Sevilla coach Joaquin Caparros says he has leukemia but will stay on the job with the Spanish La Liga club.
In yesterday’s post-match conference, Joaquín Caparrós confirmed that doctors have diagnosed him with a chronic leukemia.
Caparros made the announcement after Sevilla’s 2-0 win at Valladolid in the Spanish league on Sunday.
The 63 year old coach said in the post-match news conference, “I have chronic leukemia but it won’t keep me from doing my job. I’m living a normal life. I won’t talk about the subject anymore but I wanted everyone to know that everything is OK.”
Chronic leukaemia is a type of cancer which progresses slowly and does not always need to be treated immediately.
Caparros was also in charge for the final stretch of last season after Italian coach Vincenzo Montella was fired.
Sevilla are fifth in the league, one point behind fourth-placed Getafe in the fight for the final Champions League spot, with seven matches left.
It’s not the first time that the Spanish club has been rocked by a serious illness. In 2017, then Sevilla coach Eduardo “Toto” Berizzo stayed on the job after undergoing surgery to treat prostate cancer.