Jan Vaník (7 May 1891Jan Vaník padesátníkem (Jan Vaník turns fifty)
in ''Moravská orlice'' newspaper, 8 May 1941. – 12 June 1950) was a

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who appeared for both the

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and

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national teams. He competed in the men's tournament at the

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. On a club level, he played for

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and

SK Slavia Prague Sportovní klub Slavia Praha – fotbal (Sports Club Slavia Prague – Football, ), commonly known as Slavia Praha or Slavia Prague, is a Czech professional association football, football football team, club in Prague. Founded in 1892, they are ...

, becoming the top goalscorer of the

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in the 1925 season.

Club career

Jan Vaník was very interested in the education of young football players and already at

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, 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. 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.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vanik, Jan 1891 births 1950 deaths Czech men's footballers Czechoslovak men's footballers Czechoslovakia men's international footballers Olympic footballers for Czechoslovakia Austrian men's footballers Austria men's international footballers Footballers at the 1920 Summer Olympics Footballers from Prague AC Sparta Prague players SK Slavia Prague players Men's association football forwards Dual internationalists (men's football)