Ernst Stojaspal

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
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.

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

International career
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.Record at FIFA Tournaments – FIFA The third-place playoff against Uruguay was his last international game. He played 32 matches and  scored 15 goals.Goalscoring for Austrian National Team – RSSSF 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.
International statistics
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+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoals  Austria 194611194742194850194950195042195144195232195320195443Total3215

Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Stojaspal goal.

+ List of international goals scored by Ernst StojaspalNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition120 August 1945  San Siro,  Milan, Italy  2-32-3  Friendly match25 October 1947   Spartastadion,  Prague,   Czechoslovakia  2-32-3  Friendly match39 November 1947 Praterstadion,  Vienna ,   Austria  4-05-1  Friendly match58 October 1950   Praterstadion,  Vienna ,   Austria  2-07-2  Friendly match66-1714 October 1951   Heysel Stadium,   Brussels,   Belgium  2-18-1  Friendly match85-191 November 1951 Stade de Colmbes, Paris, France   2-12-2  Friendly match1028 November 1951  Wembley Stadium, London, England   2-22-2  Friendly match1123 March 1952    Praterstadion,  Vienna ,   Austria  1-02-0  Friendly match122-01319 June 1954    Hardturm,   Zürich,   Switzerland  1-05-0   1954 FIFA World Cup145-0153 July 1954  Hardturm, Zürich, Switzerland  1-03-1   1954 FIFA World Cup

Retirement
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
Austrian Football Bundesliga: 1949, 1950, 1953
Austrian Cup: 1947, 1948
Austrian Bundesliga top goalscorer: 1946, 1947, 1948, 1952, 1953

 References 

Other websites
Player profile – Austria Archive
Bio – Racing Strasbourg

Category:1925 births
Category:2002 deaths
Category:Austrian footballers
Category:1954 FIFA World Cup players
Category:Austrian football managers
Category:Association football forwards
Category:FK Austria Wien players
Category:Austrian football forwards
Category:Austrian Football Bundesliga top scorers
Category:Austrian football champions
Category:Sportspeople from Vienna