“It was the worst period of my life, I couldn’t sleep, time didn’t pass. A martyrdom, it was a martyrdom.” This is the terrible confession of Jupp Heynckes to the German magazine Kicker after undergoing emergency surgery in mid-November when he was diagnosed with a serious heart problem.
During the surgical intervention, Dr. Artur Lichtenberg implanted several bypasses in Heynckes, 77, to correct the malfunction of two arteries. Subsequently, the historic former coach of Bayern Munich, Athletic Club, Tenerife and Real Madrid, among other teams, spent two weeks in intensive care.
thanking the doctors
The operation was particularly delicate “for this I want to thank all the doctors, nurses, staff who were behind me”, highlights Heynckes, world champion as a player with the FRG in 1974 and the Eurocup in 1972, in addition to winning as a Champions League coach with Real Madrid in 1998 and with Bayern Munich in 2013, the year he also won the Bundesliga and the Cup.
Henckyes was replaced after this historic treble by Pep Guardiola and retired but returned to Bayern in October 2017, replacing the dismissed Carlo Ancelotti, until the end of that season, which closed by winning another Bundesliga. Since then, June 2018, he is no longer on the bench.
He predicted the victory of Argentina
He is now focused on recovering from his surgery. “Right now I can walk lightly,” he said, although no details of the Qatar 2022 World Cup were lost. His wife Iris revealed that Jupp “after Argentina’s victory over Australia (2-1 in the round of 16)) predicted that the South Americans would win the title”.
“I’m happy for Messi”, confesses Heynckes. “I think he feels the love and admiration of his younger teammates. He rewards the team with great performance. He gives me the impression of a father who takes care of his children”.
The retired German coach highlights the unity of the group as another factor that explains Argentina’s success in World Cups. One of the keys that also led him to the top of European football.
Source: La Verdad
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