Ferdinand Fabra

Ferdinand Fabra ( born October 8, 1906 in Geseke, † December 22, 2007 in Hamburg ) was a German football coach. It was founded in 1939 Reichsbund Cup winner with Silesia.

Biography

Ferdinand Fabra grew up in Lippstadt, where he made ​​his Abitur in 1926 at the east village school in Lippstadt and later studied Sport in Berlin. Fabras career as a player was rather inconspicuous (eg 1927/28, at BFC Preussen while studying in Berlin). 1935 and 1936 he was assistant coach of the Reich Otto mink. 1936 and 1937, including during the Olympic Games in Berlin, Ferdinand Fabra was coach of Finland to nine games.

He was trained 1946/47 and 1947/48, the first "real" Dortmund, Borussia Dortmund. 1947 his team was Westphalian champion. In 1948 the West German champions Borussia and repeated this success in subsequent years. On August 1, 1948 Fabra was then detached from the Viennese coach Edy Havlicek and BVB started in the second season of the Oberliga West. Between July 1951 and February 1952, Ferdinand Fabra was the coach of the world champion of 1954, Karl May for SpVgg Fürth.

After his career in football was Ferdinand Fabra 1954-1978 teacher at East Village school in Lippstadt. Until his death he lived with his son in Hamburg.

Fabra was an avid chess player. As part of the Dortmund Chess Days of Ferdinand Fabra Prize is awarded annually for outstanding young Dortmund players since 2008.

Title as coach

  • Reichsbund Cup Winners 1939 ( Gau- selection Silesia)
  • Westphalia champion 1947 (Borussia Dortmund)
  • West German Masters 1948 ( Borussia Dortmund)

Coach stations

  • VfB Coburg: 1930 to 31 December 1931 as player-coach
  • Holstein Kiel
  • Eintracht Braunschweig: from 1933
  • DFB ( Empire Trade Office Football): Assistant coach Otto Reich Mink 1935 and 1936
  • National Finland: June 30, 1936 to June 29, 1937 8 games ( 1-1-6 ): 1 win 2-0 against Norway on 6 September 1936 in Oslo
  • Reichsbund Cup Final 1939: Silesia Bavaria 2-1 on March 5, 1939 in Dresden, 40,000 spectators
  • Quarterfinal game: Silesia Ostmark ( Austria ) 4-1 on January 22, 1939 in Hindenburg, 25,000 spectators
  • World Cup Qualifiers as national coach of Finland: June 16, 1937: Sweden - Finland 4-0
  • June 29, 1937: Finland - Germany 0:2
  • Summer Olympic Games in 1936 as coach of Finland: August 4, 1936: Peru Finland 7:3
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