Ernst Stojaspal
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ernst Stojaspal I | ||
| Date of birth | 14 January 1925 | ||
| Place of birth | Simmering, Vienna, Austria | ||
| Date of death | 3 April 2002 (aged 77) | ||
| Place of death | Moulins-lès-Metz, France | ||
| Playing position | 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. |
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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.
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.
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. The 3rd place play-off against Uruguay proved to be his final international game. He earned 32 caps, scoring 15 goals.
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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