Otto Krappan

Otto Krappan

Personal information
Full name	Otto Krappan
Date of birth	11 October 1886
Place of birth	Nagyszeben, Austria–Hungary
Date of death	2 February 1942 (aged 55)
Place of death	Palermo, Italy
Teams managed
Years	Team
1923–1926	Udinese
1927–1932	Monfalcone
1932–1933	Legnano
1933–1934	Vicenza
1934–1935	Alessandria
1935–1936	Lecco
1936–1937	Pro Gorizia
1937–1939	Cosenza
1939–1940	Cremonese
1940–1941	Alessandria
1941–1942	Palermo-Juve

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

Career

Born in Nagyszeben, 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, available on emeroteca.coni.it
2. List of Coaches in Italy before 1945