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{{Short description|German football manager (born 1937)}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name           = Otto Pfister
| image          = Otto Pfister 2013.jpg
| upright        = 1.1
| caption        = Pfister in 2013
| birth_date     = {{birth date and age|1937|11|24|df=y}}
| birth_place    = [[Cologne]], Germany
| death_date     = 
| position       = [[Striker (association football)|Striker]]
| currentclub    = 
| years1         = 1957–1958
| clubs1         = [[FC Viktoria Köln|Viktoria Köln]]
| years2         = 1958–1959
| clubs2         = [[VfL Köln 99]]
| years3         = 1959–1960
| clubs3         = [[FC Chiasso|Chiasso]]
| years4         = 1960–1961
| clubs4         = [[FC Grenchen|Grenchen]]
| years5         = 1961–1963
| clubs5         = [[FC Vaduz|Vaduz]]
| years6         = 1963–1966
| clubs6         = [[FC St. Gallen|St. Gallen]]
| years7         = 1966–1968
| clubs7         = [[FC Nordstern Basel|Nordstern Basel]]
| years8         = 1968–1969
| clubs8         = Moutier
| years9         = 1969–1972
| clubs9         = [[FC Chur 97|Chur 97]]
| manageryears1  = 1972–1976
| managerclubs1  = [[Rwanda national football team|Rwanda]]
| manageryears2  = 1976–1978
| managerclubs2  = [[Burkina Faso national football team|Upper Volta]]
| manageryears3  = 1979–1982
| managerclubs3  = [[Senegal national football team|Senegal]]
| manageryears4  = 1982–1985
| managerclubs4  = [[Ivory Coast national football team|Ivory Coast]]
| manageryears5  = 1985–1989
| managerclubs5  = [[DR Congo national football team|Zaire]]
| manageryears6  = 1992–1993
| managerclubs6  = [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]]
| manageryears7  = 1995–1997
| managerclubs7  = [[Bangladesh national football team|Bangladesh]]
| manageryears8  = 1997–1998
| managerclubs8  = [[Saudi Arabia national football team|Saudi Arabia]]
| manageryears9  = 1998
| managerclubs9  = [[Saudi Arabia national football team|Saudi Arabia]] (Olympic)
| manageryears10 = 1998–1999
| managerclubs10 = [[Saudi Arabia national football team|Saudi Arabia]]
| manageryears11 = 1999–2002
| managerclubs11 = [[Zamalek SC|Zamalek]]
| manageryears12 = 2002–2004
| managerclubs12 = [[CS Sfaxien]]
| manageryears13 = 2004–2005
| managerclubs13 = [[Nejmeh SC|Nejmeh]]
| manageryears14 = 2005
| managerclubs14 = [[Al Masry SC|Al Masry]]
| manageryears15 = 2006
| managerclubs15 = [[Togo national football team|Togo]]
| manageryears16 = 2006–2007
| managerclubs16 = [[Al-Merrikh SC|Al Merrikh]]
| manageryears17 = 2007–2009
| managerclubs17 = [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]]
| manageryears18 = 2011–2012
| managerclubs18 = [[Trinidad and Tobago national football team|Trinidad and Tobago]]
| manageryears19 = 2014
| managerclubs19 = [[Al-Merrikh SC|Al Merrikh]]
| manageryears20 = 2015
| managerclubs20 = [[USM Alger]]
| manageryears21 = 2017–2018
| managerclubs21 = [[Afghanistan national football team|Afghanistan]]
| medaltemplates = {{medalSport|Men's [[Association football|football]] (as manager)}}
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{{Medal|W|[[1998 Arab Cup|1998]]|}}
{{MedalComp|[[Arabian Gulf Cup]]}}
{{Medal|RU|[[14th Arabian Gulf Cup|1998]]|}}
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{{MedalComp|[[West African Nations Cup]]}}
{{Medal|Bronze|[[1983 West African Nations Cup|1983]]|}}
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{{Medal|W|[[CEDEAO Cup#1983 CEDEAO Cup|1983]]|}}
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{{MedalComp|[[Amílcar Cabral Cup]]}}
{{Medal|RU|[[1982 Amílcar Cabral Cup|1982]]|}}
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'''Otto Martin Pfister''' (born 24 November 1937) is a German [[association football|football]] manager and one of Germany's most successful coaching exports, voted Africa's ''Manager of the Year'' in 1992.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.faz.net/|title=Aktuelle Nachrichten online|first=Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung|last=GmbH|website=FAZ.NET|access-date=9 May 2017}}</ref> He is formerly the manager of the [[Afghanistan national football team|Afghanistan national team]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://middleeastpress.com/english/otto-pfister-new-mentor-for-afghanistan-national-football-team/|title=Otto Pfister, New Mentor For Afghanistan National Football Team - English - Middle East Press|date=12 February 2017|website=middleeastpress.com|access-date=9 May 2017}}</ref>

