Ferdinand Wesely

Association footballer (1897-1949)

Ferdinand Wesely (30 May 1897 – 19 March 1949) was an Austrian footballer[1] and coach.

Ferdinand Wesely
Ferdinand Wesely, Austrian football player, drawn by Max Leuthe (1879-1945).
Personal information
Date of birth (1897-05-30)30 May 1897
Date of death 19 March 1949(1949-03-19) (aged 51)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–1920 Rennweger SV
1920–1931 SK Rapid Wien 206 (121)
1931–1932 FC St. Gallen
1932–1934 FC Basel
1934–1936 FC Nordstern Basel
National team
1922–1930 Austria 40 (17)
Teams managed
1936–1942 K. Beerschot V.A.C.
1942-1945 FC Bamberg
1947 FC Rennweg
1947-1949 Red Star Penzing
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

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The left winger began his career at Rennweger SV and in 1920 he went to Rapid, Austria's leading football club at the time. With Rapid he won four times the Championship and in 1927 the Austrian Cup. From 1928 till 1931 he was captain of Rapid Vienna. [2] 1930 he won the Mitropa Cup, the most important club competition between the wars. After this triumph, Wesely moved to Switzerland, first to FC St. Gallen and then to FC Basel. In 1933, he and Basel won the Swiss Cup .

National team

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He played 40 matches for the Austrian national football team and scored 17 goals. His debut was on 23 April 1922 in a loss versus Germany. His last match was on 16 November 1930 in a 4-1 win versus Sweden.[3]

Manager career

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After two years at the smaller city club FC Nordstern Basel, Ferdl Wesely went to Belgium where he worked as a coach at Beerschot Antwerpen. In May 1940 he was sent to the Saint Cyprien internment camp in southern France, in July he was able to return to Antwerp and continue his coaching career. After his return to Vienna in 1945 he managed FC Rennweg and Red Star Penzing.[4]

Honours

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Rapid Vienna
Basel
Beerschot Antwerpen (manager)
  • Belgian Champion:1938, 1939

References

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  1. "Team Stats". Austria Soccer. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
  2. "RapidArchiv - Ferdinand Wesely". www.rapidarchiv.at. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
  3. "Ferdinand Wessely". oefb.at (in German). Retrieved 2022-12-30.
  4. https://www.biographien.ac.at Ferdinand Wesely

Other websites

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