Jan Vaník

Jan Vaník

Footballer

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Career & Clubs

Club career

Jan Vaník was very interested in the education of young football players and already at Sparta Prague, he took care of the junior side through his own initiative. Later, when he had retired, he helped lead courses for youth leaders. J. Šoltys, J. Čapek, A. Šimperský and J. Čtyřoký, among others, owed their growth to his activities. Also, he helped develop Frantisek Planicka. In 1918 Jan scored a total of 28 goals including friendlies. In 1920, Jan scored a total of 54 goals including friendlies. In 1921, Jan scored a total of 36 goals including friendlies.

Club
AC Sparta Prague (1910–1916)
Club
SK Slavia Prague (1917–1926)
Club
Czechoslovakia men's national association football team (1920–1925)
Club
Austria men's national football team (1917–1918)
Club
SK Letná (1907–1908)
Club
SK Bubeneč (1908–1910)
National team
Austria
National team
Czechoslovakia

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Description

Czech footballer

Position

forward

Extract from Wikipedia

Jan Vaník was a footballer who appeared for both the Austria and Czechoslovakia national teams. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1920 Summer Olympics. On a club level, he played for AC Sparta Prague and SK Slavia Prague, becoming the top goalscorer of the Czechoslovak First League in the 1925 season.

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