==Coaching career==
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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/players/trainers-zwit-clubs.html |title=Switzerland - Trainers of First and Second Division Clubs |website=[[RSSSF]] |access-date=9 May 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080627223859/http://www.rsssf.com/players/trainers-zwit-clubs.html |archive-date=27 June 2008 }}</ref> 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. [[Republic of Upper Volta|Upper Volta]] (now [[Burkina Faso national football team|Burkina Faso]]), [[Senegal national football team|Senegal]], [[Ivory Coast national football team|Ivory Coast]], [[Zaire]] (now [[Congo DR national football team|DR Congo]]) and [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]]. Among his achievements include winning the JVC Fifa U17 Junior World Cup with Ghana in Italy and getting the Ghana Soccer national team to the finals of the 1992 African cup of nations in Senegal. In 1995, Pfister worked inside the Asian Football Confederation ([[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]) as the head coach of [[Bangladesh national football team|Bangladesh National Team]] and also [[Saudi Arabia national football team|Saudi Arabia]] from 1997 - 1999. Pfister returned to club football over the following six years with Egyptian team [[Zamalek SC|Zamalek]], Tunisian club [[CS Sfaxien]], Lebanese club [[Nejmeh]] and Egyptian club [[Al-Masry Club|Al-Masry]]. Pfister was selected as the head coach of [[Togo national football team|Togo]] on 18 February 2006, after former coach [[Stephen Keshi]] was dismissed from the post despite having secured qualification for their first [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup Finals]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spiegel.de/sport/fussball/togo-coach-otto-pfister-lege-keinen-grossen-wert-auf-disziplin-a-417170.html|title=Togo-Coach Otto Pfister: "Lege keinen großen Wert auf Disziplin" - SPIEGEL ONLINE - Sport|first=SPIEGEL ONLINE, Hamburg|last=Germany|website=SPIEGEL ONLINE|access-date=9 May 2017}}</ref> Pfister himself resigned shortly before the team's first match in the tournament, after his players went on strike against the federation over a pay dispute,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2006/jun/10/newsstory.sport|title=All change in the Togo camp|first=Carrie|last=Dunn|date=10 June 2006|access-date=9 May 2017|via=The Guardian}}</ref> but he was reappointed three days later after demands from the players.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/060612/1/7fs4.html|title=Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) |last=FIFA.com|website=FIFA.com|access-date=9 May 2017}}</ref> Pfister was appointed manager of Sudanese club [[Al-Merreikh]] on 8 September 2006 and would later leave this position on 26 October 2007. The following day Pfister would sign a contract as the head coach of [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]] taking him through until 2010.
As of 24 March 2011 Pfister was unveiled as head coach of [[Trinidad and Tobago national football team|Trinidad and Tobago]].<ref>[http://www.goal.com/en/news/1937/americas/2011/03/24/2409499/otto-pfister-appointed-coach-of-trinidad-tobago Otto Pfister Appointed Coach Of Trinidad & Tobago] ''Goal.com.'' 24 March 2011.</ref> In February 2014, at the age of 76, he made a return to the head coach of Al-Merreikh, a team he had previously guided to the final of the [[2007 CAF Confederation Cup]].<ref>[http://www.cafonline.com/football/news/19526-german-pfister-returns-to-merrikh.html German Pfister returns to Merrikh] ''Confederation of African Football.'' 24 February 2014.</ref>

===Burkina Faso===
Between 1976 and 1978, Pfister changed the face of football in [[Burkina Faso]]. They were known as the [[Upper Volta national football team]] until 1984, when [[Republic of Upper Volta|Upper Volta]] became Burkina Faso. The establishment in Burkina Faso welcomed the German coach and because of the natural interest in football, the Government's commitment and Pfister's ability, the [[Burkina Faso national football team|Burkina Faso national team]] qualified for their first ever [[African Cup of Nations]] in 1978 in [[Ghana]]. It was the success with the Burkina team that opened the way for Pfister to traverse Africa, the [[Middle East]], and Asia over the following years since his first landing in Africa.

