Anton Janda (1 May 1904 – 26 September 1985) was an

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defender who was part of

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's squad in the

1934 FIFA World Cup The 1934 FIFA World Cup was the 2nd edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international Association football, football championship for List of men's national association football teams, senior men's national teams. It took place in Kin ...

. He also played for

FC Admira Wacker Mödling Admira Wacker is an Austrian professional football club based in Maria Enzersdorf, a town in the Mödling District of Lower Austria. The team competes in the 2. Liga, the second tier of the Austrian football league system. The club was form ...

International career

He played 10 matches with

between 1928 and 1934. He was part of

squad for the

but did not play any match of the tournament.

Coaching career

After his playing career he became coach of SC Austro Fiat Vienna. After the Second World War he coached FC Zell am See, SV Austria Salzburg in the Salzburg province, Heiligenstädter SV and Austria XIII in

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Death

He died on 26 September 1985 aged 81.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Janda, Anton 1904 births 1985 deaths Austrian men's footballers Austria men's international footballers Men's association football defenders Admira Wacker players 1934 FIFA World Cup players Footballers from Vienna 20th-century Austrian sportsmen