Jan Vaník Explained

Jan Vaník
Birth Date:	7 May 1891
Birth Place:	Prague, Austria-Hungary
Position:	Forward
Youthyears1:	1907–1908
Youthclubs1:	SK Letná
Youthyears2:	1908–1910
Youthclubs2:	SK Bubeneč
Years1:	1910–1916
Clubs1:	Sparta Prague
Years2:	1916–1926
Clubs2:	Slavia Prague
Nationalyears1:	1917
Nationalteam1:	Austria
Nationalcaps1:	2
Nationalgoals1:	0
Nationalyears2:	1920–1925
Nationalteam2:	Czechoslovakia
Nationalcaps2:	12
Nationalgoals2:	10

Jan Vaník (7 May 1891^{[1] [2]} – 12 June 1950) was a footballer who appeared for both the Austria and Czechoslovakia national teams. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1920 Summer Olympics.^[3] On a club level, he played for AC Sparta Prague and SK Slavia Prague,^[4] becoming the top goalscorer of the Czechoslovak First League in the 1925 season.^[2]

Club career

Jan Vaník was very interested in the education of young football players and already at Sparta Prague, he took care of the junior side through his own initiative. Later, when he had retired, he helped lead courses for youth leaders. J. Šoltys, J. Čapek, A. Šimperský and J. Čtyřoký, among others, owed their growth to his activities. Also, he helped develop Frantisek Planicka.^[5] In 1918 Jan scored a total of 28 goals including friendlies. In 1920, Jan scored a total of 54 goals including friendlies. In 1921, Jan scored a total of 36 goals including friendlies.^[6]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season, and competition.Official and unofficial games are included in this table.^{[7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]}

Club	Season	Czech League		Bohemian Championship		Cup		Friendlies		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sparta Prague	1910	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	1911	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	47	0	47
	1912	0	0	0	0	0	0	52	73	52	73
	1913	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	92	0	92
	1914	0	0	0	0	1	0	42	84	43	84
	1915	3+	7+	0	0	0	0	25	54	28	64
	1916	0	0	0	0	0	0	35	92	35	92
Slavia Prague	1917	3+	6+	1+	1+	0	0	17+	29+	21+	36+
	1918	6+	16+	0	0	1+	2+	8+	25+	33+	44+
	1919	6+	9+	0	0	0	0	17+	27+	23+	36+
	1920	3+	4+	0	0	0	0	2+	50	5+	54
	1921	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	36	0	36
	1922	0	13	0	0	3+	1+	20+	22+	23+	36+
	1923	0	0	0	0	2+	3+	19+	27+	21+	30+
	1924	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	1925	8	13	3	6	0	0	3+	9+	14+	28+
	1926	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total	29+	68+	4+	7+	7+	6+	240+	646+	280+	727+

Notes and References

1. http://nv.fotbal.cz/reprezentace/reprezentace-a/statistiky/viewstat3.asp?name=VanikJan Profile
2. http://www.digitalniknihovna.cz/mzk/view/uuid:3f37bd10-fea5-11de-b377-000d606f5dc6?page=uuid:dcbfcdd0-fc7e-11de-8e17-000d606f5dc6 Jan Vaník padesátníkem (Jan Vaník turns fifty)
3. Jan Vaník Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418112310/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/va/jan-vanik-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 1 October 2018.
4. Web site: Jan Vaník . Olympedia . 17 August 2021.
5. Web site: Jan Van?k . slavia.webzdarma.cz . 14 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304063840/http://slavia.webzdarma.cz/hraci/v/vanikj.html . 4 March 2016 . dead.
6. Web site: Historie zápasů .
7. Web site: Slavia - úvod .
8. Web site: Digitální knihovna Kramerius .
9. Web site: SK Slavia Praha .
10. Web site: Digitální knihovna Kramerius. www.digitalniknihovna.cz.
11. Web site: Digitální knihovna Kramerius .
12. Book: Železná Sparta. 1966. 248. cs.