Reinhard Fabisch

Reinhard Fabisch

Personal information
Full name	Reinhard Fabisch
Date of birth	19 August 1950(1950-08-19)
Place of birth	Schwerte, Germany
Date of death	12 July 2008(2008-07-12) (aged 57)
Place of death	Münster, Germany
Playing position	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1969–1971	Borussia Dortmund	0	(0)
Teams managed
1987	Kenya
1992–1995	Zimbabwe
1996	Mamelodi Sundowns
1997	Kenya
2001–2002	Kenya
2005–2007	Emirates Club
2007–2008	Benin
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Reinhard Fabisch (19 August 1950 – 12 July 2008) was a German football manager who was last employed as manager of the Benin national side, a position he took up in December 2007 and left in May 2008.

Career

Fabisch was also a former Borussia Dortmund soccer player.

Coaching career

Fabisch but known mostly to Kenyans as national coach for Harambee Stars in 1987, 1997 and 2001-02. He has previously managed the national teams of both Zimbabwe, as well as Emirates Club in the UAE.

As manager of the Benin national football team he was embroiled in a controversy over match-fixing, after claiming he was asked for fix a result.

Death

Fabisch died of cancer in Germany on 12 July 2008.