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.
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 + Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsPoland195510195666195720195812195988196078196156196241196300196445196583Total4639
Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Pohl goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Ernest PohlNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 26 August 1956 Wrocław, Poland 1–1 1–2 Friendly2 28 October 1956 Warsaw, Poland 1–0 5–3 Friendly3 3–04 4–05 5–36 16 November 1956 Istanbul, Turkey 1–0 1–1 Friendly7 5 October 1958 Dublin, Ireland 1–0 2–2 Friendly8 2–09 28 June 1959 Chorzów, Poland 1–0 2–4 1960 European Nations' Cup qualifying10 30 August 1959 Warsaw, Poland 1–1 2–3 Friendly11 2–212 18 October 1959 Helsinki, Finland 1–0 3–1 1960 Summer Olympics qualification13 8 November 1959 Chorzów, Poland 1–1 6–2 1960 Summer Olympics qualification14 2–115 4–216 29 November 1959 Tel Aviv, Israel 1–1 1–1 Friendly17 4 May 1960 Glasgow, Scotland 3–2 3–2 Friendly18 19 May 1960 Moscow, Soviet Union 1–4 1–7 Friendly19 26 August 1960 Rome, Italy 1–1 6–1 1960 Summer Olympics20 2–121 3–122 5–123 6–124 13 November 1960 Budapest, Hungary 1–2 1–4 Friendly25 21 May 1961 Warsaw, Poland 1–0 1–0 Friendly26 22 October 1961 Wrocław, Poland 2–1 3–1 Friendly27 3–128 5 November 1961 Chorzów, Poland 1–0 5–0 Friendly29 3–030 5–031 11 April 1962 Paris, France 1–1 3–1 Friendly32 13 September 1964 Warsaw, Poland 1–0 2–1 Friendly33 2–134 27 September 1964 Istanbul, Turkey 3–1 3–2 Friendly35 7 October 1964 Solna, Sweden 1–2 3–3 Friendly36 25 October 1964 Dublin, Ireland 2–0 2–3 Friendly37 16 May 1965 Kraków, Poland 1–0 1–1 Friendly38 13 October 1965 Glasgow, Scotland 1–1 2–1 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification39 24 October 1965 Szczecin, Poland 4–0 7–0 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification
Honours Legia Warsaw Ekstraklasa: 1955, 1956 Polish Cup: 1954–55, 1955–56
Górnik Zabrze Ekstraklasa: 1957, 1959, 1961, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1966–67 Polish Cup: 1964–65
Individual Ekstraklasa top scorer: 1954, 1961, 1963–64 Ekstraklasa Hall of Fame: 2024
References
External links
Exhibition "Oberschlesier in der deutschen und polnischen Fußball-Nationalmannschaft - gestern und heute. Sport und Politik in Oberschlesien im 20. Jahrhundert"