Ernest Pohl


Ernest Pohl, 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.

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.
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.

Career statistics

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
126 August 1956Wrocław, Poland1–11–2Friendly
228 October 1956Warsaw, Poland1–05–3Friendly
328 October 1956Warsaw, Poland3–05–3Friendly
428 October 1956Warsaw, Poland4–05–3Friendly
528 October 1956Warsaw, Poland5–35–3Friendly
616 November 1956Istanbul, Turkey1–01–1Friendly
75 October 1958Dublin, Republic of Ireland1–02–2Friendly
85 October 1958Dublin, Republic of Ireland2–02–2Friendly
928 June 1959Chorzów, Poland1–02–41960 [European Nations' Cup round of 16|1960 European Nations' Cup qualifying]
1030 August 1959Warsaw, Poland1–12–3Friendly
1130 August 1959Warsaw, Poland2–22–3Friendly
1218 October 1959Helsinki, Finland1–03–11960 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification|1960 Summer Olympics qualification]
138 November 1959Chorzów, Poland1–16–21960 Summer Olympics qualification
148 November 1959Chorzów, Poland2–16–21960 Summer Olympics qualification
158 November 1959Chorzów, Poland4–26–21960 Summer Olympics qualification
1629 November 1959Tel Aviv, Israel1–11–1Friendly
174 May 1960Glasgow, Scotland3–23–2Friendly
1819 May 1960Moscow, Soviet Union1–41–7Friendly
1926 August 1960Rome, Italy1–16–11960 Summer Olympics
2026 August 1960Rome, Italy2–16–11960 Summer Olympics
2126 August 1960Rome, Italy3–16–11960 Summer Olympics
2226 August 1960Rome, Italy5–16–11960 Summer Olympics
2326 August 1960Rome, Italy6–16–11960 Summer Olympics
2413 November 1960Budapest, Hungary1–21–4Friendly
2521 May 1961Warsaw, Poland1–01–0Friendly
2622 October 1961Wrocław, Poland2–13–1Friendly
2722 October 1961Wrocław, Poland3–13–1Friendly
285 November 1961Chorzów, Poland1–05–0Friendly
295 November 1961Chorzów, Poland3–05–0Friendly
305 November 1961Chorzów, Poland5–05–0Friendly
3111 April 1962Paris, France1–13–1Friendly
3213 September 1964Warsaw, Poland1–02–1Friendly
3313 September 1964Warsaw, Poland2–12–1Friendly
3427 September 1964Istanbul, Turkey3–13–2Friendly
357 October 1964Solna, Sweden1–23–3Friendly
3625 October 1964Dublin, Republic of Ireland2–02–3Friendly
3716 May 1965Kraków, Poland1–01–1Friendly
3813 October 1965Glasgow, Scotland1–12–11966 [FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 8|1966 FIFA World Cup qualification]
3924 October 1965Szczecin, Poland4–07–01966 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Legia Warsaw
Górnik Zabrze
Individual