Anton Schall

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 1927-30 Central European International Cup Central European International Cup 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

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

Austria

• Central European International Cup: 1931-32
• Central European International Cup: Runner-up: 1927-30
• FIFA World Cup: Semifinals - fourth place: 1934

International goals

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

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