkish Super Cup: 2009
Clubs
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- Hamborn 07current
- Hamborn 071971–1972
- Eintracht Duisburg 18481972–1975
- 1. FC Köln II1975–1979
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Identifiers & aliases
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.
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