Anton Schall

Anton Schall (22 June 1907 – 5 August 1947, Zürich) was an Austrian football forward who played for Austria in the 1934 FIFA World Cup.[2] He also played for Admira Vienna, and later managed FC Basel. Normally a versatile left footed forward or winger, Schall is considered one of the greatest Austrian footballers.[3] A pacy, skillful forward, Schall possessed fine finishing and great attacking intelligence. Later in his career Schall played as a defender.

Anton Schall
Personal information
Date of birth (1907-06-22)22 June 1907
Place of birth Vienna, Austria-Hungary
Date of death 5 August 1947(1947-08-05) (aged 40)[1]
Place of death Zürich, Switzerland
Position(s) Forward / Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1922–1923 Leopoldauer SC
1923–1925 Jedlersdorf
1925–1941 Admira Vienna 285 (231)
National team
1927–1934 Austria 28 (27)
Teams managed
1946–1947 FC Basel
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

After his playing career, Schall, who suffered from a rare heart condition, moved to Switzerland and took over Basel as club trainer in the 1946–47 season. Schall led Basel to win the Swiss Cup, 3 – 0 in the final against Lausanne Sports. But he died shortly afterwards at the age of 40 years during a workout on the football field. Team captain Ernst Hufschmid then took Basel over as coach.

International goals

Austria's goal tally first

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.22 May 1927Hohe Warte Stadium, Vienna, Austria Belgium2–14–1Friendly
2.4–1
3.27 October 1929Wankdorf Stadium, Bern, Switzerland  Switzerland3–13–11927–30 Dr. Gero Cup
4.16 November 1930Hohe Warte Stadium, Vienna, Austria Sweden3–14–1Friendly
5.16 May 1931Hohe Warte Stadium, Vienna, Austria Scotland1–05–0
6.24 May 1931Deutsches Stadion, Berlin, Germany Germany1–06–0
7.3–0
8.5–0
9.13 September 1931Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria Germany2–05–0
10.29 November 1931Nordstern, Basel, Switzerland  Switzerland3–18–11931–32 Dr. Gero Cup
11.7–1
12.8–1
13.24 April 1932Hohe Warte Stadium, Vienna, Austria Hungary4–18–2Friendly
14.5–2
15.7–2
16.8–2
17.2 October 1932Üllői úti stadion, Budapest, Hungary Hungary1–13–2
18.23 October 1932Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria  Switzerland2–03–11931–32 Dr. Gero Cup
19.11 December 1932Jubilee Stadium, Brussels, Belgium Belgium1–06–1Friendly
20.2–0
21.3–0
22.4–0
23.1 October 1933Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria Hungary2–02–2
24.29 November 1933Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland Scotland2–22–2
25.15 April 1934Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria Hungary3–25–2
26.27 May 1934Stadio Benito Mussolini, Turin, Italy France2–13–21934 FIFA World Cup

References
  1. Ambrosius Kutschera. "Saison 1947/48". AustriaSoccer.at (in German). Retrieved 2020-07-12.
  2. Copa do Mundo da FIFA Itália 1934 Archived 2011-08-08 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-12-02. Retrieved 2013-10-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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