Otto Krappan

Otto Krappan
Personal information
Full nameOtto Krappan
Date of birth11 October 1886
Place of birthHermannstadt, Austria–Hungary
Date of death2 February 1942 (aged 55)
Place of deathPalermo, Italy
Teams managed
YearsTeam
1923–1926Udinese
1927–1932Monfalcone
1932–1933Legnano
1933–1934Vicenza
1934–1935Alessandria
1935–1936Lecco
1936–1937Pro Gorizia
1937–1939Cosenza
1939–1940Cremonese
1940–1941Alessandria
1941–1942Palermo-Juve

Otto Krappan (October 11, 1886 – February 2, 1942) was a German professional football manager.

Career

Born in Hermannstadt, Austria-Hungary, in a family of Transylvanian Saxons, (today Sibiu, Romania). Krappan managed several clubs in Italy between 1923 and 1942, year in which he suddenly died while training Palermo-Juve in Serie C.[1]

He managed Udinese in Prima Divisione and Alessandria in 1934–35 Serie A.[2]

References

  1. La morte dell'allenatore Chrappan, on «Il Littoriale», February 3, 1942, p. 2, availaible on emeroteca.coni.it
  2. List of Coaches in Italy before 1945