Anton Schall, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Anton Schall

Austrian footballer

Date of Birth: 22-Jun-1907

Place of Birth: Vienna, Austria

Date of Death: 10-Aug-1947

Profession: association football manager, association football player

Nationality: Austria

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Anton Schall (22 June 1907 – 10 August 1947) was an Austrian football forward who played for Austria in the 1934 FIFA World Cup.
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.
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.