The outstanding German coach coached 55 teams in 32 countries, across five continents, thereby holding an official Guinness World Record. This included coaching nine national teams (Bermuda, Chile, Botswana, Australia, Nepal, Ghana, Mauritius, Zimbabwe and Rwanda) for (in total) 77 international matches. He was the national team coach for a number of other countries (including Bolivia, Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago, Grenada, Antigua and Barbuda, Iran (Olympic team) and China (Olympic team)), but these played no official international matches during his tenure. All matches are friendlies unless stated otherwise.
Born: 30- 8-1926 Died: 13- 9-2019 Country: Germany Matches as Coach: 77 (W22-D21-L34 – GF110-GA137 – %42.21) Matches as Coach for Bermuda: 4 (W 0-D 1-L 3 – GF 2-GA 12 – %12.50) Matches as Coach for Chile: 8 (W 4-D 0-L 4 – GF 20-GA 16 – %50.00) Matches as Coach for Botswana: 2 (W 0-D 0-L 2 – GF 1-GA 10 – % 0.00) Matches as Coach for Australia: 22 (W 6-D 8-L 8 – GF 43-GA 35 – %45.45) Matches as Coach for Nepal: 5 (W 0-D 0-L 5 – GF 0-GA 22 – % 0.00) Matches as Coach for Ghana: 3 (W 2-D 1-L 0 – GF 3-GA 0 – %83.33) Matches as Coach for Mauritius: 14 (W 3-D 2-L 9 – GF 15-GA 23 – %28.57) Matches as Coach for Zimbabwe: 4 (W 3-D 1-L 0 – GF 9-GA 3 – %87.50) Matches as Coach for Rwanda: 15 (W 4-D 8-L 3 – GF 17-GA 16 – %53.33) Age First Match: 42 yr 37 d 6-10-1968 vs. Canada 0-4 Age Last Match: 74 yr 94 d 2-12-2000 vs. Ethiopia 1-1 National Team Career: 32 yr 57 d
Caps Date Venue Opponent Score Competition
Coach for Bermuda
1 6-10-68 Toronto Canada 0-4 World Cup Qualifier
2 20-10-68 Hamilton Canada 0-0 World Cup Qualifier
3 3-11-68 Kansas City United States 2-6 World Cup Qualifier
4 11-11-68 Hamilton United States 0-2 World Cup Qualifier
Coach for Chile
1 31- 5-72 Santiago Argentina 3-4 Copa Carlos Dittborn
2 14- 6-72 Natal Ecuador 2-1 Brazil Independence Cup
3 18- 6-72 Recife Portugal 1-4 Brazil Indepenndence Cup
4 21- 6-72 Recife Ireland 2-1 Brazil Indepenndence Cup
5 25- 6-72 Recife Iran 2-1 Brazil Indepenndence Cup
6 16- 8-72 Santiago Mexico 0-2
7 27- 9-72 Buenos Aires Argentina 0-2 Copa Carlos Dittborn
8 14- 2-73 Santiago Tahiti 10-1
Coach for Bolivia
In 1974 he trained the National Team but it eventually did not play an official match.
A few months later he was coach of club side Bolívar.
Coach for Venezuela
In 1975 he trained the National Team for a few months before being replaced by Walter
Roque for the Copa América.
Coach for Trinidad and Tobago
In 1976 he trained the National Team for a few months before being replaced by Edgar
Vidale for the World Cup Qualifiers.
Coach for Grenada
In 1976 he trained the National Team but it eventually did not play an official match.
Coach for Antigua and Barbuda
In 1976 he trained the National Team but it eventually did not play an official match.
Coach for Botswana
1 13- 9-76 Blantyre Malawi 1-7 Botswana Cup
2 17- 9-76 Lilongwe Malawi 0-3 Botswana Cup
Coach for Australia
1 13- 6-79 Auckland New Zealand 0-1
2 27-11-79 Taipei Taiwan 2-0
3 27- 1-80 Canberra Czechoslovakia 0-4
4 3- 2-80 Sydney Czechoslovakia 0-5
5 9- 2-80 Melbourne Czechoslovakia 2-2
6 24- 2-80 Nouméa New Caledonia 8-0 Oceania Cup
7 26- 2-80 Nouméa Papua N.Guinea 11-2 Oceania Cup
8 28- 2-80 Nouméa New Hebrides 1-0 Oceania Cup
9 1- 3-80 Nouméa Tahiti 4-2 Oceania Cup
10 31- 5-80 Sydney England 1-2
11 11- 6-80 Sydney N. Ireland 1-2
12 15- 6-80 Melbourne N. Ireland 1-1
13 18- 6-80 Adelaide N. Ireland 1-2
14 24- 8-80 Sydney Mexico 2-2
15 26- 8-80 Melbourne Mexico 1-1
16 11-11-80 Athínai Greece 3-3
17 17-11-80 Birmingham England B 0-1
18 2-12-80 Beer-Sheva Israel 1-0
19 5-12-80 Hongkong Hongkong 0-1
20 7-12-80 Jakarta Indonesia 1-1
21 25- 4-81 Auckland New Zealand 3-3 World Cup Qualifier
22 16- 5-81 Sydney New Zealand 0-0 World Cup Qualifier
Philippines, Fiji, Tonga, Tanzania, Burkina Faso, New Caledonia and Nepal
Between 1981 and 1982, he held coaching courses in these countries, some
of them organized by FIFA.
