Karl Sesta

Karl Sesta (18 March 1906 – 12 July 1974) was a footballer. He represented as defender both the Austrian and German national sides.
Club career
The trained blacksmith Sesta began his football career in 1919 in Simmering at  Vorwärts XI. He then played for the clubs SC Simmering, Teplitzer FK (1927), WAC (from 1928), where he won his first title in 1931 by winning the Austrian Cup. 1934 he went to Austria Wien. His greatest success with Austria was winning the Mitropapokal 1936, the forerunner of today's European Cup. Sesta won  the Cup twice more in 1935 and 1936, but he was denied a championship title.

International career
He made his debut for Austria in May 1932 against Czechoslovakia. He participated in the 1934 FIFA World Cup. He earned 44 caps for Austria, scoring one goal.Appearances for Austrian National Team - RSSSF

After the annexation of Austrian through Germany, he played three international matches for the German selection in 1941 and 1942. After the Second World War he played Austria's first two games on August 19 and 20, 1945 against Hungary.
International statistics
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Austria
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoals Austria  1932501933701934111193530193680193780194520Total 441

Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sesta goal.

+ List of international goals scored by Karl SestaNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition17 June 1934 Stadio Giorgio Ascarelli,   Naples, Italy  2-32-3     1934 FIFA World Cup
Germany 
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoals Germany 194110194220Total 30

Managerial career
After the end of his playing career he  worked as a coach at home and abroad (among others at the Wiener Sport-Club, Wiener AC, SK Vorwärts Steyr, Austria Salzburg and BC Augsburg).
Honours
Mitropa Cup :
 1936
Austrian Cup
1931, 1935, 1936

Other websites
Player profile - Austria Archive 

 References 

Category:Austrian footballers
Category:Players of the Austrian national football team
Category:German footballers
Category:FK Austria Wien players
Category:FC Red Bull Salzburg managers
Category:1906 births
Category:1974 deaths
Category:Association football defenders
Category:German football managers
Category:Austrian football defenders
Category:Sportspeople from Vienna
Category:First Vienna FC players