 In that period he was also besides his compatriot Teddy Duckworth, then coach of Servette FC, and the Hungarian Izidor "Dori" Kürschner, then coach of FC Nordstern Basel, responsible for one of three regional coaching groups preparing the Swiss national team for the Olympics 1924 in Paris.Duckworth would take the team there to the final, losing to the giants of that era, Uruguay, 0–3.This is up to now the greatest success in Swiss footballing history.