São Tomé & Príncipe, Nepal and Fiji
Between 1984 and 1987, he held coaching courses in these countries, some
of them organized by FIFA.
Coach for Nepal
1 25- 4-86 Islamabad China 0-5
2 20- 9-86 Daejeon Japan 0-5 Asian Games
3 22- 9-86 Daejeon Kuwait 0-5 Asian Games
4 26- 9-86 Daejeon Bangladesh 0-1 Asian Games
5 28- 9-86 Daejeon Iran 0-6 Asian Games
Coach for Ghana
1 28- 6-87 Kumasi Senegal 2-0 Olympic G. Qualifier
2 11- 7-87 Dakar Senegal 1-0 Olympic G. Qualifier
3 27- 7-87 Monrovia Liberia 0-0
Coach for Iran
In 1988 he was coach of the Olympic National Team.
Coach for China
Between 1991 and 1992 he was coach of the Olympic National Team.
Coach for Mauritius
first tenure
1 10- 4-93 Johannesburg South Africa 0-0 African Cup Qualifier
2 25- 4-93 Curepipe Zambia 0-3 African Cup Qualifier
3 11- 7-93 Harare Zimbabwe 0-2 African Cup Qualifier
4 25- 7-93 Belle Vue South Africa 1-3 African Cup Qualifier
5 22- 8-93 Victoria Comoros 3-0 Indian Ocean Games
6 25- 8-93 Victoria Madagascar 1-2 Indian Ocean Games
7 26- 8-93 Victoria Reunion 0-1 Indian Ocean Games
8 28- 8-93 Victoria Seychelles 6-2 Indian Ocean Games
second tenure
9 26- 1-97 Maputo Mozambique 0-3 African Cup Qualifier
10 23- 2-97 Belle Vue Zambia 0-0 African Cup Qualifier
11 21- 6-97 Blantyre Malawi 2-3 African Cup Qualifier
12 13- 7-97 Belle Vue Mozambique 1-3 African Cup Qualifier
13 26- 7-97 Chililabombwe Zambia 0-1 African Cup Qualifier
14 2-11-97 Lobamba Swaziland 1-0
Coach for Zimbabwe
as head coach
1 13-11-94 Harare Zambia 2-1
as assistant coach
2 22- 1-95 Harare Cameroon 4-1 African Cup Qualifier
3 9- 4-95 Maseru Lesotho 2-0 African Cup Qualifier
4 23- 4-95 Harare Malawi 1-1 African Cup Qualifier
NB: in 1995 Reinhard Fabisch returned after a one-year suspension.
Coach for Rwanda
1 24- 7-99 Kigali Djibouti 4-1 CECAFA Cup
2 28- 7-99 Kigali Tanzania 0-0 CECAFA Cup
3 31- 7-99 Kigali Uganda 1-0 CECAFA Cup
4 3- 8-99 Kigali Kenya 0-0 [1] CECAFA Cup
5 7- 8-99 Kigali Burundi 0-0 [2] CECAFA Cup
6 11-12-99 Blantyre Malawi 1-1
7 13-12-99 Lilongwe Malawi 1-1
8 15-12-99 Mzuzu Malawi 2-1
9 9- 4-00 Kigali Ivory Coast 2-2 World Cup Qualifier
10 23- 4-00 Abidjan Ivory Coast 0-2 World Cup Qualifier
11 24- 6-00 Kampala Uganda 1-2
12 22-11-00 Mbale Kenya 2-1 CECAFA Cup
13 25-11-00 Mbale Eritrea 1-1 CECAFA Cup
14 29-11-00 Kampala Uganda 1-3 CECAFA Cup
15 2-12-00 Kampala Ethiopia 1-1 [3] CECAFA Cup
[1] Rwanda lost 1-4 on penalty kicks.
[2] Rwanda won 3-2 on penalty kicks.
[3] Rwanda lost 2-4 on penalty kicks.
Samoa
During February and March 2003, he stayed in Samoa for about a month,
offering a training course without coaching the national team.
Total Record
Matches Won Draw Lost For-Against Points Percentage
77 22 21 34 110- 137 65 42.21
Types of Matches
Friendlies 26
African Cup Qualifier 12
CECAFA Cup 9
World Cup Qualifier 8
Asian Games 4
Brazil Independence Cup 4
Indian Ocean Games 4
Oceania Cup 4
Copa Carlos Dittborn 2
Olympic Games Qualifier 2
Other Tournaments 2
Total 77
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