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Austrian footballer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Willibald "Willy" Stejskal (25 April 1896 in Vienna[3] – ?) was an Austrian football (soccer) player in defender role and manager.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 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 | |||
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]
He made his debut for Austria in June 1918 friendly match at home against Hungary, his sole international game.[6]
He coached Modena,[7] Slavia Sofia,[8] FC Metz,[9][10] Vigor Hamme,[11] Gent, Cercle Brugge[12] and from March 1953 Ajax.[13]
Willy was born in Vienna, the son of Marie Cerny and Adelbert Stejskal.[3]
He was married to Adriene D'Hont.[3]
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