===Ivory Coast===
In 1982, Pfister became coach of the [[Ivory Coast national football team|Ivory Coast national team]]. He repaid his new employers’ confidence in him by taking the country's youth team to the [[1983 FIFA World Youth Championship]] in Mexico. They would not qualify to the quarter-finals, however, Pfister would win the U19 [[African Cup of Nations]] with Ivory Coast in 1983.

===Zaire===
Pfister took over as head coach of [[Congo DR national football team]] (formerly the [[Zaire national football team]]) in 1985, where he would spend four years helping to restore the 1974 African champions to their former glories. Pfister was responsible for unleashing a new generation of ‘Leopards’, including [[Eugene Kabongo]], [[Gaston Mobati]], Panguy Merikani and Mutumbile Santos, all of whom took part in the [[African Cup of Nations]] 1988.

===Ghana===
Pfister led Ghana to a famous win in the 1991 [[FIFA U-17 World Championship]]. The Championship was held in the cities of [[Florence]], [[Montecatini Terme]], [[Viareggio]], [[Massa, Tuscany|Massa]], [[Carrara]], and [[Livorno]] in Italy between 16 and 31 August 1991. Ghana finished second to Spain in their group and progressed to the Quarter-finals where they beat Brazil 2–1 with goals from [[Mohammed Gargo]] and [[Nii Lamptey]]. After a 0–0 draw with Qatar in the Semi-finals, Ghana won 4–2 in a penalty shoot-out, lining up a final against Spain. On 31 August 1991, Ghana beat Spain 1–0 in the World Cup final in Florence, Ghana's first title.

The [[Ghana national football team|Ghana national team]] qualified for the 1992 [[African Cup of Nations]] after finishing top of their qualifying group. Ghana qualified to the Quarter-finals after two 1–0 victories over [[Egypt national football team|Egypt]] and [[Zambia national football team|Zambia]] in the first round of the final tournament. Ghana beat [[Congo national football team|Congo]] to take them through to the Semi-finals where they beat [[Nigeria national football team|Nigeria]], 2–1. On 26 January 1992 in [[Senegal]], Ghana played Ivory Coast in the final of the [[African Cup of Nations]]. After extra time the final score was 0–0 and the game entered penalties. After a marathon penalty shootout, Ivory Coast finally won 11–10 on penalties. The penalty shootout was significant in that it was the first in the final of a major international tournament that every player on the pitch took a penalty.

During Pfister's time with Ghana, he was observed numerous times not wearing a belt, and thus consequently, he wore his trousers very low. This gave rise to the term "Otto Pfister" within Ghanaian popular slang culture. "Otto Pfister" in this regard has come to mean someone sagging their trousers in Ghanaian youth fashion.

===Saudi Arabia===
Pfister became the head coach of [[Saudi Arabia national football team|Saudi Arabia]] in 1997 after previously working in the [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]] from 1995 to 1997 with [[Bangladesh national football team|Bangladesh]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://en.prothomalo.com/sports/football/bangladesh-would-play-better-than-india|title=Bangladesh would play better than India|first=Rashedul|last=Islam|work=Prothom Alo}}</ref> In 1997, Pfister successfully guided Saudi Arabia to the [[1998 FIFA World Cup]] in France but was crudely released just before the tournament because he requested the [[Saudi Arabia|Saudi]] Princes to interfere less in team affairs. After Saudi Arabia lost their opening two games and failed to progress, [[Carlos Alberto Parreira]] was fired and Pfister was reinstated as head coach on completion of the tournament. As [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] Qualifiers, Saudi Arabia automatically qualified for the [[1998 Arab Nations Cup]]. With the help of an impressive 8 goals in 4 games from [[Obeid Al-Dosari]], Saudi Arabia were crowned champions after beating [[Qatar national football team|Qatar]] 3–1 in the final. Despite being the only team not to lose a game, Saudi Arabia also finished as runners-up in the [[14th Arabian Gulf Cup]] in [[Bahrain]].

