Ernst Stojaspal

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Ernst Stojaspal
Personal information
Full nameErnst Stojaspal I
Date of birth(1925-01-14)14 January 1925
Place of birthSimmering, Vienna, Austria
Date of death3 April 2002(2002-04-03) (aged 77)
Place of deathMoulins-lès-Metz, France
Playing positionForward
Youth career
FC Strindberg
Mautner Markhof
SC Simmering
Ostbahn XI
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1944–1954Austria Wien184(220)
1954–1957Racing Strasbourg95(57)
1957–1958AS Béziers23(5)
1958–1959AS Monaco23(10)
1959–1961Troyes AC24(3)
1961–1962FC Metz19(6)
Total368(301)
National team
1946–1954Austria32(15)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

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.

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.

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