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 .

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
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)
Teams managed
1962-1963	AC Ajaccio
1963-1967	AS Giraumont
1967-1968	FC Monthey
1968- 1970	AS Athus
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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. The third-place playoff against Uruguay was his last international game. He played 32 matches and scored 15 goals. 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

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Austria	1946	1	1
	1947	4	2
	1948	5	0
	1949	5	0
	1950	4	2
	1951	4	4
	1952	3	2
	1953	2	0
	1954	4	3
Total		32	15

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

List of international goals scored by Ernst Stojaspal

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	20 August 1945	San Siro, Milan, Italy	Italy	2-3	2-3	Friendly match
2	5 October 1947	Spartastadion, Prague, Czechoslovakia	Czechoslovakia	2-3	2-3	Friendly match
3	9 November 1947	Praterstadion, Vienna , Austria	Italy	4-0	5-1	Friendly match
5	8 October 1950	Praterstadion, Vienna , Austria	Yugoslavia	2-0	7-2	Friendly match
6				6-1
7	14 October 1951	Heysel Stadium, Brussels, Belgium	Belgium	2-1	8-1	Friendly match
8				5-1
9	1 November 1951	Stade de Colmbes, Paris, France	France	2-1	2-2	Friendly match
10	28 November 1951	Wembley Stadium, London, England	England	2-2	2-2	Friendly match
11	23 March 1952	Praterstadion, Vienna , Austria	Belgium	1-0	2-0	Friendly match
12				2-0
13	19 June 1954	Hardturm, Zürich, Switzerland	Czechoslovakia	1-0	5-0	1954 FIFA World Cup
14				5-0
15	3 July 1954	Hardturm, Zürich, Switzerland	Uruguay	1-0	3-1	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

Other websites

• Player profile – Austria Archive
• Bio – Racing Strasbourg
• Ernst Stojaspal at National-Football-Teams.com