Louis van Gaal talked about his cancer.
Louis van Gaal has prostate cancer. AOP
Legendary coach of the Dutch national football team Louis van Gaal, 70, has prostate cancer. The man spoke about it on a Humberto TV show on Sunday.
Van Gaal had not told his players about his illness.
– I did not want to tell because it could have affected their performance, van Gaal said BBC’s by.
For the third time, the Dutch head coach wizard took the orange shirts back to the World Cup, which will be played in Qatar later this year.
Cancer has been present in the life of Gaal in the past, for his ex-wife Fernanda Obbes died of liver and pancreatic cancer.
– I have had a lot of illnesses, including with my own wife. It’s just part of life, van Gaal said.
– Man has probably only become richer because of all these experiences.
At the club team level, van Gaal has coached Ajax, Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Manchester United, among others.
Jari Litmanen played under the Dutch in both Ajax and Barcelona.