===Zamalek===
Pfister was highly successful during his time at [[Zamalek SC]]. During his time as head coach (1999–2002) Pfister won an impressive five trophies. On 10 December 2000, Zamalek recorded a convincing 4–3 aggregate score in the second-leg final against [[Canon Yaoundé]] in the [[African Cup Winners' Cup]] (now the [[Confederations Cup]]). The first time for the Egyptian team. Pfister led Zamalek for their worst defeat against rivals [[Al Ahly SC|Al Ahly]] 6–1 on 16 May 2002, Zamalek also reached the final of the [[CAF Super Cup]], losing 2–0 to [[Accra Hearts of Oak SC]].

===Nejmeh===
Pfister was appointed as Manager of [[Nejmeh SC]] in the [[Lebanon]] for the 2004–05 season. After 19 games, Nejmeh were joint top of the [[2004–05 Lebanese Premier League]] with [[Al-Ansar Club]]. Both teams needed to win the final match, which incidentally was against each other. The final result was 2–2 and Pfister's Nejmeh were crowned champions as they had a highly superior goal difference. Pfister secured qualification to the [[2005 AFC Cup]] for Nejmeh (which they would eventually finish as runners-up). Pfister also won the [[Lebanese Super Cup]] and [[Lebanese Elite Cup]] with Nejmeh during the 2004–05 season.

===Togo===
Pfister was selected to lead the [[Togo national football team|Togo national team]] three months before World Cup 2006 after [[Stephen Keshi]] was sacked. Prior to the [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]], players went on strike because of unpaid bonuses. Faced with the rebellion over bonuses, Pfister walked out, saying he could take no more. Pfister was reinstated three days later after demands from players and FTF staff.

Sports commentators such as [[Ed Kavalee]] ensured that this dispute was resolved with a high level of transparency, with countries as far away as Australia receiving constant Pfister updates.

Togo lost their opening game of the [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]], despite having taken the lead against [[South Korea national football team|South Korea]] through a goal by [[Mohamed Kader]]. In the second half, [[Jean-Paul Abalo]] was sent off after 55 minutes, and goals from [[Lee Chun-Soo]] and [[Ahn Jung-Hwan]] sealed a 2–1 defeat for Togo. Togo's next opponents in Group G were Switzerland, with the match scheduled for the afternoon of 19 June. However, the Togo squad threatened to refuse to fulfil the fixture and take strike action against unpaid bonuses. [[FIFA]] negotiated with the squad on 17 June, persuading them to travel to [[Dortmund]] in time to fulfil the fixture; goals from [[Alexander Frei]] and [[Tranquillo Barnetta]] resulted in a 2–0 defeat. Togo's final group game against [[France national football team|France]] ended in 2–0 defeat.

===Cameroon===
On 27 October 2007, Pfister was appointed the manager of [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]], succeeding 80 other candidates.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/7064683.stm|title=BBC SPORT - Football - African - Otto Pfister named Cameroon boss|website=news.bbc.co.uk|access-date=9 May 2017}}</ref>  He coached [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]] in the [[2008 African Cup of Nations]], held in [[Ghana]]. Two second half goals from [[Samuel Eto'o]] were not enough to win their opening game which finished 4–2 to [[Egypt national football team|Egypt]]. Cameroon picked themselves up four days later and beat [[Zambia national football team|Zambia]] convincingly 5–1. In their final group game Eto'o again scored twice as Les Lions Indomptables won 3–0. After finishing second to Egypt in the group stages, Cameroon progressed to the Quarter-finals where, after a close encounter, they beat [[Tunisia national football team|Tunisia]] 3–2. [[Stéphane Mbia]] scored early in extra time to take the Indomptable Lions through to the Semi-finals. [[Alain N'Kong]] scored a 72nd-minute winner for Cameroon in a 1–0 win over [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]] in the Semi-finals, taking Cameroon to their sixth final of the [[African Cup of Nations]]. On 10 February 2008, Cameroon took on defending champions Egypt in the Final in [[Accra]]. Egypt scored a 77th-minute goal through [[Mohamed Aboutrika]] which would be enough to win the match and be crowned the champions of the 2008 African Cup of Nations. Eto'o was the tournaments highest scorer with five goals. Pfister stepped down from his role on 26 May 2009.

