Willibald Stejskal

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

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

Playing career

Club

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

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

Managerial career

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

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

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