Ernest Pohl

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Ernst Pohl (November 3, 1932 – September 12, 1995), also known as Ernest Pol, was an outstanding Polish football player.

He was born in Ruda (now Ruda Śląska), Poland and died in Hausach, Germany.

Pohl scored 39 goals in 46 international matches for Poland and to this day remains the most prolific Polish First Division scorer with 186 goals.

He played for Slavia Ruda Śląska, Orzeł Łódź between 1952 and 1953, Legia Warszawa between 1953 and 1955 and Górnik Zabrze between 1956 and 1967.

He scored a rare 5 goals in a 6:1 win against Tunisia during the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.

Since 1990 he has been living in Germany, where his wife and daughters had moved earlier.

Since 2004 Górnik Zabrze's stadium is named after him.

[edit] Name controversy

The name of the Pohl family was changed to Pol in 1952 as a result of the polonization of names common in Communist Poland. On returning to Germany, he reverted to using his original name.

[edit] External links

• Profile (Polish)