Willibald Stejskal

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Willibald Stejskal
Personal information
Date of birth (1896-04-25)25 April 1896
Place of birth Vienna, Austria-Hungary
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1914–1923 Rapid Vienna 60 (1)
1923 Wacker Wien[1] 1 (0)
1924 Wiener AF[2] 2 (0)
International career
1918 Austria 1 (0)
Managerial career
1921–1922 Modena
1924 Slavia Sofia
1925 Bulgaria
1932–1933 Metz
1936– Vigor Hamme
1942–1943 Gent
1942–1944 Cercle Brugge
1948–1949 Waregem
1953 Ajax (interim)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Willibald "Willy" Stejskal (25 April 1896, Vienna[3]) was an Austrian football (soccer) player in defender role and manager.

Playing career[edit]

Club[edit]

He played for Rapid Vienna from 1914 to 1923. In this period he won with the club four national championships and once the Austrian Cup. In 1923 he also played for Wacker Wien and in 1924 he finished his Austrian career as player with Wiener AF.

After this, he moved to Australia, where he claimed that he had been for two years. It is known, that in 1928 he played for the team of the stove manufacturer Metters Limited, probably based in the Sydney suburb of Canterbury and a major force in the football of the city in that era. There he falsely claimed, having been a member of the Czechoslovak team at the 1924 Olympics.[4][5]

Honours
  • Championship: 1915/16, 1916/17, 1918/19, 1922/23
  • Cup: 1918/19

International[edit]

He made his debut for Austria in June 1918 friendly match at home against Hungary, his sole international game.[6]

Managerial career[edit]

He coached Modena,[7] Slavia Sofia,[8] FC Metz,[9][10] Vigor Hamme,[11] Gent, Cercle Brugge[12] and from March 1953 Ajax.[13]

Personal life[edit]

Willy was born in Vienna, the son of Marie Cerny and Adelbert Stejskal.[3]

He was married to Adriene D'Hont.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Ö1 (Wiener Liga 1. Klasse) 1923/24 Wacker Wien". austriasoccer.at. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Ö1 (Wiener Liga 1. Klasse) 1923/24 Wr. Association FC". austriasoccer.at. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Willibald Steyskal". Archief Amsterdam. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  4. ^ "An Unusual Name". The Arrow. 27 April 1928. p. 14. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Het Trainersvragstuk". Clubnieuws Ajax. 1 March 1953. p. 10. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  6. ^ "Willibald "Willy" Stejskal - national football team player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  7. ^ "List of Austrian Players and Coaches in Italy before 1945". RSSSF. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  8. ^ "История". pfcslavia.com. Archived from the original on 3 September 2011. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  9. ^ "Willy Steyskal". fcmetz.com. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  10. ^ "France - Trainers of First and Second Division Clubs". RSSSF. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  11. ^ "Aan de broek trekken". De Voorpost. 2 March 1984. p. 11. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  12. ^ "Entraîneurs du Cercle de Bruges". cerclebrugge.be. Archived from the original on 21 November 2010. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  13. ^ "english.ajax.nl - Coaches". english.ajax.nl. Archived from the original on 2007-05-03.

External links[edit]

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