Full name Otto Fischer Playing position | Position Forward | |
Date of birth (1901-01-01)1 January 1901 Date of death 1 July 1941(1941-07-01) (aged 40) Died 1 July 1941, Liepāja, Latvia | ||
Otto "Schloime" Fischer (1 January 1901 – July 1941) was a former Austrian football player and coach.
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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 sesons in the Austrian championship, first with First Vienna FC (3 seasons, 1923 till 1926), then with Hakoah Vienna (3 seasons, 1926 till 1929) and including a spell with Wacker Wien (half season of 1927–28).
Between 1923 and 1928 he made 7 appearances for the Austrian national team.
Managerial career
Schloime Fischer coached S.S.C. Napoli in the 1928–29 season. He then coached Serbian side FK Mačva Šabac in the 1930–31 Yugoslav Championship. He also coached DSV Saaz and HŠK Concordia. Then he moved to Latvia where he coached Olimpia Liepaja.
He was killed in Liepaja, Latvia, on July 1941.