Ernest Pohl
Birth date3 November 1932
Birth placeRuda Śląska, Poland
Death date12 September 1995 (aged 62)
Death placeHausach, Germany
Height1.73 m
PositionStriker
Years 11945–1952
Clubs 1Slavia Ruda Śląska
Years 21952–1953
Clubs 2Orzeł Łódź
Years 31953–1956
Clubs 3CWKS Warsaw
Caps 355
Goals 343
Years 41957–1967
Clubs 4Górnik Zabrze
Caps 4209
Goals 4143
Years 51968–1969
Clubs 5Polonia Greenpoint New York
Years 61969–1970
Clubs 6Vistula Garfield
Totalcaps264
Totalgoals186
Nationalyears 11955–1965
Nationalteam 1Poland
Nationalcaps 146
Nationalgoals 139

Ernest Pohl (3 November 1932 – 12 September 1995), also known as Ernst Pol, was a Polish footballer who played as a striker. With 186 goals, he is the Polish top division's record goalscorer.[1]

Career

Pohl scored 39 goals in 46 international matches for Poland national football team and to this day remains the most prolific Ekstraklasa. He played for Slavia Ruda Śląska, Orzeł Łódź between 1952 and 1953, CWKS Warsaw between 1953 and 1956 and Górnik Zabrze between 1957 and 1967. During the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, he scored five goals in a 6–1 win against Tunisia.[2]

Following the fall of the Berlin Wall and German reunification in 1990, he relocated to Germany, where his wife and daughters had moved earlier.

In 2004, Górnik Zabrze's stadium was named after him.

Names

The German surname of the Pohl family was changed to Pol in 1952 as a result of the polonization of names common in Communist Poland. After moving to Germany, he reverted to using his original name.[citation needed]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Poland195510
195666
195720
195812
195988
196078
196156
196241
196300
196445
196583
Total4639
Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Pohl goal.
List of international goals scored by Ernest Pohl
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
126 August 1956Wrocław, PolandBulgaria1–11–2Friendly
228 October 1956Warsaw, PolandNorway1–05–3Friendly
33–0
44–0
55–3
616 November 1956Istanbul, TurkeyTurkey1–01–1Friendly
75 October 1958Dublin, IrelandIreland1–02–2Friendly
82–0
928 June 1959Chorzów, PolandSpain1–02–41960 European Nations' Cup qualifying
1030 August 1959Warsaw, PolandRomania1–12–3Friendly
112–2
1218 October 1959Helsinki, FinlandFinland1–03–11960 Summer Olympics qualification
138 November 1959Chorzów, PolandFinland1–16–21960 Summer Olympics qualification
142–1
154–2
1629 November 1959Tel Aviv, IsraelIsrael1–11–1Friendly
174 May 1960Glasgow, ScotlandScotland3–23–2Friendly
1819 May 1960Moscow, Soviet UnionSoviet Union1–41–7Friendly
1926 August 1960Rome, ItalyTunisia1–16–11960 Summer Olympics
202–1
213–1
225–1
236–1
2413 November 1960Budapest, HungaryHungary1–21–4Friendly
2521 May 1961Warsaw, PolandSoviet Union1–01–0Friendly
2622 October 1961Wrocław, PolandEast Germany2–13–1Friendly
273–1
285 November 1961Chorzów, PolandDenmark1–05–0Friendly
293–0
305–0
3111 April 1962Paris, FranceFrance1–13–1Friendly
3213 September 1964Warsaw, PolandCzechoslovakia1–02–1Friendly
332–1
3427 September 1964Istanbul, TurkeyTurkey3–13–2Friendly
357 October 1964Solna, SwedenSweden1–23–3Friendly
3625 October 1964Dublin, IrelandIreland2–02–3Friendly
3716 May 1965Kraków, PolandBulgaria1–01–1Friendly
3813 October 1965Glasgow, ScotlandScotland1–12–11966 FIFA World Cup qualification
3924 October 1965Szczecin, PolandFinland4–07–01966 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Legia Warsaw[1]

Górnik Zabrze[1]

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Ernest Pohl (1932-1995)" (in Polish). olimpijski.pl. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Ernest Pohl". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Gala PKO Ekstraklasy [RELACJA NA ŻYWO]" (in Polish). przegladsportowy.onet.pl. 27 May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2025.