Paul Oßwald
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 4 February 1905 | ||
Place of birth | Saalfeld, Germany | ||
Date of death | 10 November 1993 | (aged 88)||
Place of death | Frankfurt, Germany | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1918–? | VfL Saalfeld | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Minerva 93 Berlin | |||
Managerial career | |||
1928–1933 | Eintracht Frankfurt | ||
1933–1935 | FSV Mainz 05 | ||
1935–1938 | Eintracht Frankfurt | ||
1938–1941 | VfR Frankenthal | ||
1946–1958 | Kickers Offenbach | ||
1958–1964 | Eintracht Frankfurt | ||
1968–1969 | Kickers Offenbach | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Paul Oßwald (4 February 1905 – 10 November 1993) was a German former
Career
Early career, 1918–28
Paul Oßwald began as a youth player at local club VfL Saalfeld/Thüringen. At Minerva 93 Berlin he played as a senior player in the midfield. He graduated at the German sport academy and took the examination as a sports teacher. The then German national manager Otto Nerz discovered his ability for team leading and managing and connected him to Eintracht Frankfurt in 1928.
Manager career before World War II, 1928–41
With Eintracht Frankfurt the young manager won the Southern Germany championship in 1930 and 1932, each one after Eintracht won the district championship of Main/Hessen. In 1930 his team left
Kickers Offenbach, 1946–58
After World War II the former Wehrmacht officer started to work for
Eintracht Frankfurt, 1958–1964
In the summer of 1958 Paul Oßwald crossed the
Other football associations
Paul Oßwald was co-founder and the first chairman (1957–63) of the Association of German Football Teachers (Bund Deutscher Fußball-Lehrer). Later he was announced as the honoured chairman. In 1967 German Football Association established a contact point for managers and player to be placed in a club to prevent illegal agents. Paul Oßwald led this contact point, located in DAG-Haus in Frankfurt on Bockenheimer Landstraße and was supported by the Association of German football teachers and the German Salaried Employees' Union. In November 1993 the manager legend died in Sachsenhausen.
Honours
Eintracht Frankfurt
- German champion (1959)
- Runner-up in the European cup (1960)
- Three times Southern German champion (1930, 1932, 1959)
- Runner-up in the final match of the German championship (1932)
- Gauliga champion 1938
- Six participations in the final round to the German championship
Kickers Offenbach
- Twice Southern German champion (1949 und 1955)
- Runner-up in the final match of the German championship (1950)
- Four participations in the final round to the German championship
References
External links
- Paul Oßwald at WorldFootball.net