ELF: Shuan Fatah is the new HC for Hamburg Sea Devils
The Hamburg Sea Devils of the European League of Football have announced the signing of Shuan Fatah as their new head coach.
Fatah, one of the most accomplished coaches in Europe, and head coach of the German national team, returns to the sideline with a club team after a brief hiatus. In 2021, Fatah returned to his hometown of Berlin, leading the Adler back to the German Football League top division in 2022, reaching the post-season.
Fatah has already won 25 titles in his coaching career, making him one of the most accomplished and decorated coaches in Europe. His titles also include 4 x World Bowl, 6 x German Bowl, 5 x Austrian Bowl, 2 x Eurobowl, 3 x CEFL Champion, 1 x Superfinal Champion, 1 x ECTC Final Champion, 1 x Global Junior Champion, 1 x German Junior Bowl Champion and 1 x Austrian Junior Bowl Champion.
The Berlin-born Fatah had carved a highly successful career as a player and coach. In the 1990s, he was with both the Berlin Adler and Berlin Rebels. In 1996, he moved to the US for three years, where he worked as a position coach and defensive coordinator at Nichols College. Then he followed the call of NFL Europe back to Germany. He worked as a coach for Berlin Thunder and won the World Bowl with the team three times (2001, 2002 and 2004). He repeated this in 2007 as a running back coach of the Hamburg Sea Devils.
After NFL Europe folded, Fatah took over as head coach of the Dresden Monarchs in 2008 which he led immediately from a relegation team the previous year to the playoffs. In 2009, he moved back home and led the Berlin Adler from the state to the German championship. Only a year later he reached the German Bowl again and also won the first Eurobowl in the history of the Adler. Fatah was named coach of the year in the German Football League in 2009.
In 2011, Fatah took over as the head coach of the Austrian powerhouse Swarco Raiders. There, he lead the team to a record of 99-20 in both Austrian and international play, including five Austrian titles and three Central European Football League, CEFL crowns as well as one Eurobowl championship. Fatah was once again named coach of the year in the Austrian Football League in 2017 and 2019.
