Diseases|Leijonaikoni and former Helsinki IFK coach has been through six periods of hospitalization.
The lions former head coach Pentti Matikainen74, has cancer, says MTV.
According to MTV, Matikainen was diagnosed with brain lymphoma last February. My lion time went through six hospital periods and was bedridden for half a year.
Cerebral lymphoma is According to Duodecim magazine a rare cancer, but becoming more common among people over the age of 65. The treatment of brain lymphoma is demanding, but nowadays some patients can be cured permanently. The disease is often treated with chemotherapy.
According to MTV, Matikainen’s condition has started to physically return to normal in the last couple of months. After the last treatment period, it became clear that the cancerous tumor has disappeared. The forecast is said to be “reasonable”.
Matikainen piloted the Lions to their first Olympic medal in Calgary 1988, when the team won silver. Under Matikainen, Leijonat also won its first World Cup medal in 1992 in Prague. Finland won silver that time as well.
Matikainen’s coaching career in the national team ended in 1993. Since then, he has coached in the SM league and the German premier league.
Matikainen coached Helsinki IFK in 1987-1990 and briefly in 2000-2001 and 2004-2005. He was the CEO of HIFK from 2001 to May 2008.
He has also worked as a player coordinator for Ässie and chairman of the board of Pelicans.
Correction 10:10 at 14:09: Matikainen coached the Lions to their first Olympic medal in Calgary 1988. Earlier, the year 2018 was incorrectly written in the story.
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