Jan Vaník (7 May 1891[1][2] – 12 June 1950) was a footballer who appeared for both the Austria and Czechoslovakia national teams.

[2] 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.

[6] In 1918 Jan scored a total of 28 goals including friendlies.