Otto Fischer (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Otto Fischer | ||
| Date of birth | 1 January 1901 | ||
| Place of birth | Vienna, Austria-Hungary | ||
| Date of death | 1 July 1941 (aged 40) | ||
| Place of death | Liepaja, Latvia | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1920–1921 | ASV Hertha Wien | ||
| 1921 | Karlsbader FK | ||
| 1923–1926 | First Vienna FC | ||
| 1926–1930 | Hakoah Vienna | ||
| International career | |||
| 1923–1928 | Austria | 7 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1928 | Napoli | ||
| 1930–1931 | Mačva Šabac | ||
| 1932–1934 | DSV Saaz | ||
| 1934–1935 | Concordia Zagreb | ||
| 1936–1941 | Olimpia Liepaja | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Otto "Schloime" Fischer (1 January 1901 – July 1941) was a former Austrian football player and coach.
Player career
Born in Austrian capital Vienna, back then capital of Austro-Hungary, Fischer played with Hertha Wien and Karlsbader FK, before playing six consecutive seasons in the Austrian championship, first with First Vienna FC (3 seasons, 1923 till 1926), then with Hakoah Vienna (3 seasons, 1926 till 1930[1]) and including a spell with Wacker Wien (half season of 1927–28).[2]
Between 1923 and 1928 he made 7 appearances for the Austrian national team.[3]
Managerial career
Fischer became coach of Napoli at the start of the 1928–29 Divisione Nazionale but was replaced during the season by Giovanni Terrile.[4]
He coached Serbian side FK Mačva Šabac in the 1930–31 Yugoslav Championship.[5][6] He also coached DSV Saaz and HŠK Concordia.[7][8] Then he moved to Latvia where he coached Olimpia Liepaja.[9]
He was killed in the Liepāja massacres, Latvia, in July 1941.[10] He was coaching there since 1936.[11]
References
- ^ Statistik Ö1 (Wien I. Liga) 1929/30 at austriafootball.au
- ^ Otto Fischer at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ Otto Fischer at EU-Football.info
- ^ Le rose storiche degli anni '20 at Napoli official website, retrieved 22–1–2O17 (in Italian)
- ^ Mačva (Šabac) at exyufudbal.in.rs
- ^ 1930/1931 Archived 2018-08-09 at the Wayback Machine at exyufudbal.in.rs
- ^ "Die Legionäre". 2. Auflage: österreichische Fußballer in aller Welt by David Forster, Bernhard Hachleitner, Robert Hummer and Robert Franta, page 261
- ^ Concordia (Zagreb) at exyufudbal.in.rs
- ^ Liepājas ebreji pēta pagātni, dzīvojot šodienai un nākotnei II at irliepaja.lv, 1-8-2014, retrieved 2-12-2015
- ^ Otto Fischer at liepajajews.org
- ^ Otto Fischer at worldfootball.net
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