Ernst Stojaspal

Ernst Stojaspal

Personal information
Full name	Ernst Stojaspal I
Date of birth	14 January 1925(1925-01-14)
Place of birth	Simmering, Vienna, Austria
Date of death	3 April 2002(2002-04-03) (aged 77)
Place of death	Moulins-lès-Metz, France
Playing position	striker
Youth career
	FC Strindberg
–	Mautner Markhof
–	SC Simmering
–	Ostbahn XI
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1944–1954	Austria Wien	184	(220)
1954–1957	Racing Strasbourg	95	(57)
1957–1958	AS Béziers	23	(5)
1958–1959	AS Monaco	23	(10)
1959–1961	Troyes AC	24	(3)
1961–1962	FC Metz	19	(6)
–	career totals	368	(301 )
National team
1946–1954	Austria	32	(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.

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. The 3rd place play-off against Uruguay proved to be his final international game. He earned 32 caps, scoring 15 goals.

Retirement

He later worked as a football coach and led some French clubs, most notable AC Ajaccio. He died in Moulins-lès-Metz, France.

Honours

• Austrian Football Bundesliga (3):
  • 1949, 1950, 1953
• Austrian Cup (2):
  • 1947, 1948
• Austrian Bundesliga Top Goalscorer (5):
  • 1946, 1947, 1948, 1952, 1953

External links

• Player profile - Austria Archive
• Bio - Racing Strasbourg
• Career stats - National Football Teams