Otto "Schloime" Fischer (1 January 1901 – 1 July 1941) was an Austrian football player and coach. He played as left winger.[1] He made 7 appearances for the Austria national football team. He was killed in the Liepāja massacres in Latvia during the Holocaust in Latvia.

Player career

He was born in Austrian capital Vienna, back then capital of Austria-Hungary, and was Jewish.[2] His parents were Heinrich Fischer, born in 1860 in Jevíčko, Moravia (now the Czech Republic), and Netti Fischer (née Pokorná) born in 1870 in Žebrák.[3]

Fischer played with ASV Hertha Wien in the Austrian National League and Karlsbader FK.[3] He then played six consecutive seasons in the Austrian championship, first as left forward with First Vienna FC (3 seasons, 1923 till 1926), then with Hakoah Vienna (3 seasons, 1926 till 1930[4]) and including a spell with Wacker Wien (half season of 1927–28).[3][5]

Between 1923 and 1928 he made 7 appearances for the Austria national football team.[6] A knee injury ended his playing career.[1]

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.[7]

He coached Serbian side FK Mačva Šabac in the 1930–31 Yugoslav Championship.[8][9] He also coached DSV Saaz and HŠK Concordia.[10][11]

Then he moved in 1936 to Latvia, where he coached Olimpia Liepaja.[12][13][1] Under him, the team did not lose a game as they won the League in Fischer's first season, and again in 1938 and 1939.[1]

He was killed in the Liepāja massacres, Latvia, in July 1941.[14]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d University, Manchester Metropolitan. "Story, Manchester Metropolitan University". Manchester Metropolitan University.
  2. ^ Bolchover, David (6 May 2019). "Remembering the cream of Jewish footballing talent killed in the Holocaust". The Guardian – via theguardian.com.
  3. ^ a b c "Otto "Schloime" Fischer | Liepajas ebreju mantojums".
  4. ^ Statistik Ö1 (Wien I. Liga) 1929/30 at austriafootball.au
  5. ^ Otto Fischer at National-Football-Teams.com
  6. ^ Otto Fischer at EU-Football.info
  7. ^ Le rose storiche degli anni '20 at Napoli official website, retrieved 22–1–2017 (in Italian)
  8. ^ Mačva (Šabac) Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine at exyufudbal.in.rs
  9. ^ 1930/1931 Archived 2018-08-09 at the Wayback Machine at exyufudbal.in.rs
  10. ^ "Die Legionäre". 2. Auflage: österreichische Fußballer in aller Welt by David Forster, Bernhard Hachleitner, Robert Hummer and Robert Franta, page 261
  11. ^ Concordia (Zagreb) at exyufudbal.in.rs
  12. ^ Otto Fischer at worldfootball.net
  13. ^ Liepājas ebreji pēta pagātni, dzīvojot šodienai un nākotnei II at irliepaja.lv, 1-8-2014, retrieved 2-12-2015
  14. ^ Otto Fischer at liepajajews.org
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