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Jan Vaník (7 May 1891[2][3] – 12 June 1950) was a footballer who appeared for both the Austria and Czechoslovakia national teams.[4] He competed in the men's tournament at the 1920 Summer Olympics.[5] On a club level, he played for AC Sparta Prague and SK Slavia Prague,[6] becoming the top goalscorer of the Czechoslovak First League in the 1925 season.[3]

Jan Vaník

Jan Vaník in 1922
Personal information
Date of birth	(1891-05-07)7 May 1891
Place of birth	Prague, Austria-Hungary
Date of death	14 June 1950(1950-06-14) (aged 59)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
1907-1908	SK Letná
1908-1910	SK Bubeneč
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1910-1916	Sparta Prague
1916-1926	Slavia Prague	401	(349[1])
National team
1917	Austria	2	(0)
1920–1925	Czechoslovakia	12	(10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.[7] 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.[8]

References

External links

• Jan Vaník at FIFA (archived)
• Jan Vaník at National-Football-Teams.com
• Jan Vaník at WorldFootball.net
• Jan Vaník at Olympedia
• Jan Vaník at the Czech Olympic Committee (in Czech)

На других языках

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[de] Jan Vaník

Jan Vaník (* 11. April 1892 in Prag; † 12. Juni 1950) war ein österreichischer und tschechoslowakischer Fußballspieler auf der Position eines Mittelstürmers und Teilnehmer mit der tschechoslowakischen Nationalmannschaft an den Olympischen Spielen von 1920 in Antwerpen.

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- [en] Jan Vaník

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[fr] Jan Vaník

Jan Vaník (né le 11 avril 1892 à Prague en Autriche-Hongrie (aujourd'hui en République tchèque) et mort le 12 juin 1950) est un joueur de football autrichien et tchécoslovaque (tchèque), qui évoluait en tant qu'attaquant.

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[it] Jan Vaník

Jan Vaník (Praga, 11 aprile 1892 – 12 giugno 1950) è stato un calciatore cecoslovacco, di ruolo attaccante.

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[ru] Ваник, Ян

Ян Ваник (чеш. Jan Vaník; 7 мая 1891[1] или 11 апреля 1892[2], Прага, Цислейтания — 12 июня 1950) — чехословацкий футболист, игравший на позиции нападающего.

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