Louis van Gaal, 70-year-old head coach of the Dutch national team, still wants to take his team to Qatar for the World Cup. The cancer is aggressive and has already been irradiated 25 times.
Louis van Gaal, coach of the Dutch national soccer team, suffers from another serious form of prostate cancer. Van Gaal made this known on Sunday evening during a television appearance. In an interview for a forthcoming documentary about him, the 70-year-old former Bundesliga coach of FC Bayern Munich reported an “aggressive” form of prostate cancer. So far he has endured 25 radiation treatments.
So far he has kept the illness a secret from his national players so as not to unsettle the team. The Netherlands have qualified for the World Cup in Qatar and are in a group with the hosts. Van Gaal said he wanted to continue in his role as Bonds coach. He has great willpower and being able to work with the professionals is a gift for him in old age.
Van Gaal is the head coach of his home country’s national team for the third time in his career. He also coached FC Bayern for almost two years and was also responsible for Ajax Amsterdam, FC Barcelona, Manchester United and AZ Alkmaar during his career. He won the Champions League with Ajax.