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Otto Faist
Otto Faist (11 March 1903 – 1 February 1946) was a German athlete and football coach.
Faist was an active track and field athlete for the Karlsruher FC Phönix, making a name for himself as a runner on the short and medium distances. After retiring from sprinting, he led the Bulgarian national team to a Balkan Cup title in 1931. He then took charge of FC Schalke 04, whom he led to three Bundesliga titles in 1939, 1940, and 1942.
Otto Faist was born on 11 March 1903 in Karlsruhe, where his parents Wilhelm and Luise Faist ran the Zum Scheffelhof inn in their own house at Ludwig-Wilhelm-Straße no. 12. He attended the Humboldtschule (today Kantgymnasium on Englerstrasse, trained as a businessman after graduating from high school and studied at the commercial college in Mannheim in 1925.
In the 1920s, Faist's parents' Scheffelhof was the meeting place for members of the FC Phönix stadium in Wildpark, which was not too far away. In 1921, Faist joined the FC Phönix athletics department, which was re-established that year, becoming one of the club's best sporting talents, with coach Georg Amberger leading him to great success. Between 1924 and 1927, he won with FC Phoenix the 100, 200 and 400-meter distances and various relays (4 x 100 meters, 10 x 100 meters, 20 x 300 meters, 4 x 400 meters, Swedish relay), in fact, with the FC Phoenix 4 x 100 meter relay team he ran the German record twice in 1926 (the latter being 3:24.2 minutes) and on 19 September in Kassel he ran the European record for club relays with 41.9 seconds. FC Phoenix's successful 4 x 100 meter relay team (Alex Nathan, Faist, Kurt von Rappard, Robert Suhr) was nicknamed "the flying Karlsruhers" in the press. In 1926 he became a German champion with the Phoenix sprint relay.
In 1926 alone, Faist recorded 25 athletics events between May and the beginning of October, not only in Germany, but also in Austria, Switzerland, and in Paris, being the first German athlete to compete there after the First World War, usually with several starts. As one of the most successful sprinters of the Weimar Republic's middle years, Faist was a member of the German national athletics team in 1925 and 1926 and was considered a candidate for participation in the 1928 Olympic Games, but he was prevented to do so due to an injury. In 1925 and 1926 he was called up to the national team, winning the Baden, South German (in the 800-meter run), and German championships as well as many other placements in the top three.
Faist started for his hometown club in 1927, but joined the Berlin SC Charlottenburg sprint relay team in 1928, and with its 4 x 100-meter relay team, of which Nathan was also a member, he became German runner-up.
After the 1926 season, Faist went to Berlin to study at the German University for Physical Education in Berlin, where he was taught by the then national manager Otto Nerz. At the end of this year, Faist completed his studies with a focus on football as a qualified physical education teacher and gymnastics and sports teacher. In 1930, he was recognized as a football coach by the German Football Association, taking over SV Wiesbaden.
In the following year, he went to Bulgaria, where he replaced Pavel Grozdanov as the new head coach of the Bulgarian national team in 1931, at the age of 28. Despite being his first time outside of German football, Faist adapted quickly and after losing his first two games to Yugoslavia and Romania, he led Bulgaria to a 2–2 draw against the B team of the then world champions Italy in a friendly match on 17 May 1931. He then won three competitive games in a row, two of which for the 1931 Balkan Cup, a 5–1 trashing of Turkey, and an epic 3–2 victory over Yugoslavia after being 0–2 at half-time; two impressive performances that sealed Bulgaria's first-ever piece of silverware, for which he was awarded the Grand Medal of Honor from the Bulgarian Olympic Committee.
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Otto Faist
Otto Faist (11 March 1903 – 1 February 1946) was a German athlete and football coach.
Faist was an active track and field athlete for the Karlsruher FC Phönix, making a name for himself as a runner on the short and medium distances. After retiring from sprinting, he led the Bulgarian national team to a Balkan Cup title in 1931. He then took charge of FC Schalke 04, whom he led to three Bundesliga titles in 1939, 1940, and 1942.
Otto Faist was born on 11 March 1903 in Karlsruhe, where his parents Wilhelm and Luise Faist ran the Zum Scheffelhof inn in their own house at Ludwig-Wilhelm-Straße no. 12. He attended the Humboldtschule (today Kantgymnasium on Englerstrasse, trained as a businessman after graduating from high school and studied at the commercial college in Mannheim in 1925.
In the 1920s, Faist's parents' Scheffelhof was the meeting place for members of the FC Phönix stadium in Wildpark, which was not too far away. In 1921, Faist joined the FC Phönix athletics department, which was re-established that year, becoming one of the club's best sporting talents, with coach Georg Amberger leading him to great success. Between 1924 and 1927, he won with FC Phoenix the 100, 200 and 400-meter distances and various relays (4 x 100 meters, 10 x 100 meters, 20 x 300 meters, 4 x 400 meters, Swedish relay), in fact, with the FC Phoenix 4 x 100 meter relay team he ran the German record twice in 1926 (the latter being 3:24.2 minutes) and on 19 September in Kassel he ran the European record for club relays with 41.9 seconds. FC Phoenix's successful 4 x 100 meter relay team (Alex Nathan, Faist, Kurt von Rappard, Robert Suhr) was nicknamed "the flying Karlsruhers" in the press. In 1926 he became a German champion with the Phoenix sprint relay.
In 1926 alone, Faist recorded 25 athletics events between May and the beginning of October, not only in Germany, but also in Austria, Switzerland, and in Paris, being the first German athlete to compete there after the First World War, usually with several starts. As one of the most successful sprinters of the Weimar Republic's middle years, Faist was a member of the German national athletics team in 1925 and 1926 and was considered a candidate for participation in the 1928 Olympic Games, but he was prevented to do so due to an injury. In 1925 and 1926 he was called up to the national team, winning the Baden, South German (in the 800-meter run), and German championships as well as many other placements in the top three.
Faist started for his hometown club in 1927, but joined the Berlin SC Charlottenburg sprint relay team in 1928, and with its 4 x 100-meter relay team, of which Nathan was also a member, he became German runner-up.
After the 1926 season, Faist went to Berlin to study at the German University for Physical Education in Berlin, where he was taught by the then national manager Otto Nerz. At the end of this year, Faist completed his studies with a focus on football as a qualified physical education teacher and gymnastics and sports teacher. In 1930, he was recognized as a football coach by the German Football Association, taking over SV Wiesbaden.
In the following year, he went to Bulgaria, where he replaced Pavel Grozdanov as the new head coach of the Bulgarian national team in 1931, at the age of 28. Despite being his first time outside of German football, Faist adapted quickly and after losing his first two games to Yugoslavia and Romania, he led Bulgaria to a 2–2 draw against the B team of the then world champions Italy in a friendly match on 17 May 1931. He then won three competitive games in a row, two of which for the 1931 Balkan Cup, a 5–1 trashing of Turkey, and an epic 3–2 victory over Yugoslavia after being 0–2 at half-time; two impressive performances that sealed Bulgaria's first-ever piece of silverware, for which he was awarded the Grand Medal of Honor from the Bulgarian Olympic Committee.