Ernst Stojaspal

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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)
National team
1946–1954 Austria 32 (15)
Teams managed
1962-1963 AC Ajaccio
1963-1967 AS Giraumont
1967-1968 FC Monthey
1968- 1970 AS Athus
Honours
Representing  Austria
FIFA World Cup
Third place 1954 Switzerland
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Ernst Stojaspal (14 January 1925 – 3 April 2002) was an Austrian professional footballer. He was born in the Simmering district of Vienna. He played as forward or attacking midfielder .

Club career[change | change source]

He started his career with FC Strindberg, Mautner Markhof, 1. Simmeringer SC and Ostbahn XI. 1945/46 he started playing for Austria Wien. After 10 years he ha d won three league titles and two domestic cups. He was also topscorer of the league five times. After the 1954 World Cup, he moved to France and played for Racing Strasbourg, AS Béziers, AS Monaco, Troyes AC and FC Metz. 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 Wiens Team of the Century.

International career[change | change source]

Stojaspal made his debut for Austria in December 1946 against Italy and played at the 1954 FIFA World Cup where he scored three goals in four matches.[3] The third-place playoff against Uruguay was his last international game. He played 32 matches and scored 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[change | change source]

Stojaspal later worked as a football coach in France. There he managed AC Ajaccio, AS Giraumont, FC Monthey and AS Athus. He died in Moulins-lès-Metz, France.

Honours[change | change source]

References[change | change source]

  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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