The former professional soccer player was seriously ill. But now he has beaten cancer and wants to fight his way back to life.
Former Bundesliga top scorer Uwe Rahn says he has overcome colon cancer.
“It was the hardest fight of my life, suffering with surgery, chemotherapy and extreme weight loss. But I beat cancer and will soon be really fit again,” Rahn told the Rheinische Post.
Accordingly, the ex-national player and vice world champion from 1986, who is 60 today, received the diagnosis two years ago. “It was two years with a lot of sacrifices and many bad days, but now it’s the last step into normal life,” said Germany’s footballer of the year 1987. An invitation from the German Football Association to the Nations League game on June 14 in But he still rejected Mönchengladbach against Italy.
In the future, Rahn, who played for Borussia Mönchengladbach, Fortuna Düsseldorf, 1. FC Köln, Eintracht Frankfurt, Hertha BSC and the Urawa Red Diamonds in his career, wants to promote cancer prevention as an ambassador. “Prevention is important, the earlier the cancer is detected, the more chances you have. The provision probably saved my life, »said Rahn.
