Ernst Stojaspal

Ernst Stojaspal (14 January 1925 – 3 April 2002) was an Austrian professional footballer. 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
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)
International career
1946–1954 Austria 32 (15)
Medal record
Representing  Austria
FIFA World Cup
Third place1954 Switzerland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

A prolific striker, the left-footed Stojaspal played for Austria Wien for 10 years, winning three league titles and two domestic cups. Also, he topped the final goalscoring charts five 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. Stojaspal scored 481 goals in 413 games for Austria Wien and scored 674 goals in his career, both including friendlies.[1][2]

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

International career

Stojaspal made his debut for Austria in December 1946 against Italy and was a participant at the 1954 FIFA World Cup where he scored three goals in four matches.[3] The third-place playoff against Uruguay proved to be his final international game. He earned 32 caps, scoring 15 goals.[4] He was also part of Austria's squad for the football tournament at the 1948 Summer Olympics, but he did not play in any matches.[5]

Retirement

Stojaspal 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. "Austria Wien Archiv - die Online Statistik".
  2. "Stojaspal".
  3. Record at FIFA Tournaments – FIFA
  4. Goalscoring for Austrian National Team – RSSSF
  5. "Ernst Stojaspal". Olympedia. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  6. "Österreichs Torschützenkönige". oberliga-a.at. Archived from the original on 15 September 2007. Retrieved 24 August 2008.
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