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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Willibald Josef Stejskal | ||
| Date of birth | (1896-04-25)25 April 1896 | ||
| Place of birth | Vienna,Austria-Hungary | ||
| Date of death | 1 April 1977(1977-04-01) (aged 80)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Bruges, Belgium[1] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1914–1923 | Rapid Vienna | 60 | (1) |
| 1923 | Wacker Wien[2] | 1 | (0) |
| 1924 | Wiener AF[3] | 2 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1918 | Austria | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1921–1922 | Modena | ||
| 1924 | Slavia Sofia | ||
| 1925 | Bulgaria | ||
| 1932–1933 | Metz | ||
| 1936– | Vigor Hamme | ||
| 1942–1943 | Gent | ||
| 1942–1944 | Cercle Brugge | ||
| 1948–1949 | Waregem | ||
| 1953 | Ajax (interim) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Willibald "Willy" Josef Stejskal (25 April 1896 in Vienna[4] – 1 April 1977)[1] was anAustrianfootball (soccer) player in defender role and manager.
He played forRapid Vienna from 1914 to 1923. In this period he won with the club four national championships and once the Austrian Cup. In 1923 he also played forWacker Wien and in 1924 he finished his Austrian career as player withWiener AF.
After this, he moved to Australia, where he claimed that he had been for two years. It is known, that in 1928 he played for the team of the stove manufacturerMetters Limited, probably based in the Sydney suburb ofCanterbury and a major force in the football of the city in that era. There he falsely claimed, having been a member of the Czechoslovak team at the 1924 Olympics.[5][6]
He made his debut forAustria in June 1918friendly match at home againstHungary, his sole international game.[7]
He coachedModena,[8]Slavia Sofia,[9]FC Metz,[10][11]Vigor Hamme,[12]Gent,Cercle Brugge[13] and from March 1953Ajax.[14]
Willy was born inVienna, the son of Marie Cerny and Adelbert Stejskal.[4]
He was married to Adriene D'Hont.[4]