Louis van Gaal has cancer – Bondscoach talks about aggressive prostate cancer on Dutch TV

He even had to go to the hospital several times during international matches. However, he hid this from his Dutch internationals.

“I had to do it secretly at night. I didn’t want to tell them because I was afraid it could affect their performance,” said the bond coach on “RTL”.

In total, he had 25 radiation treatments, said van Gaal. “I was able to enter the hospital through the back door and was taken straight to a room. I was treated very well,” he said.

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However, van Gaal did not say to what extent the cancer is life-threatening for him or how it could affect his future career as a Bonds coach.

Van Gaal wants to be at the 2022 World Cup

However, he is willing to lead the Netherlands as coach at the World Cup (November 21 to December 18), he said. According to Van Gaal, prostate cancer has a good chance of being cured. “When you die, it’s often because of other previous illnesses,” he said.

A documentary about the dazzling coach’s career in the Netherlands will be released next week.

Van Gaal is currently Dutch national coach for the third time. At the 2022 World Cup, the Netherlands were drawn in Group A to host Qatar, as well as Ecuador and Senegal.

Last Tuesday, van Gaal had in International game of Elftal against Germany in Amsterdam (1:1) stood on the sidelines despite a corona infection.
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