Otto Pfister

Otto Pfister
Pfister in 2013
Personal information
Date of birth (1937-11-24) 24 November 1937 (age 87)
Place of birth Cologne, Germany
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1957–1958 Viktoria Köln
1958–1959 VfL Köln 99
1959–1960 Chiasso
1960–1961 Grenchen
1961–1963 Vaduz
1963–1966 St. Gallen
1966–1968 Nordstern Basel
1968–1969 Moutier
1969–1972 Chur 97
Managerial career
1972–1976 Rwanda
1976–1978 Upper Volta
1979–1982 Senegal
1982–1985 Ivory Coast
1985–1989 Zaire
1992–1993 Ghana
1995–1997 Bangladesh
1997–1998 Saudi Arabia
1998 Saudi Arabia (Olympic)
1998–1999 Saudi Arabia
1999–2002 Zamalek
2002–2004 CS Sfaxien
2004–2005 Nejmeh
2005 Al Masry
2006 Togo
2006–2007 Al Merrikh
2007–2009 Cameroon
2011–2012 Trinidad and Tobago
2014 Al Merrikh
2015 USM Alger
2017–2018 Afghanistan
Medal record
Men's football (as manager)
Representing  Ghana
Africa Cup of Nations
Runner-up 1992
FIFA U-17 World Championship
Winner 1991
Representing  Cameroon
Africa Cup of Nations
Runner-up 2008
Representing  Saudi Arabia
FIFA Arab Cup
Winner 1998
Arabian Gulf Cup
Runner-up 1998
Representing  Ivory Coast
West African Nations Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1983
ECOWAS Cup
Winner 1983
Representing  Senegal
Amílcar Cabral Cup
Runner-up 1982
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Otto Martin Pfister (born 24 November 1937) is a German football manager and one of Germany's most successful coaching exports, voted Africa's Manager of the Year in 1992.[1] He is formerly the manager of the Afghanistan national team.[2]

  1. ^ GmbH, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. "Aktuelle Nachrichten online". FAZ.NET. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Otto Pfister, New Mentor For Afghanistan National Football Team - English - Middle East Press". middleeastpress.com. 12 February 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2017.