Anton Schall

Anton Schall

Personal information
Date of birth	22 June 1907
Place of birth	Vienna, Austria-Hungary
Date of death	10 August 1947 (aged 40)
Place of death	Basel, Switzerland
Playing position	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1922–1923	Leopoldauer SC
1923–1925	Jedlersdorf
1925–1941	Admira Vienna
National team
1927–1934	Austria	28	(27)
Teams managed
1946–1947	FC Basel
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Anton Schall (22 June 1907 – 10 August 1947) was an Austrian football forward who played for Austria in the 1934 FIFA World Cup.^[1] 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 footballers.^[2] A pacy, skillful forward, Schall possessed fine finishing and great attacking intelligence. Later in his career Schall played as a defender.

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. But he died shortly afterwards at the age of 40 years during a workout on the football field. Team captain Ernst Hufschmid then took Basel over as coach.

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 Dr. Gero 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 Dr. Gero 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 Dr. Gero Cup
19.	11 December 1932	Jubilee Stadium, Brussels, Belgium	Belgium	1–0	6–1	Friendly
20.				2–0
21.				3–0
22.				4–0
23.	1 October 1933	Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria	Hungary	2–0	2–2
24.	29 November 1933	Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland	Scotland	2–2	2–2
25.	15 April 1934	Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria	Hungary	3–2	5–2
26.	27 May 1934	Stadio Benito Mussolini, Turin, Italy	France	2–1	3–2	1934 FIFA World Cup

References

1. Copa do Mundo da FIFA Itália 1934
2. http://www.enciclopedia-football.com/web/index.php?option=com_adsmanager&view=details&id=1548&catid=1&Itemid=18&lang=en