Anton Schall

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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 288 (234)
International career
1927–1934 Austria 28 (27)
Managerial career
1946–1947 FC Basel
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Austria
Central European International Cup
Silver medal – second place 1927-30 Central European International Cup
Central European International Cup
Gold medal – first place 1931-32 Central European International Cup
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Anton Schall (22 June 1907 – 5 August 1947) was an Austrian football forward who played for the celebrated Austrian national side of the early 1930s that became known as the Wunderteam. 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 men's footballers.[2] A pacy, skillful forward, Schall possessed fine finishing and great attacking intelligence. Later in his career Schall played as a defender.

His success with the national team included making Runner-up at the 1927-30 Central European International Cup, Winner at the 1931-32 Central European International Cup being top scorer for Austria & reaching the semifinals at the 1934 FIFA World Cup.[3]

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. However, he died shortly afterwards aged 40 during a workout on the football field. Team captain Ernst Hufschmid then took Basel over as coach.

Career statistics[edit]

Club Season Austrian First League Austrian Cup Mitropa Cup Friendlies Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Admira Vienna 1925–26 10 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 7
1926–27 23 27 4 8 0 0 0 0 27 35
1927–28 23 36 5 7 2 2 0 0 30 45
1928–29 22 21 3 6 4 2 0 0 29 29
1929–30 20 21 2 5 0 0 0 0 22 26
1930–31 18 25 8 13 0 0 0 0 26 38
1931–32 22 22 4 6 2 0 0 0 28 28
1932–33 21 22 2 2 0 0 0 0 23 24
1933–34 18 17 5 14 1 1 0 0 24 32
1934–35 18 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 15
1936–36 15 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 17 8
1936–37 22 4 3 1 4 1 0 0 29 6
1937–38 15 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 17 5
1938–39 17 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 4
1939–40 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
1940–41 12 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 15 0
1941–42 1 0 8 2 0 0 0 0 9 2
Total 288 234 52 64 13 6 0 0 353 304

International[edit]

Austria

International goals[edit]

Austria's goal tally first

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 22 May 1927 Hohe Warte Stadium, Vienna, Austria  Belgium 2–1 4–1 Friendly
2. 4–1
3. 27 October 1929 Wankdorf Stadium, Bern, Switzerland   Switzerland 3–1 3–1 1927–30 Central European International Cup
4. 16 November 1930 Hohe Warte Stadium, Vienna, Austria  Sweden 3–1 4–1 Friendly
5. 16 May 1931 Hohe Warte Stadium, Vienna, Austria  Scotland 1–0 5–0
6. 24 May 1931 Deutsches Stadion, Berlin, Germany  Germany 1–0 6–0
7. 3–0
8. 5–0
9. 13 September 1931 Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria  Germany 2–0 5–0
10. 29 November 1931 Nordstern, Basel, Switzerland   Switzerland 3–1 8–1 1931-32 Central European International Cup
11. 7–1
12. 8–1
13. 24 April 1932 Hohe Warte Stadium, Vienna, Austria  Hungary 4–1 8–2 Friendly
14. 5–2
15. 7–2
16. 8–2
17. 2 October 1932 Üllői úti stadion, Budapest, Hungary  Hungary 1–1 3–2
18. 23 October 1932 Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria   Switzerland 2–0 3–1 1931-32 Central European International Cup
19. 3–0
20. 11 December 1932 Jubilee Stadium, Brussels, Belgium  Belgium 1–0 6–1 Friendly
21. 2–0
22. 3–0
23. 4–0
24. 1 October 1933 Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria  Hungary 2–0 2–2
25. 29 November 1933 Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland  Scotland 2–2 2–2
26. 15 April 1934 Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria  Hungary 3–2 5–2
27. 27 May 1934 Stadio Benito Mussolini, Turin, Italy  France 2–1 3–2 1934 FIFA World Cup

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ambrosius Kutschera. "Saison 1947/48". AustriaSoccer.at (in German). Retrieved 2020-07-12.
  2. ^ "Ads - Striker - Anton Schall". Archived from the original on 2013-12-02. Retrieved 2013-10-23.
  3. ^ Copa do Mundo da FIFA Itália 1934 Archived 2011-08-08 at the Wayback Machine
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