Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | November 24, 1937 | ||
Place of birth | Cologne, Germany | ||
Playing position | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1957–1958 | SC Viktoria 04 Köln | ||
1958–1959 | VfL Köln 1899 | ||
1959–1960 | FC Chiasso | ||
1960–1961 | FC Grenchen | ||
1961–1963 | FC Vaduz | ||
1963–1966 | FC St. Gallen | ||
1966–1968 | FC Nordstern Basel | ||
1968–1969 | FC Moutier | ||
1969–1972 | FC Chur 97 | ||
Teams managed | |||
1961–1963 | FC Vaduz | ||
1963–1966 | FC St. Gallen | ||
1966–1968 | FC Nordstern Basel | ||
1968–1969 | FC Moutier | ||
1969–1972 | FC Chur 97 | ||
1972–1976 | Rwanda | ||
1976–1978 | Upper Volta | ||
1979–1982 | Senegal | ||
1982–1985 | Côte d'Ivoire | ||
1985–1989 | Zaire | ||
1989–1995 | Ghana | ||
1995–1997 | Bangladesh | ||
1997 | Saudi Arabia | ||
1997–1998 | Saudi Arabia (Olympic) | ||
1998–1999 | Saudi Arabia | ||
1999–2002 | Al-Zamalek | ||
2002–2004 | CS Sfaxien | ||
2004–2005 | Nejmeh SC | ||
2005 | El-Masry | ||
2006 | Togo | ||
2006–2007 | Al-Merrikh | ||
2007–2009 | Cameroon | ||
2011–2012 | Trinidad and Tobago | ||
2014–2015 | Al-Merrikh | ||
2015 | USM Alger | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
Otto Pfister (born November 24, 1937 in Cologne) is a German football manager and one of Germany's most successful coaching exports, voted Africa's Manager of the Year in 1992. He last managed Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 club USM Alger.
Pfister has been to four African Cup of Nations competitions—with Upper Volta (now: Burkina Faso), Zaire, Cameroon, and Ghana—and has reached the African Cup of Nations final twice, with Cameroon and Ghana. Pfister has won the FIFA U-17 World Cup with Ghana. He has also won the U19 African Cup of Nations with Cote d'Ivoire and led Togo in the 2006 World Cup. Pfister also qualified for 1998 FIFA World Cup with Saudi Arabia. Pfister has won the League Title in two different Countries (Egypt and Lebanon). He has also won domestic cups in four different Countries (Tunisia, Egypt, Lebanon and Sudan).