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Ferdinand Wesely
	Ferdinand Wesely, Austrian football player, drawn by Max Leuthe (1879-1945).
Personal information
Date of birth	30 May 1897
Date of death	19 March 1949 (aged 51)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
–1920	Rennweger SV
1920–1931	SK Rapid Wien
1931–1932	FC St. Gallen
1932–1934	FC Basel
1934–1936	FC Nordstern Basel
National team
1922–1930	Austria
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

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

Career

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

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

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]