Erich Probst (5 December 1927 – 16 March 1988) was an Austrian footballer who played as a striker.

Erich Probst
Personal information
Full name Erich Probst
Date of birth (1927-12-05)5 December 1927
Place of birth Vienna, Austria
Date of death 16 March 1988(1988-03-16) (aged 60)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1945–1949 Admira Wien 81 (89)
1950 First Vienna 3 (3)
1950–1956 Rapid Wien 112 (107)
1956–1958 Wuppertaler SV 50 (43)
1958–1959 FC Zürich 11 (6)
1959–1960 Austria Salzburg 9 (8)
1960–1962 ASK Salzburg 39 (37)
1962–1963 First Vienna 5 (6)
Total 310 (299)
International career
1951–1960 Austria 19 (18)
Medal record
Representing  Austria
FIFA World Cup
Third place 1954 Switzerland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

International career

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Probst made his debut for Austria in a May 1951 friendly match against Scotland and was a participant at the 1954 FIFA World Cup tournament [1] 1954 in Switzerland, where he was one of the foremost strikers. Austria reached third place and Probst ended second in the scorer list with six goals, behind the Hungarian Sandor Kocsis and jointly with Max Morlock of Germany and the Swiss Josef Hügi.

Probst earned 19 caps, scoring 18 goals.[2] His final international was a March 1960 European Championship qualification match against France.

Honours

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International goals

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No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 27 September 1953 Vienna, Austria   Portugal 2–0 9–1 1954 FIFA World Cup qualification
2. 3–0
3. 4–0
4. 5–0
5. 7–1
6. 30 May 1954   Norway 3–0 5–0 Friendly
7. 4–0
8. 16 June 1954 Zürich, Switzerland   Scotland 1–0 1–0 1954 FIFA World Cup
9. 19 June 1954   Czechoslovakia 2–0 5–0
10. 3–0
11. 4–0
12. 26 June 1954 Lausanne, Switzerland    Switzerland 7–5 7–5
13. 30 June 1954 Basel, Switzerland   West Germany 1–2 1–6
14. 27 March 1955 Brno, Czechslovakia   Czechoslovakia 1–2 2–3 1955–60 Central European International Cup
15. 24 April 1955 Vienna, Austria   Hungary 1–1 2–2
16. 2–2
17. 1 May 1955 Bern, Switzerland    Switzerland 3–2 3–2
18. 27 March 1960 Vienna, Austria   France 2–2 2–4 1960 European Nations' Cup quarter-finals
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References

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