In 1936 Karl Jiszda became the head coach for the Austria National Football Team (which won a FIFA World Cup in 1934, and were runners up in the 1936 Olympics) where he had debuted nationally after playng on teams Floridsdorfer AC, First Vienna FC, and Brooklyn Wanderers.
He coached Garbarnia Krakow, Floridsdorfer AC, FC Zurich and FC Oerlikon. In 1937 he worked as head coach of the Lithuania national football team. 