===USM Alger===
In January 2015, Pfister was linked with [[Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1]] club [[USM Alger]], and signed a contract with the club shortly after.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dzfoot.com/2015/01/29/l1-lusm-alger-en-contact-avance-avec-otto-pfister-61801.php|author=HMF|title=L’USM Alger en contact avancé avec Otto Pfister|date=29 January 2015|access-date=18 May 2015|language=fr|publisher=DZfoot}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.competition.dz/article/45552/usma-otto-pfister-sengage-officiellement.html|title=USMA : Otto Pfister s’engage officiellement|author=AS|publisher=Competition|language=fr|date=10 February 2015|access-date=18 May 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150210075702/http://www.competition.dz/article/45552/usma-otto-pfister-sengage-officiellement.html|archive-date=10 February 2015}}</ref> On 18 May Pfister was sacked as coach of USM Alger.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dzfoot.com/2015/05/18/usm-alger-otto-pfister-limoge-69000.php|title=USM Alger : Otto Pfister limogé !|author=HMF|publisher=DZfoot|date=18 May 2015|access-date=18 May 2015|language=fr}}</ref>

==Personal life==
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!

==Honours==
* [[African Cup of Nations]]: Finalist with [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]] in 2008
* [[Al-Merrikh]] Sudanese Cup Winner 2007, Finalist of [[CAF Confederation Cup]] 2007
* [[Football World Cup|World Cup]]: Appearances: [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]] with [[Togo national football team|Togo]]
* [[Nejmeh SC]]: [[Lebanese Premier League 2004–05]] Champion 2005, [[Lebanese Elite Cup]] Champion 2004, [[2005 AFC Cup]] Qualification 2005, [[Lebanese Super Cup]] Champion 2004
*  [[CS Sfaxien]]: Tunisian League Cup Champion 2003, [[Arab Champions League]] Qualification 2003
*  [[Al-Zamalek]]: League Cup Champion 2002, [[African Champions League]] Qualification 2002, [[FIFA Club World Championship]] Qualification 2002, [[African Cup Winners' Cup]] 2000, Egyptian League Champion 2001–2002, [[Egypt Cup]] Champion 2001–2002, [[CAF Super Cup]] final 2001–2002
* [[Football World Cup|World Cup]]: Qualification with [[Saudi Arabia national football team|Saudi Arabia]] in 1998, [[Arab Nations Cup]] Winner in 1998, Finalist at the [[14th Arabian Gulf Cup]] in [[Bahrain]]. [[FIFA Confederations Cup]] Appearances: 1997,
* [[Burma Tournament 1995|4-nation Tiger Trophy]] : Champion 1995 with [[Bangladesh national football team|Bangladesh]]
* [[African Cup of Nations]]: Finalist: 1992 with [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]]
* [[Africa]]'s ''Manager of the Year'' in 1992
* [[FIFA U-17 World Championship]]: Champion 1991 with [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]]
* [[African Cup of Nations]]: Appearances: [[Zaire national football team|Zaire]] 1988
* U-19 [[African Cup of Nations]]: 1983 Champion with [[Ivory Coast national football team|Ivory Coast]]
* [[African Cup of Nations]]: Appearances: [[Burkina Faso national football team|Upper Volta]] (now: [[Burkina Faso national football team|Burkina Faso]]) 1978

