Ernst Stojaspal

Ernst Stojaspal (14 January 1925 – 3 April 2002) was an Austrian football player. He was born in Vienna. He was a forward or attacking midfielder noted for his prolific goalscoring record and technical ability.

Ernst Stojaspal
Personal information
Full name Ernst Stojaspal I
Date of birth (1925-01-14)14 January 1925
Place of birth Simmering, Vienna, Austria
Date of death 3 April 2002(2002-04-03) (aged 77)
Place of death Moulins-lès-Metz, France
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
FC Strindberg
– Mautner Markhof
– SC Simmering
– Ostbahn XI
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1944–1954 Austria Wien 184 (220)
1954–1957 Strasbourg 95 (57)
1957–1958 AS Béziers 23 (5)
1958–1959 Monaco 23 (10)
1959–1961 Troyes 24 (3)
1961–1962 Metz 19 (6)
Total 368 (301)
National team
1946–1954 Austria 32 (15)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

A prolific striker, the left-footed Stojaspal played for Austria Wien for 10 years, winning three league titles and 2 domestic cups. Also, he topped the final goalscoring charts 5 times. After the 1954 World Cup, he moved abroad to play for Racing Strasbourg, AS Béziers, AS Monaco, Troyes AC and FC Metz in France.

In 2001, he was chosen in Austria's Team of the Century.

International career

He made his debut for Austria in December 1946 against Italy and was a participant at the 1954 FIFA World Cup where he scored 3 goals in 4 matches.[1] The 3rd place play-off against Uruguay proved to be his final international game. He earned 32 caps, scoring 15 goals.[2]

Retirement

He later worked as a football coach and led some French clubs, most notable AC Ajaccio. He died in Moulins-lès-Metz, France.

Honours

References
  1. Record at FIFA Tournaments - FIFA
  2. Goalscoring for Austrian National Team - RSSSF
  3. "Österreichs Torschützenkönige". www.oberliga-a.at. Archived from the original on 15 September 2007. Retrieved 24 August 2008.
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