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 | 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 | ||
| International career | |||
| 1917 | Austria | 2 | (0) |
| 1920–1925 | Czechoslovakia | 12 | (10) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Jan Vaník (7 May 1891[1][2] – 12 June 1950) was afootballer who appeared for both theAustria andCzechoslovakia national teams.[3] He competed in themen's tournament at the1920 Summer Olympics.[4] On a club level, he played forAC Sparta Prague andSK Slavia Prague,[5] becoming the top goalscorer of theCzechoslovak First League in the1925 season.[2]
Jan Vaník was very interested in the education of young football players and already atSparta 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 developFrantisek Planicka.[6] 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.[7]
| Club | Season | Czech League | Bohemian Championship | Cup | Friendlies | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sparta Prague | 1910 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1911 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 47 | |
| 1912 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 73 | 52 | 73 | |
| 1913 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 0 | 92 | |
| 1914 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 84 | 43 | 84 | |
| 1915 | 3+ | 7+ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 54 | 28 | 64 | |
| 1916 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 92 | 35 | 92 | |
| Slavia Prague | 1917 | 3+ | 6+ | 1+ | 1+ | 0 | 0 | 17+ | 29+ | 21+ | 36+ |
| 1918 | 6+ | 16+ | 0 | 0 | 1+ | 2+ | 8+ | 25+ | 33+ | 44+ | |
| 1919 | 6+ | 9+ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17+ | 27+ | 23+ | 36+ | |
| 1920 | 3+ | 4+ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+ | 50 | 5+ | 54 | |
| 1921 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 36 | |
| 1922 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3+ | 1+ | 20+ | 22+ | 23+ | 36+ | |
| 1923 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+ | 3+ | 19+ | 27+ | 21+ | 30+ | |
| 1924 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1925 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3+ | 9+ | 14+ | 28+ | |
| 1926 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 29+ | 68+ | 4+ | 7+ | 7+ | 6+ | 240+ | 646+ | 280+ | 727+ | |