==Managerial statistics==
{{updated|1 July 2018}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Nat
!rowspan="2"|Team
!rowspan="2"|From
!rowspan="2"|To
!colspan="7"|Record
|-
!P!!W!!D!!L!!Win %
|-
|{{Flagicon|Switzerland}}
|[[FC Vaduz]]
|1961
|1963
|50
|24
|8
|18
|48.00
|-
|{{Flagicon|Switzerland}}
|[[FC St. Gallen]]
|1963
|1966
|86
|44
|16
|26
|51.16
|-
|{{Flagicon|Switzerland}}
|[[FC Nordstern Basel]]
|1966
|1968
|55
|17
|15
|23
|30.91
|-
|{{Flagicon|Switzerland}}
|FC Moutier
|1968
|1969
|25
|6
|7
|12
|24.00
|-
|{{Flagicon|Switzerland}}
|[[FC Chur 97]]
|1969
|1972
|59
|28
|9
|22
|47.46
|-
|{{Flag icon|RWA}}
|[[Rwanda national football team|Rwanda]]
||1972
||1976
|||||||||—
|-
|{{Flag icon|BFA}}
|[[Burkina Faso national football team|Upper Volta]]
||1976
||1978
|||||||||—
|-
|{{Flag icon|SEN}}
|[[Senegal national football team|Senegal]]
||1979
||1982
|34
|18
|7
|9
|52.94
|-
|{{Flag icon|CIV}}
|[[Ivory Coast national football team|Ivory Coast]]
||1982
||1985
|30
|15
|11
|4
|50.00
|-
|{{Flag icon|COD}}
|[[Congo DR national football team|Zaire]]
||1985
||1989
|||||||||c
|-
|{{Flag icon|GHA}}
|[[Ghana national football team|Ghana]]
||1992
||1993
|||||||||—
|-
|{{Flag icon|BGD}}
|[[Bangladesh national football team|Bangladesh]]
||1995
||1997
|18
|6
|2
|10
|33.33
|-
|{{Flag icon|SAU}}
|[[Saudi Arabia national football team|Saudi Arabia]]
|1997
|1998
|31
|16
|9
|6
|51.61
|-
|{{Flag icon|SAU}}
|[[Saudi Arabia national football team|Saudi Arabia]]
||1998
||1999
|14
|11
|2
|1
|78.57
|-
|{{Flag icon|EGY}}
|[[Al-Zamalek]]
||1999
||2002
{{WDL|53|42|6|5}}
|-
|{{Flag icon|TUN}}
|[[CS Sfaxien]]
||2002
||2004
{{WDL|30|12|9|9}}
|-
|{{Flag icon|LBN}}
|[[Nejmeh SC]]
||2004
||2005
{{WDL|26|20|4|2}}
|-
|{{Flag icon|EGY}}
|[[El-Masry]]
||2005
||2005
{{WDL|4|1|2|1}}
|-
|{{Flag icon|TGO}}
|[[Togo national football team|Togo]]
||2006
||2006
{{WDL|5|1|0|4}}
|-
|{{Flag icon|SUD}}
|[[Al-Merrikh]]
||2006
||2007
{{WDL|27|17|5|5}}
|-
|{{Flag icon|CMR}}
|[[Cameroon National Football Team|Cameroon]]
||2007
||2009
{{WDL|15|10|1|4}}
|-
|{{Flag icon|TRI}}
|[[Trinidad and Tobago national football team|Trinidad and Tobago]]
||2011
||2012
{{WDL|7|5|0|2}}
|-
|{{Flagicon|Sudan}}
|[[Al-Merrikh]]
|2014
|2014
|15
|10
|4
|1
|66.67
|-
|{{Flagicon|Algeria}}
|[[USM Alger]]
|2015
|2015
|13
|3
|7
|3
|23.08
|-
|{{Flagicon|Afghanistan|football}}
|[[Afghanistan national football team|Afghanistan]]
|2017
|2018
|9
|3
|3
|3
|33.33
|-
! colspan="4" |Total
!599
!302
!128
!169
!50.42
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{WorldFootball.net|otto-pfister}}
* [https://www.welt.de/sport/fussball/article162377037/Auf-den-geroesteten-Affen-haette-ich-gern-verzichtet.html Otto Pfister Interview]
* [https://bleacherreport.com/articles/9000-otto-pfister-the-grand-old-man-of-african-football Otto Pfister: The Grand Old Man of African Football]

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[[Category:1937 births]]
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[[Category:FC Viktoria Köln players]]
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[[Category:FC Chur 97 players]]
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[[Category:2006 FIFA World Cup managers]]
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[[Category:Togo national football team managers]]
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[[Category:1997 FIFA Confederations Cup managers]]
[[Category:Expatriate football managers in Lebanon]]
[[Category:Lebanese Premier League managers]]
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