Anton Bilek (20 November 1903 – 28 November 1991) was an

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manager and former player.

Club career

During his plating career he played in Austrian top-league clubs

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, Admira Vienna and

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, before ending his career as a player/manager at Swiss side FC Solothurn.Anton Bilek
at Worldfootball

International career

Anton Bilek made 2 appearances for the

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, one in 1927 and another in 1928.Anton Bilek
at National-Football-Teams.com

Coaching career

He started his coaching career while he was still as player at Swiss side FC Solothurn. He then coached French sides

FC Montreux-Sports FC Montreux-Sports is a professional football club based in Montreux, Switzerland Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to t ...

and

FC Lyon Football Club de Lyon is a French sports club. It was established on 17 November 1893, and is notable for its rugby and football sections. They currently compete in the Championnat National 3, the fifth tier of French football. They were Runner ...

during mid-1930s, before coaching Yugoslav side

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between 1936 and 1938.

References

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