Otto Pfister

Pfister has been involved in association football for almost 60 years, he began his coaching career in Switzerland as player-coach in 1961 at the age of just 23. Pfister's early coaching experience was gained with FC Vaduz, FC St. Gallen, FC Nordstern Basel, FC Moutier and finally FC Chur 97. He has worked as head coach for 10 international football teams, eight from Africa and two from Asia. In June 1972, at the age of 34, Pfister retired from his playing days and left Switzerland for Africa, taking the reins as the head coach of Rwanda. Pfister would stay in Africa for 23 years until 1995 working as the head coach for five other African Nations. Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso), Senegal, Ivory Coast, Zaire (now DR Congo) and Ghana. Among his achievements include winning the JVC Fifa U17 Junior World Cup with Ghana in Ital In 1995, Pfister worked inside the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) as the head coach of Bangladesh National Team and also Saudi Arabia from 1997 - 1999. Pfister returned to club football over the following six years with Egyptian team Zamalek, Tunisian club CS Sfaxien, Lebanese club Nejmeh and Egyptian club Al-Masry. Pfister was selected as the head coach of Togo on 18 February 2006, after former coach Stephen Keshi was dismissed from the post despite having secured qualification for their first World Cup Finals. Pfister himself resigned shortly before the team's first match in the tournament, after his players went on strike against the federation over…

Pfister gained his coaching certificates in Magglingen in the 1960s, and later studied further in Cologne. Pfister is a UEFA Pro License holder, has a Bundesliga license for professional football coaching and is an Instructor for FIFA and German Football Association professional football coaching courses. In 2001, Pfister was awarded the Order of Merit of the Confederation of African Football as well as a German Football Federation Honors Award. In Ghana the slang "Rules with an Iron-Pfister" is often used to refer to his coaching style. During his time in Ghana, Pfister's fame transcended football. His unconventional style of wearing his trousers on the hip, rather than the waist, has become a fashion trend among the youth. Commenting that Tony Yeboah's birthday can not be determined exactly, Ghana's then-manager Otto Pfister said: There's only one way to find out: saw his leg off and count the rings!

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African Cup of Nations: runner-up, 2008 Al Merrikh

Sudan Cup: 2007 CAF Confederation Cup runner-up: 2007 Nejmeh

Lebanese Premier League: 2004–05 Lebanese Elite Cup: 2004 Lebanese Super Cup: 2004 CS Sfaxien

Tunisian Coupe de la Ligue Professionnelle: 2002–03 Zamalek

Egyptian Premier League: 2000–01 Egypt Cup: 2001–02 Egyptian Super Cup: 2001 African Cup Winners' Cup: 2000 CAF Super Cup runner-up: 2001 Saudi Arabia

Arab Cup: 1998 Bangladesh

Burma Tournament: 1995 Ghana

Africa Cup of Nations runner-up: 1992 Ghana U-17

FIFA U-17 World Cup: 1991 Ivory Coast

U-19 Africa Cup of Nations: 1983 Individual

Africa's Manager of the Year: 1992