Karl Sesta (18 March 1906 – 12 July 1974) was a footballer who played as a defender. He represented both the Austrian and German national sides.^[1]

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He played club football for Vorwärts XI, 1. Simmeringer SC, FK Teplice, Wiener AC, FK Austria Wien, LSV Markersdorf an der Pielach, First Vienna FC and SPC Helfort Wien.

He made his debut for Austria in May 1932 against Czechoslovakia and he participated at the 1934 FIFA World Cup.^[2] He earned 44 caps for Austria, scoring one goal.^[3] He made three appearances for Germany between 1941 and 1942.

• Player profile - Austria Archive (in German)
• Karl Sesta at National-Football-Teams.com