Medical bulletin from Hospital Santa Thereza, in Palmas, reported that the former coach’s health condition is considered stable
Vanderlei Luxemburgo is admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Hospital Santa Thereza, in Palmas, Tocantins. The 73-year-old former trainer was admitted to the unit with suspected lung infection. According to the medical bulletin, he is awarecom pressure functions e normal breathing. The health picture is considered stable.
Luxembourg’s advisors made a point of stating that the former coach he is well and that there is no reason to worry. “The Professor is in Palmas, under normal medical care, carrying out routine exams that were already planned and were not carried out, he is taking the opportunity to catch up on everything”, says the note. “(Luxembourg) remains under observation on medical advice and is expected to be discharged soon.”
Luxembourg has been away from football since 2023, when he led Corinthians. Since then, he has remained focused on a migration to political life.
On Thursday (19), Luxembourg was made official by the Can we as pre-candidate for the Federal Senate by Tocantins, in an announcement made by Renata Abreu, national president of the party. In 2022, he tried to run for exactly the same seat for the PSB, but ended up being passed over by the party.
Luxembourg is among the coaches most victorious in Brazilian football. Throughout his career, he accumulated several Brazilian Championship titles for clubs such as Palmeiras, Corinthians, Santos and Cruzeiro — a team with which he also won the Copa do Brasil —, in addition to important achievements in state competitions, as well as stints with the Brazilian national team and Real Madrid.
*With information from Estadão Conteúdo
